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There's no spin, hiding or dodging the real questions, like how long the line-ups are, whether the runs are icy or whether or not its dumping RAIN at the top.
The pundits are pontificating a snowy winter for the Pacific Northwest. The culprit is La Nina, which typically dumps snow on the Coast Mountains.
Here are some snowfall statistics. Highlighted numbers show the months where it snowed the most in each year! As you can see, there isn't really a consistent pattern when it comes to which month is the best for snow. They're all pretty great!
| Snowfall by Year & Month | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2006/2007 | 2005/2006 | 2004/2005 | 2003/2004 | 2002/2003 | 2001/2002 | 2000/2001 | |||||||||
| Month |
cm
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in
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cm
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in
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cm
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in
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cm
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in
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cm
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in
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cm
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in
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cm
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in
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| Nov. | 416 | 164 | 114.5 | 45 |
81
|
31
|
178
|
70
|
110
|
43
|
151
|
59
|
87
|
34
|
||
| Dec. | 275 | 108 | 139 | 55 |
130
|
51
|
300
|
118
|
335
|
132
|
377
|
148
|
171
|
67
|
||
| Jan. | 254 | 100 | 469 | 185 |
42
|
16
|
201
|
79
|
178
|
70
|
164
|
65
|
163
|
64
|
||
| Feb. | 147 | 58 | 112 | 44 |
47
|
18
|
111
|
44
|
54
|
21
|
231
|
91
|
53
|
21
|
||
| Mar. | 198 | 78 | 243 | 97 |
143
|
56
|
159
|
63
|
336
|
132
|
149
|
59
|
124
|
49
|
||
| Apr. | 103 | 40 | 103 | 40 |
197
|
78
|
20
|
8
|
194
|
76
|
51
|
20
|
137
|
54
|
||
| May | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
45
|
18
|
6
|
2
|
23
|
9
|
41
|
16
|
71
|
22
|
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The moral of this story is to bring lots of layers and be prepared for anything!. As a general rule of thumb, March & April are much warmer.
| Average Alpine Temperatures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lows
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Highs
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°C
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°F
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°C
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°F
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| Dec - Feb | -12 | 11 | -5 | 23 |
| Mar - May | -8 | 19 | 5 | 42 |
There's a big difference between the alpine and the valley/Village. You'll need lots of layers to enjoy yourself at all elevations!
| Average Valley Temperatures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Lows
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Highs
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||
|
°C
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°F
|
°C
|
°F
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| November | -1 | 30 | 5 | 41 |
| December | -5 | 23 | -1 | 30 |
| January | -8 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| February | -5 | 23 | 3 | 37 |
| March | -3 | 27 | 8 | 46 |
| April | 2 | 36 | 11 | 52 |
| May | 7 | 44 | 17 | 62 |
| June | 9 | 48 | 21 | 70 |
| July | 11 | 52 | 27 | 80 |
| August | 11 | 52 | 27 | 80 |
| September | 8 | 46 | 20 | 68 |
| October | 3 | 38 | 16 | 60 |