Whaleback Mountain Snow History

Average Snow and Weather Conditions in Whaleback Mountain during April (week 3):

The average snowfall forecast during week 3 of April for Whaleback Mountain is 4 cm. There are typically 0.6 snowy days during this week. Whaleback Mountain typical weather and snow conditions during the third week of April at the middle elevation of the ski area at 442m, based on historical averages over the last 13 years: At this time of year the normal freezing level (1742m) is far above the mid altitude of Whaleback Mountain. A day with snowfall occurs on average every second year during the third week of April but in a typical year there are also a couple of rainy days during this week of April. In the years when snow falls at this time of year, forecast model average snowfall for the week is 8cm. Temperatures generally above freezing both night and day in Whaleback Mountain during week three of April with average maximum temperature 8.0°C and minimum temperature 5.4°C at the mid altitude. On average, two days out of seven will have some sunshine. Mostly light winds (average 18km/h) are unlikely to affect lift operations but there is a 50% chance that the mean wind speed will exceed more than 30km/h one day. Below-freezing, calm and sunny perfect weather days that follow fresh snowfall (bluebird powder days) are unusual, occuring this week on average one year in 1 while fresh snow days that do not have cold, sunny and calm conditions also occur, on average one year in 14.