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Powder King at 1575 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 4 am (local time) / 16 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
max °C | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
min °C | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 13 |
chill °C | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 13 |
Humid % | 51 | 36 | 44 | 54 | 39 | 61 | 70 | 45 | 58 | 62 | 46 | 50 | 55 | 41 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 68 |
Freeze m | 3350 | 3500 | 3450 | 3550 | 3500 | 3950 | 3950 | 3600 | 3700 | 3400 | 3400 | 3400 | 3450 | 3800 | 3850 | 3900 | 4050 | 3850 |
 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 |
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Powder King Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 22 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Canada - BC are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Snow History
Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Powder King at the specific elevation of 1575 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Powder King. 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 Canada.
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Visitor Reviews of Powder King
Overall 2.8 Based on 34 votes and 13 reviews
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- Ian from Canada writes:
The most good snow in BC at the moment with this last storm. Believe me, I check the sticks. Great grooming and always powder in the trees days after a snow fall. You come for the skiing, because that is what matters.
Visitor Reviews of Powder King
Ian from Canada writes:
The most good snow in BC at the moment with this last storm. Believe me, I check the sticks. Great grooming and always powder in the trees days after a snow fall. You come for the skiing, because that is what matters.
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