10 of the Current Deepest Snowpacks at Ski Resorts in the U.S.

Earlier this week, we looked at the ski areas in the U.S. and Canada with the highest season-to-date snowfall totals.

The usual U.S. suspects like Jay Peak, Vermont, and Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington, topped the list with their massive totals. In Canada, Revelstoke and Whitewater's early-season dumps bode nicely for their season totals.

However, not all that snowfall has stuck around in some places.

Winter has brought warm spells and rainstorms that have done a number on the snowpack in the PNW and California. So, which mountains are still sporting a deep base snowpack?

Here are ten ski areas in the U.S. with the deepest snowpacks.

*Most are measured at mid-mountain or base area. Accurate as of February 27, 2026.

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1. Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA - 108"

Mt. Baker is notorious for the deepest snow in the country, but like a lot of the rest of the Pacific Northwest, started off with a rough season. Things seemed to turn around for them though as the ski area has gotten a whopping 348" of snow this year. Unlike some other ski areas that have seen high snow totals followed by warming or rain events, Baker has held onto a hearty base depth. The Heather Meadows base is currently reading at 108" and the Pan Dome base is at 176", giving them undoubtedly one of the strongest bases in the country.

2. Grand Targhee, WY - 89"

Sometimes known as the snowier side of the Tetons, Alta, Wyoming's Grand Targhee resort is sporting an impressive 89" base. Targhee has recorded 258" of snow so far this season. Although slightly less than its neighbor, Jackson Hole, Targhee's tendency for colder temperatures and a higher base area elevation has helped it avoid some of the wetter storms.

3. Snowbird, UT- 89"

The Wasatch is hanging onto its snowpack quite well, it seems, with Snowbird sporting an 89" base. Although, like many other areas in the West, Utah has had a weird winter of weather, Snowbird has, apparently, hung onto a significant portion of its 206" of total snowfall. They still have a ways to go to hit their annual average of 500", but if the snowpack remains as well as it has already, it might not matter too much.

4. Alta Ski Area, UT- 86"

Like Snowbird, Alta is also doing well to maintain its snowpack. Alta has seen slightly more snow this season with a total of 215," and their similarly high elevation and lots of north-facing terrain have boded well to keep snow on the ground. Alta has an average seasonal snowfall of 548", which is still a ways out. As of now, the ski area is predicting to stay open until late-April, which, if things continue this way, could well be in the cards for them.

5. White Pass, WA - 86"

Independent Washington ski area, White Pass, which sits just southeast of Mt. Rainier, has had a particularly fruitful season as far as PNW ski areas go. Like Mt. Baker, White Pass has seen more snowfall that other areas, with a total of 260" falling and they're still sporting a solid 86" base.

6. Brighton, UT - 83"

In the same realm as Alta and Snowbird, Brighton has also hung onto it's snowpack well. A season total of 211" might also be a bit behind their 500" average, but there's still time left in the season. Luckily, Brighton is also reporting a base depth of 83" and has gotten a foot of snow in the last week to keep things moving.

7. Mammoth Mountain, CA - 76"

Mammoth Mountain recently announced that that the ski area intends to continue spinning lifts until at least Memorial Day, if not longer. While in such a weird winter this might seem like a bold claim, Mammoth has seen a whopping seven feet of snow this month alone and is hanging onto a base depth of 76". Unlike some other California resorts, Mammoth's high elevation and high winds tend to help snow stick around a bit longer than other places, which keeps a solid base late into the season.

8. Northstar California, CA - 73"

Northstar California also isn't doing too shabby as far as California resorts go. Other places in the Tahoe area have seen recent impacts to their bases and snowpacks due to warm weather and rain storms, but Northstar is hanging in there with 73". Northstar has actually seen more snow that Mammoth Mountain (250" vs 243", we know, a minute difference), but recent weather considered, that base depth might be a tad more important in the Tahoe area.

9. Jackson Hole, WY - 70"

Jackson Hole has seen an impressive 284" of snow this year (at the summit, 200" at mid-mountain), despite a late start like much of the west. However, a few storms that came in as rain up to about 7,500ft. didn't do their base snowpack many favors. Luckily, Jackson Hole is still sporting a 70" base at mid-mountain and a 98" base at the summit of Rendezvous Peak. Jackson has lots of north-facing terrain that tends to hold snow well, too, so even if things get thin on sunnier slopes in the spring, those north-facing slopes should do well.

10. Timberline Lodge, OR - 67"

Despite Oregon being at only 30-some-percent of its annual snowpack and more storms than not coming in quite warm, Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood is still rocking a 67" base. The historic Hood ski area has gotten 239" of snow this season, putting them in leagues with the Wasatch and Tetons, although it might ski a bit more like Cascade cement. However, for PNW skiers who love summer turns on Hood and in the rest of the Cascades, that base depth is everything, so we'll take it and hope the rest of Oregon catches up soon.