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Powder King at 1575 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 4 pm (local time) / 29 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
max °C | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
min °C | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
chill °C | -6 | -7 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Humid % | 74 | 84 | 96 | 74 | 70 | 87 | 59 | 60 | 80 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 55 | 61 | 74 |
Freeze m | 1750 | 1450 | 1200 | 1800 | 1650 | 1500 | 2100 | 1950 | 1550 | 2050 | 2100 | 2400 | 3150 | 3100 | 3300 | 3200 | 2650 |
 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
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Powder King Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Fresh snowfall depth: | 19 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Sep 2026 |
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Other resorts in Canada - BC are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | 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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