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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #312
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 30 April 2026: Palisades gains a fortnight of extra skiing after 80" (2m) of April snow, while Arapahoe Basin shocks with an unusually early closure.
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Bear Valley at 2012 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 4 am (local time) / 01 May 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 22.0mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | risk thun- der | rain shwrs | cloudy | risk thun- der | rain shwrs | risk thun- der | mod. rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | risk thun- der | rain shwrs | |
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— | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | |
max °C | 15 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
min °C | 9 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 |
8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | |
27 | 63 | 67 | 44 | 65 | 74 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 59 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 88 | 78 | 44 | 75 | 69 | |
3550 | 3600 | 3550 | 3500 | 3450 | 3400 | 3100 | 2900 | 2450 | 2800 | 2750 | 2800 | 3000 | 3350 | 3650 | 3850 | 3850 | 4000 | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
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Bear Valley Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 26 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - California are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of May has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Top of Bear Valley looking South East by andrew maruoka
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Bear Valley at the specific elevation of 2012 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Bear Valley. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United States.
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Visitor Reviews of Bear Valley
Overall 3.8 Based on 16 votes and 4 reviews
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- jack gall from Australia writes:
Great place. No lift lines and great snow. Can snow up to 4 feet which is great fun, but often snows 1-2 feet. I stayed at powderbears log cabin which is a great place to stay and had a great time. I'd recommend staying there.
Visitor Reviews of Bear Valley
jack gall from Australia writes:
Great place. No lift lines and great snow. Can snow up to 4 feet which is great fun, but often snows 1-2 feet. I stayed at powderbears log cabin which is a great place to stay and had a great time. I'd recommend staying there.
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