Sun Valley Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Sun Valley is: Moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Sun Valley Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 1.9 m | -3 |  | |||
| Middle Lift: | 0 | | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 1.2 m | 0 | |
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light snow | light snow | light rain | light snow | cloudy | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
min °C | 5 | -2 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -2 | 3 | -5 | -4 | 4 | -1 |
5 | -5 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | -8 | -2 | -8 | -4 | 3 | -3 | |
83 | 79 | 50 | 63 | 85 | 73 | 85 | 97 | 75 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 54 | 68 | 39 | 47 | 69 | |
2450 | 2050 | 2500 | 2700 | 2200 | 2400 | 2350 | 2050 | 2000 | 2100 | 1550 | 1800 | 2000 | 1350 | 2100 | 2350 | 2200 | |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — |
Moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Wed night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
Latest snow reports near Sun Valley:
| Top snow depth: | 188 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | 117 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Sun Valley at the specific elevation of 1744 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Sun Valley. 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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Overall 4.4 Based on 19 votes and 9 reviews
Sun Valley is a riders mountain with 3,300 ft of vertical that you can ski every run. The big mountains like, Whistler, Jackson, Snowbird etc have lots of steeper runs that are broken up with a traverse along cat tracks to get to the next run. Sun Valley gets different weather systems to the Rockys but as most weather comes across deserts to get there, it can be as dry as the best. With no major mountains to block the weather systems, Sun Valley doesn't get as much snow as would like, but this is made up for by one of the best man made snow facilities anywhere in the world. Many a time have I driven from New Mexico to British Columbia looking for snow only to find top to bottom skiing in Sun Valley on man made snow with always perfectly groomed corduroy runs. If you are a wimp like me that doesn't enjoy skiing in temps below 20 degrees zero, enjoy the climate of one of Nth Americas finest. My tip for the serious snow rider is Dec / Jan Niseko Japan, Feb / March Sun Valley, Idaho.
Michael Wilko from Australia writes:
Sun Valley is a riders mountain with 3,300 ft of vertical that you can ski every run. The big mountains like, Whistler, Jackson, Snowbird etc have lots of steeper runs that are broken up with a traverse along cat tracks to get to the next run. Sun Valley gets different weather systems to the Rockys but as most weather comes across deserts to get there, it can be as dry as the best. With no major mountains to block the weather systems, Sun Valley doesn't get as much snow as would like, but this is made up for by one of the best man made snow facilities anywhere in the world. Many a time have I driven from New Mexico to British Columbia looking for snow only to find top to bottom skiing in Sun Valley on man made snow with always perfectly groomed corduroy runs. If you are a wimp like me that doesn't enjoy skiing in temps below 20 degrees zero, enjoy the climate of one of Nth Americas finest. My tip for the serious snow rider is Dec / Jan Niseko Japan, Feb / March Sun Valley, Idaho.
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