Big Boulder Snow History

Average Snow and Weather Conditions in Big Boulder during April (week 3):

The average snowfall forecast during week 3 of April for Big Boulder is 2 cm. There are typically 0.6 snowy days during this week. Big Boulder normal weather and snow conditions during the third week of April at the middle elevation of the ski area at 590m, based on historical averages over the last 17 years: At this time of year the mean freezing level (2307m) is well above the mid altitude of Big Boulder. A day with snowfall happens on average every second year during the third week of April but in a typical year there are also a couple of rainy days during this week of April. In the years when snow falls at this time of year, forecast model average snowfall for the week is 4cm. Temperatures averaging above freezing both night and day in Big Boulder during week three of April with average maximum temperature 9.6°C and minimum temperature 7.0°C at the mid altitude. On average, two days out of seven will have some sunshine. Mostly light winds (average 20km/h) are unlikely to affect ski lifts but the historical norm is for the mean wind to reach 30km/h one day in this week. Sunny, calm and below freezing ideal weather days that follow new snow (bluebird powder days) are in short supply, occuring this week on average one year in 1 while powder days that don't have perfect conditions also occur, on average one year in 14.