Last snowfall:
Resort report:
Variable Conditions | |
1 cm Mon 08 Mar (AM) | |
4 cm Sun 14 Mar (AM) | |
Season closes: | 23 May 2021 |
11 out of 11 | |
open |
Crystal Mountain snow conditions
- 0Bluebird Powder days
- 2Powder days
- 0Bluebird days
The Crystal Mountain snow report is: 11 out of 11 Lifts open. Crystal Mountain Resort is open. 3 inches (8 cm) past 72 hours. A covid facemask is required at Crystal Mountain Resort. Covid pass protection is not available at Crystal Mountain Resort. Despite Covid, Crystal Mountain Resort will not require prior reservations. Crystal Mountain Resort does not currently advise pre-purchasing day lift tickets. See the Crystal Mountain Resort Covid Page for additional information about the covid contingency measures in operation at Crystal Mountain Resort. Covid information for Crystal Mountain Resort was last updated on 2020-10-13 16:17:02. Crystal Mountain Piste State: Variable Conditions.
Upper snow depth: | 343 cm | |
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Lower snow depth: | 343 cm |
Our Snow Report for Crystal Mountain brings daily updates on the snow conditions, snow depths, piste and offpiste conditions and the number of open ski lifts. The latest Crystal Mountain snow report shown below was updated on 7 Mar 2021. Snow Reports are provided regularly throughout the ski season courtesy of our own network of ski resort managers, the Skiclub of Great Britain and Skiresort Service International GmbH. In addition to the current report on ski conditions, we also provide webcams (including a 4 week cam archive), current live observations from nearby weather stations and also historical snow data for Crystal Mountain.
1 cm Mon 08 Mar (AM) | |
4 cm Sun 14 Mar (AM) | |
Season closes: | 23 May 2021 |
11 out of 11 | |
open |
Latest snow reports near Crystal Mountain:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Latest snow reports near Crystal Mountain:
Recorded snow depths for the upper and lower slopes in Crystal Mountain 2020 - 2021. The long term average for the upper slopes is also shown for comparison.
Find the best conditions for skiing and snowboarding near Crystal Mountain using our Snowfinder page.
Resort | Issued: today 34 km away | Issued: today 56 km away | Issued: today 58 km away | Issued: today 77 km away | Issued: today 87 km away |
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Snow Depth | Upper Lower 373 cm 236 cm | Upper Lower 310 cm 310 cm | Upper Lower - - | Upper Lower - - | Upper Lower 401 cm 401 cm |
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Off Piste | - | - | - | - | - |
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Last Snow | Amount: Date: 3 cm today | Amount: Date: 7 cm today | Amount: Date: 10 cm today | Amount: Date: 8 cm today | Amount: Date: 14 cm today |
Next 9 Days | 0-3 3-6 6-9 10 cm 1 cm 11 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 7 cm 3 cm 13 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 9 cm 3 cm 17 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 8 cm 0 cm 27 cm | 0-3 3-6 6-9 14 cm 3 cm 21 cm |
Weather | Sun Mon Tue Mid station 1600 m | Sun Mon Tue Mid station 1068 m | Sun Mon Tue Mid station 1304 m | Sun Mon Tue Mid station 1311 m | Sun Mon Tue Mid station 1506 m |
The snow report describes the piste and off-piste ski conditions at Crystal Mountain. You can submit an updated snow report here. Piste and off-piste are often different so we ask snow reporters to describe Crystal Mountain piste and off-piste conditions separately. If these details are missing from the Crystal Mountain snow report, you can predict off-piste conditions using the snow depth, the date of the most recent snowfall at Crystal Mountain, the Crystal Mountain weather report and the forecast.
Members can check the hindcast for a timeline of Crystal Mountain weather conditions. This detailed weather log makes it easy to predict snow conditions at Crystal Mountain, even when the snow report is too old to be useful. The hindcast shows when our weather model last predicted snowfall at Crystal Mountain. It shows how much snow we think fell then, and the way freezing level, wind and weather have varied through time. You will be able to predict whether to expect off-piste powder, slush, spring snow, ice or wind crust.
If you see a report of powder or fresh snow conditions several days after snow last fell, there is usually a good reason. At crowded ski resorts, off-piste new snow will be tracked out within hours of a fresh fall but wherever crowds are light in relation to the accessible terrain, it will be possible to stay fresh much later, perhaps several days later. Alternatively, strong winds sometimes redistribute powder snow enough to cover old tracks, or it may simply be that the ski area was not fully open for some period after the snow fell, so fresh snow that fell a while ago has remained un-tracked until this report.
Whenever weather conditions change, Crystal Mountain snow conditions will change too, so it is important to check the time and date of the Crystal Mountain snow report and to guess what effect the weather will have had on snow quality between then and now. For example, the Crystal Mountain snow report on Friday afternoon may indicate fresh powder but if Friday night is mild and rainy then ski conditions will be very poor on Saturday morning. Conversely, if the weather stays stable and cold, the same snow report can be valid for more than a week. We advise that you check the Crystal Mountain snow forecast to see if conditions are likely to change before your visit.
Many skiers enjoy moguls and fast icy pistes but for off-piste skiers and free-ride snowboarders, fresh snow starts to deteriorate from the moment it settles. Wind, rain and periods of above-freezing temperature are the primary cause of the evolution from fresh powder to windslab, ice or slush. High altitude slopes that are shaded from the sun and sheltered from the wind preserve powder stashes longer after fresh snowfall. If the snow report mentions pockets of powder at Crystal Mountain, study the Crystal Mountain piste map in relation to the wind direction to determine the most likely locations.
We stress the importance of checking the date on the Crystal Mountain snow report particularly around weekends. For example, the snow report for Crystal Mountain on Friday may indicate powder after recent snowfall but following a sunny and busy weekend, when the locals hit the mountains en masse, the ski conditions (at any resort) can deteriorate rapidly and late arrivals may see very different ski conditions. Of course some people look for deteriorating conditions in the snow report for the likely development of mogul fields but for powder lovers and particularly snowboarders this can mean tracked out off-piste snow. Of course, this doesn’t always happen quickly after fresh snowfall particularly at quiet North facing resorts at high altitude where genuine powder stashes may be found days or even weeks later. It is worth checking the piste map for Crystal Mountain (found in menu above) for the location of favourable slopes that may be described in the "Crystal Mountain Snow Conditions" part of the snow report. In addition to checking the Crystal Mountain snow report we recommend that you check the snow forecasts found in the menu at the top of the page along with our ski resort guide.