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Tier C — ENSO-proof

North America

Projected to open November 26, 2026

Best months to book: April, March, February · last season + 30-yr record

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Projected to open Nov 26

Weather data is still collected for informational purposes.

Last Snowfall

Oct 25

5d ago

Past 24 Hours

0cm

Past 48 Hours

0cm

Past 10 Days

4cm

7-Day Forecast

26cm

Snow Depth

Updated: Oct 30, 11:01 PM•Weather at base: 2,659m

SnowSure™ Score2025-26 season

Projected to open Nov 26

Telluride is projected to open November 26, 2026. Here is when it is usually best to book.

Best months to book

#1April46cm avg · last season 34
#2March50cm avg · last season 19
#3February46cm avg · last season 26.6

Best weeks to book

#1 29 Mar – 4 Apr · last season 30.9
#2 1 Mar – 7 Mar · last season 23.4
#3 8 Mar – 14 Mar · last season 18.3

Ranked on 25% last season's SnowSure score (2025-26) · 75% 30-year snowfall and base-depth record. The live score returns when the lifts turn.

Snow Summary

Updated Oct 30 at 11:01 PM

Snow qualityLightAverageHeavy

Freezing line

61cm

Season

20cm

Past 10 days48H 0cm · 24H 0cm

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Today

26cm

Next 6 days

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

Past snow measured by Alta Lakes SNOTEL at 3,441 m (11,291 ft), mid height.

Hourly Forecast

	30 Fri 5° / -6°			31 Sat 3° / -7°			1 Sun 0° / -7°			2 Mon -2° / -7°			3 Tue 1° / -13°			4 Wed 0° / -14°			5 Thu -2° / -16°			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	☁️	☁️	☁️	☁️	☁️	☁️	❄️	❄️	❄️	❄️	❄️	❄️	🌤️	☀️	☀️	☀️	🌤️	☀️	⛅	☀️	❄️	☁️	🌤️	☀️	☀️	☀️	☀️	☀️
	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	snow	snow	heavy snow	snow	heavy snow	snow	mostly clear	clear	clear	clear	mostly clear	clear	some clouds	clear	light snow	cloudy	mostly clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Mid-mountain3,234 mModeled
Temp°C	3°	8°	2°	1°	5°	1°	2°	3°	1°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-5°	3°	-5°	-4°	3°	-5°	-4°	2°	-5°	-3°	-4°	-4°	-2°	-2°	-2°	-3°
Feels like°C	-2°	4°	-4°	-2°	2°	-3°	-1°	0°	-3°	-5°	-6°	-4°	-9°	1°	-9°	-10°	-2°	-10°	-5°	-3°	-9°	-8°	-7°	-8°	-4°	-3°	-3°	-2°
Snowcm	·	·	·	0.2	·	2	0.8	0.5	1.5	4.9	4.4	5.6	·	·	·	·	0.2	0.5	·	·	0.2	2.3	3.6	1.2	0.5	0.2	·	6.3
Precipmm	·	·	0.5	0.3	·	3.9	4.4	9.6	9.2	6.3	5.3	8.7	·	·	·	·	0.2	0.4	·	·	0.2	2.3	3.4	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.2	8.4
Windkm/h	8	8	7	4	8	4	8	7	9	8	9	6	1	3	4	7	9	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Summit3,809 mModeled
Temp°C	-2°	3°	-2°	-3°	0°	-3°	-2°	-1°	-2°	-6°	-6°	-5°	-8°	-1°	-8°	-8°	-1°	-9°	-7°	-2°	-8°	-6°	-7°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-5°	-7°
Feels like°C	-6°	0°	-8°	-6°	-2°	-7°	-6°	-5°	-8°	-9°	-10°	-9°	-13°	-3°	-13°	-14°	-6°	-14°	-9°	-7°	-13°	-12°	-11°	-12°	-8°	-7°	-7°	-6°
Snowcm	·	·	0.5	0.3	·	3.3	3.8	7.4	7.6	5.3	4.6	8.3	·	·	0.1	·	0.3	0.5	·	·	0.3	2.7	3.8	1.4	0.6	0.3	0.2	7.5
Precipmm	·	·	0.7	0.4	·	4.8	5.7	11.1	11.3	6.3	5.2	8.9	·	·	0.1	·	0.2	0.4	·	·	0.2	2.3	3.3	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.2	8.4
Windkm/h	8	8	7	4	8	4	8	7	9	8	9	6	1	3	4	7	9	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Base2,659 mModeled
Temp°C	6°	12°	6°	4°	9°	4°	6°	8°	5°	1°	2°	2°	-1°	7°	-1°	0°	7°	-2°	0°	6°	-1°	1°	0°	0°	2°	2°	2°	0°
Feels like°C	2°	8°	1°	3°	6°	1°	3°	4°	1°	-1°	-2°	0°	-5°	5°	-5°	-6°	2°	-6°	-1°	2°	-5°	-4°	-3°	-4°	0°	1°	1°	2°
Snowcm	·	·	·	0.1	·	0.1	·	·	·	1.4	1.4	1.1	·	·	·	·	·	0.3	·	·	0.2	1.1	3	0.6	0.3	0.2	·	4.7
Precipmm	·	·	0.5	0.4	·	3.8	4.4	9.4	8.8	6.4	5.4	8.8	·	·	·	·	0.2	0.4	·	·	0.2	2.4	3.6	1.3	0.6	0.2	0.2	8.4
Windkm/h	8	8	7	4	8	4	8	7	9	8	9	6	1	3	4	7	9	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Humidity%	60	43	78	85	53	87	92	94	90	96	96	95	58	37	68	57	54	70	78	64	92	67	60	51	25	28	30	33
0°C linem	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2,800	2,650	2,600	2,900	3,050	3,000	2,600
Sunhours																						9	9	9	9	9	9	8.9

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 Telluride, 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 Telluride (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.

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Snowfall Forecast Maps

Rockies & Southwest region

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El Niño Outlook · Winter 2026-27

Telluride El Niño rank & forecast

Telluride ranks #229 of 488 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.

#229 of 488Tier C — ENSO-proof

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

In the three strongest El Niño winters on record ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24), Telluride averaged -1% versus its own 30-year snowfall baseline — effectively ENSO-proof. Telluride has held within a few percent of normal across every phase of the Pacific cycle, making it one of the safest bets of a record El Niño winter 2026-27. Analog winters: '97-98 -5%, '15-16 +3%, '23-24 -1%.

'97-98 −5%'15-16 +3%'23-24 −1%

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 Telluride, ERA5 season snowfall median was 310 cm (122 in), about 1% below 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

310cm

10 El Niño winters · 1% below median

All-season median

312cm

Across 30 ERA5 seasons (2026-27)

Phase	Seasons	Median	p25–p75	Recent analogs
El Niñocurrent	10	310cm	296cm – 331cm	2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2009
La Niña	12	325cm	282cm – 351cm	2022, 2021, 2020, 2017, 2011, 2010
ENSO-neutral	8	289cm	240cm – 326cm	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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