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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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Huascaran at 6158 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 01 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | Days 5-7 weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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max °C | -7 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
min °C | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -7 |
-11 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -14 | |
86 | 70 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 74 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 89 | 72 | 70 | 91 | |
4900 | 5300 | 5400 | 4950 | 5350 | 5500 | 4950 | 5200 | 5300 | 4800 | 5350 | 5450 | 5000 | 5350 | 5450 | 5000 | |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
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Huascaran Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 4 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 29 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Peru are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 1 of May has on average:
2.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
3.7 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Peru are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Huascaran at the specific elevation of 6158 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Huascaran. 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 Peru.
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Visitor Reviews of Huascaran
- Maximo Henostroza from Peru writes:
Huascaran is the highest mountain in the Peruvian Andes; the altitude being 6768 meters. Anta airport is the one closest to the mountain and Huaraz is the most important city in this valley.
Visitor Reviews of Huascaran
Maximo Henostroza from Peru writes:
Huascaran is the highest mountain in the Peruvian Andes; the altitude being 6768 meters. Anta airport is the one closest to the mountain and
Huaraz is the most important city in this valley.
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