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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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Moonlight Basin at 2133 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 29 Apr 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 6.0mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | cloudy | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | light rain | |
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— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
max °C | -3 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 5 |
min °C | -5 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
-9 | -3 | 4 | -2 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 10 | -1 | |
85 | 73 | 49 | 69 | 42 | 32 | 51 | 41 | 33 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 73 | 78 | 34 | 88 | |
1600 | 2200 | 2750 | 2350 | 2850 | 3450 | 3500 | 3350 | 3600 | 3550 | 3450 | 3650 | 3350 | 3050 | 3600 | 3000 | |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:32 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Moonlight Basin:
Moonlight Basin Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in USA - Montana are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in USA - Montana are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Moonlight Basin at the specific elevation of 2133 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Moonlight Basin. 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 Moonlight Basin
- CASA Tours from United States writes:
Moonlight Basin has some of the best in-bounds terrain in the United States. The Headwaters Traverse - aka the Lord of the Rings Traverse - accesses a plethora of steep, interesting terrain. The traverse alone gets the adrenalin juices flowing. The Spring Run-Off Challenge is one of the few big mountain free ride competitions in SW Montana. With a Lone Peak Pass skiers and snowboarders can ride both Big Sky and Moonlight, which means access to the North Summit Snowfield, one of the longest runs in North America, over 4000 vertical feet. Moonlight's patrol does an amazing job in getting their terrain open and really encourages folks to get after it. Moonlight is also an ideal place for families and beginners. With little to no crowds ever, Moonlight has lots of space to cruise. The only downside are some flat sections on the lower mountain. If you are looking to bang out laps the Headwaters chair and the Lone Tree Lift allow one to rack up vertical quickly. Moonlight has a cool local scene and offers a cheaper alternative to neighboring Big Sky. For apres the Moonlight Lodge is a classy place where you can still get a PBR and plate of Nachos on a dirtbag budget.
Visitor Reviews of Moonlight Basin
CASA Tours from United States writes:
Moonlight Basin has some of the best in-bounds terrain in the United States. The Headwaters Traverse - aka the Lord of the Rings Traverse - accesses a plethora of steep, interesting terrain. The traverse alone gets the adrenalin juices flowing. The Spring Run-Off Challenge is one of the few big mountain free ride competitions in SW Montana. With a Lone Peak Pass skiers and snowboarders can ride both Big Sky and Moonlight, which means access to the North Summit Snowfield, one of the longest runs in North America, over 4000 vertical feet. Moonlight's patrol does an amazing job in getting their terrain open and really encourages folks to get after it.
Moonlight is also an ideal place for families and beginners. With little to no crowds ever, Moonlight has lots of space to cruise. The only downside are some flat sections on the lower mountain.
If you are looking to bang out laps the Headwaters chair and the Lone Tree Lift allow one to rack up vertical quickly.
Moonlight has a cool local scene and offers a cheaper alternative to neighboring Big Sky. For apres the Moonlight Lodge is a classy place where you can still get a PBR and plate of Nachos on a dirtbag budget.
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