Last snowfall:
Resort report:
Excellent | |
Varied | |
1 cm Mon 08 Mar (AM) | |
13 cm Sun 14 Mar (AM) | |
Season closes: | 30 April 2021 |
4 out of 5 | |
Open |
Grouse Mountain snow conditions
- 0Bluebird Powder days
- 3Powder days
- 0Bluebird days
The Grouse Mountain snow report is: 4 out of 5 Lifts open. Grouse Mountain Piste State: Excellent. Reported Weather Conditions: Heavy Snow, It's snowing, the week ahead looks good, Temperature: -2°C.
Upper snow depth: | 400 cm | |
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Lower snow depth: | 310 cm |
Our Snow Report for Grouse Mountain brings daily updates on the snow conditions, snow depths, piste and offpiste conditions and the number of open ski lifts. The latest Grouse 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 Grouse Mountain.
1 cm Mon 08 Mar (AM) | |
13 cm Sun 14 Mar (AM) | |
Season closes: | 30 April 2021 |
4 out of 5 | |
Open |
Latest snow reports near Grouse Mountain:
Snowing in Grouse Mountain. from Grouse Mountain
Snow falling in Cypress Mountain. from Cypress Mountain
Lots of new snow to play in. Cloudy and snowy today. from Cypress Mountain
Light rain reported from North Vancouver at 234 metres elevation 9 kms E of Cypress Mountain but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Cypress Mountain
Snowing at a moderate rate in Grouse Mountain. from Grouse Mountain
It is snowing heavily in Grouse Mountain. Just a light breeze today. Freeze-thaw conditions. Shin-deep new snow. Most lifts are open. Excellent snow conditions on piste. The off-piste has variable snow conditions. from Grouse Mountain
There is heavy snow falling in Grouse Mountain. from Grouse Mountain
All lifts open, perfect snow conditions. It's snowing, the week ahead looks good. from Grouse Mountain
1.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Latest snow reports near Grouse Mountain:
Snowing in Grouse Mountain. from Grouse Mountain
Snow falling in Cypress Mountain. from Cypress Mountain
Lots of new snow to play in. Cloudy and snowy today. from Cypress Mountain
Light rain reported from North Vancouver at 234 metres elevation 9 kms E of Cypress Mountain but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Cypress Mountain
Snowing at a moderate rate in Grouse Mountain. from Grouse Mountain
It is snowing heavily in Grouse Mountain. Just a light breeze today. Freeze-thaw conditions. Shin-deep new snow. Most lifts are open. Excellent snow conditions on piste. The off-piste has variable snow conditions. from Grouse Mountain
There is heavy snow falling in Grouse Mountain. from Grouse Mountain
All lifts open, perfect snow conditions. It's snowing, the week ahead looks good. from Grouse Mountain
Recorded snow depths for the upper and lower slopes in Grouse 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 Grouse Mountain using our Snowfinder page.
The snow report describes the piste and off-piste ski conditions at Grouse Mountain. You can submit an updated snow report here. Piste and off-piste are often different so we ask snow reporters to describe Grouse Mountain piste and off-piste conditions separately. If these details are missing from the Grouse Mountain snow report, you can predict off-piste conditions using the snow depth, the date of the most recent snowfall at Grouse Mountain, the Grouse Mountain weather report and the forecast.
Members can check the hindcast for a timeline of Grouse Mountain weather conditions. This detailed weather log makes it easy to predict snow conditions at Grouse Mountain, even when the snow report is too old to be useful. The hindcast shows when our weather model last predicted snowfall at Grouse 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, Grouse Mountain snow conditions will change too, so it is important to check the time and date of the Grouse Mountain snow report and to guess what effect the weather will have had on snow quality between then and now. For example, the Grouse 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 Grouse 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 Grouse Mountain, study the Grouse 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 Grouse Mountain snow report particularly around weekends. For example, the snow report for Grouse 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 Grouse Mountain (found in menu above) for the location of favourable slopes that may be described in the "Grouse Mountain Snow Conditions" part of the snow report. In addition to checking the Grouse 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.