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Tier C — ENSO-proof

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Opens Dec 12

Opens December 12, 2026

Best months to book: February, January, December · 30-yr snow record

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Opens Dec 12

Weather data is still collected for informational purposes.

Last Snowfall

Oct 26

4d ago

Past 24 Hours

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7-Day Forecast

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Snow Depth

Updated: Oct 30, 10:03 PM•Weather at base: 2,399m

SnowSure™ ScoreWhen to book

Opens Dec 12

Buttermilk Mountain opens December 12, 2026. Here is when it is usually best to book.

Best months to book

#1February45cm avg
#2January43cm avg
#3December45cm avg

Ranked on 30-year snowfall and base-depth record. The live score returns when the lifts turn.

Snow Summary

Updated Oct 30 at 10:03 PM

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Days 8–14 · Pro

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Freezing line

Snow qualityLight· bestAverage· okayHeavy· wet, skis heavy

Days 8–14 and every model are in SnowSure Pro.Unlock with Pro

No measurement at mid height (2,709m) reached us: past snow shown is the model's estimate at the summit.

Hourly Forecast

	30 Fri 12° / -2°			31 Sat 9° / 0°			1 Sun 8° / 0°			2 Mon 2° / -2°			3 Tue 6° / -7°			4 Wed 8° / -6°			5 Thu 3° / -9°			Days 8–14 and every model are in SnowSure Pro.Unlock with Pro
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	6 Fri	7 Sat	8 Sun	9 Mon	10 Tue	11 Wed	12 Thu
Conditions	⛅	☁️	⛅	☁️	⛅	☁️	🌧️	🌧️	☁️	🌧️	🌧️	🌧️	☁️	☀️	☀️	☀️	🌤️	☀️	🌧️	🌤️	🌤️	🌤️	⛅	☀️	☀️	⛅	☀️	☀️
	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light drizzle	light drizzle	cloudy	drizzle	drizzle	light drizzle	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	mostly clear	clear	light drizzle	mostly clear	mostly clear	mostly clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Mid-mountain2,709 mModeled
Temp°C	5°	13°	5°	4°	8°	4°	5°	8°	4°	1°	1°	1°	-1°	4°	-1°	1°	7°	-1°	0°	5°	-1°	1°	0°	-1°	1°	3°	2°	1°
Feels like°C	2°	10°	0°	2°	6°	0°	2°	5°	1°	-1°	-2°	-1°	-3°	2°	-5°	-2°	4°	-5°	-2°	0°	-5°	-4°	-5°	-5°	-2°	0°	0°	1°
Snowcm	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	1.6	1.1	1.9	0.1	·	0.4	·	0.1	0.7	0.2	·	0.6	0.7	2.7	0.7	0.5	0.2	·	2.2
Precipmm	·	·	·	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.5	3.1	5.4	4.8	2.9	6.4	0.1	·	0.5	·	0.3	0.8	0.4	·	0.7	2.0	2.1	1.1	0.9	0.2	·	4.2
Windkm/h	5	4	8	1	5	6	9	5	7	3	7	3	2	2	4	5	5	4	2	1	3	5	6	5	6	5	5	5
Summit3,018 mModeled
Temp°C	3°	11°	3°	2°	6°	2°	3°	6°	2°	-1°	-1°	-1°	-2°	2°	-3°	-1°	5°	-3°	-1°	4°	-2°	-1°	-2°	-3°	-1°	1°	0°	-1°
Feels like°C	0°	8°	-2°	0°	4°	-2°	-1°	3°	-1°	-3°	-4°	-3°	-5°	0°	-7°	-4°	2°	-7°	-4°	-2°	-7°	-6°	-7°	-8°	-4°	-2°	-2°	-1°
Snowcm	·	·	·	0.3	·	·	·	0.1	0.4	3.4	1.9	3.3	0.1	·	0.4	·	0.1	0.6	0.2	·	0.6	1.5	2.8	0.8	0.6	0.2	·	3
Precipmm	·	·	·	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.6	3.2	6.1	4.9	2.8	6.6	0.1	·	0.6	·	0.1	0.7	0.4	·	0.7	2.0	2.1	1.1	0.9	0.2	·	4.2
Windkm/h	5	4	8	1	5	6	9	5	7	3	7	3	2	2	4	5	5	4	2	1	3	5	6	5	6	5	5	5
Base2,399 mModeled
Temp°C	7°	15°	7°	6°	11°	6°	7°	10°	6°	3°	4°	3°	1°	6°	1°	2°	9°	1°	2°	7°	1°	3°	2°	1°	3°	4°	4°	3°
Feels like°C	4°	12°	2°	4°	9°	2°	4°	8°	3°	2°	1°	2°	-1°	5°	-3°	1°	6°	-3°	1°	2°	-3°	-2°	-3°	-3°	0°	2°	2°	3°
Snowcm	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	·	0.4	·	·	0.1	0.1	·	0.5	0.1	1.1	0.5	0.3	0.1	·	1.5
Precipmm	·	·	·	0.8	0.1	0.3	0.5	2.7	5.1	4.8	3.0	6.4	0.1	·	0.5	·	0.3	0.8	0.4	·	0.7	2.0	2.1	1.1	0.9	0.2	·	4.2
Windkm/h	5	4	8	1	5	6	9	5	7	3	7	3	2	2	4	5	5	4	2	1	3	5	6	5	6	5	5	5
Humidity%	49	24	56	90	49	69	75	93	84	98	91	97	80	40	80	49	36	83	82	68	88	65	60	54	36	34	41	36
0°C linem	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3,000	2,650	2,600	2,800	3,300	3,000	2,950
Sunhours																						8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.8	8.8

Freeze line is the height where rain turns to snow. Plain: straight from the models. Marked ○: estimated from temperature. Sun is hours of actual sunshine, not day length; blank means we have no reading.

Forecast Range · SnowSure Pro

Every model for Buttermilk Mountain, side by side for 14 days

Where the models agree, where they split, and which one has been most accurate here.

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SnowSure™ blend — verified model weighting

The black line is not a simple average. For Buttermilk Mountain (rockies), we combine seven global weather models using weights learned from daily forecast verification — comparing each model's prediction to measured snowfall (SNOTEL, resort reports, ERA5).

1.Horizon buckets: days 1–3, 4–7, and 8–14 each get separate weights — short-range skill differs from long-range.
2.Regional calibration: weights come from verified error in this geography (Rockies, Alps, Japan, etc.), recalculated weekly.
3.Ground truth only: we never grade a forecast against another model — only against measured snow.

Building verification history for this resort.

How we verify forecasts →

Snowfall Forecast Maps

Rockies & Southwest region

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El Niño Outlook · Winter 2026-27

Buttermilk Mountain El Niño rank & forecast

Buttermilk Mountain ranks Under review SnowSure resorts — Tier C, +1% in strong El Niño winters.

Tier C — ENSO-proof: Strong El Niño winters looked like a normal year here — within about ±3% of this resort’s own 30-year snowfall average. Not a jackpot, not a bust: a hedge if you’re planning around El Niño.

Under reviewTier C — ENSO-proof

Strong-event signal: +1% vs this resort's 30-yr avg

This resort carries no separate rank: its 30-year record is identical to aspen-mountain, which is the ranked entry for this measurement. At ~31km resolution the reanalysis cannot resolve them as different mountains, so publishing both would be publishing one number twice.

'97-98 −1%'15-16 0%'23-24 +3%

Signal = average snowfall in the three strongest El Niño winters since 1996 ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24) vs this resort's own 30-year ERA5 baseline. n=3 — a lean, not a law. Updated monthly against measured snowfall Dec–Mar.

Full El Niño report →

Key

What the tiers mean

% vs each resort's own 30-year average in strong El Niño winters.

Tier	Signal	Means
A — Prime terrain	≥ +8%	Historically much snowier than normal.
B — Favored	+3% to +8%	Modest upside vs normal.
C — ENSO-proof	about −3% to +3%	Near-normal snowfall — a hedge, not a jackpot or bust.
D — Late bloomer	−3% to −8%	Often lighter early — aim Feb–Mar.
E — Timing play	≤ −8%	Often lighter overall — aim late winter.

ENSO seasonal analog

History · not a forecast

In 10 past El Niño winters at Buttermilk Mountain, ERA5 season snowfall median was 292 cm (115 in), about this resort’s long-term median. This is a historical analog from reanalysis — not a prediction of this winter’s storm track.

Prevailing ONI

El Niño

JAS 2026 · ANOM +2.16°C

Analog season median

292cm

10 El Niño winters · ≈ long-term median

All-season median

292cm

Across 30 ERA5 seasons (2026-27)

Phase	Seasons	Median	p25–p75	Recent analogs
El Niñocurrent	10	292cm	273cm – 298cm	2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2009
La Niña	12	303cm	245cm – 363cm	2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2011, 2010
ENSO-neutral	8	266cm	241cm – 329cm	2025, 2024, 2016, 2013, 2012, 2003

Season snowfall from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis (~9 km). ENSO phase from NOAA CPC Oceanic Niño Index. Relative phase differences are more trustworthy than absolute cm totals. Source: NOAA CPC Oceanic Niño Index + Open-Meteo ERA5 via SnowSure season archive.

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How accurate is this forecast?

We verify every forecast against what actually fell — see the model-by-model results.

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