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⎪Snow and Weather Forecasting Sites


Select your favorite, most relevant sites from below and save them to your smartphone’s home screen.
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GLOBAL

Meteoblue 7 and 14 day temperature, wind, precipitation, and predictability forecasts for very specific locations across the globe

Opensnow snow and weather forecast site for numerous ski resorts around the planet, with detailed weather discussion/analysis, local and regional

On the Snow snow and weather forecast, with relevant, comparative historical data

Accuweather snow and weather forecast with color coded maps and satellite imagery

Snow-forecast snow and weather forecast with a handy metric conversion


UNITED STATES

NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Service


CANADA

Canadian Weather Government of Canada: Environment and Natural Resources/Weather Information

SWITZERLAND

SLF Snow Maps WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF), with good data and easy-to-read maps and graphics

FRANCE

Meteo France Accurate and precise snow and avalanche forecasts for all mountain regions in France

Chamonix Valley Weather Forecast from the official Chamonix-Mont-Blanc website (in French and English). Excellent graphics showing cloud cover, ceiling, and visibility; super relevant information, especially in the volatile, unstable weather that is so prevalent in Chamonix in the springtime.


CHILE

Meteo Chile General Weather Forecast from the Chilean Meteorological Directorate, GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF CIVIL AERONAUTICS

“Nights are getting colder, leaves are changing colors, ski movies are coming out, and my mind is slowly drifting towards dreamy pow.”

 —the late JP Auclair

prolific ski mountaineer, and co-founder of Armada Skis

TOP 25

The Best Lift Accessed Off-Piste Terrain
in the World

  1. Vallee Blanche/Aiguille du Midi, Aiguille du Tacul, Aiguille du Plan, Glacier des Bossons,
    Glacier des Periades, Glacier Leschaux, Chamonix, France     (Telepherique Aiguille du Midi)

  2. Pas du Chevre/Nant Blanc Glacier/Argentiere Basin/Glacier des Rognons, Chamonix,
    France     (Telepherique Grands Montets)

  3. La Toule Glacier/Heilbronner Cables/Cesso/Poubelle/Marbree Couloir, Courmayeur, Italy (Skyway)

  4. Mont Fort backside, Verbier, Switzerland (Mont-Fort Cable Car)

  5. Cody Peak/Four Pines/Rock Creek, Jackson Hole, Wyoming USA (Jackson Hole Tram)

  6. Bear Creek Valley, Telluride, Colorado USA (Gold Hill Express/Chair 14; Plunge LIft/Chair 9)

  7. Glacier Rateau/Glacier Girose, La Grave, France (Téléphérique des Glaciers de la Meije)

  8. Val Mesdi and the Sella Group, Alta Badia, Corvara, Italy (Passo Pordoi Cable Car)

  9. Rendezvous Mountain/Granite Canyon, Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, Wyoming USA (Jackson Hole Tram)

  10. Blackcomb Glacier, Whistler-Blackcomb backcountry, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada (Glacier Express/Showcase T-bar)

  11. Bernese Oberland, Grindelwald, Switzerland (Jungfraujoch Railway)

  12. Monte Rosa highcountry, Alagna, Italy (Funivia Passo dei Salati)

  13. Shames Mountain backcountry, Terrace, British Columbia (T-bar)

  14. Felsental Freeride, Gemsstock backcountry, Andermatt, Switzerland (Gemsstock-Bahn)

  15. Laub, Galtiberg, Steinberg, Sulz and Steintäli, Engelberg, Switzerland (Titlis Rotair Cable Car)

  16. West, East, and North Faces, Silverton Ski Area, Silverton, Colorado USA (Double Chair)

  17. Stevens Pass backcountry, Leavenworth, Washington USA (7h Heaven chair)

  18. Mt. Shuksan/Mt. Baker backcountry, Mount Baker Ski Resort, Washington USA (Chair 8)

  19. Montana and Kokanee Peaks backcountry, Revelstoke, British Columbia (The Stoke Chairlift)

  20. The Ridge, Bridger Bowl, Montana USA (Schlasman's Lift)

  21. Highland Bowl, Aspen Highlands, Colorado USA (Loge Peak chairlift/Highland Bowl Snowcat

  22. Minturn Mile, Vail, Colorado USA (Chair 7)

  23. Seilbahnrinne Hafelekar, Innsbruck, Austria (Nordkette Lift)

  24. Stanica Lanovky East Couloir, Tatra National Park, Presov, Slovakia (Skalnaté Pleso-Lomnické Sedlo chairlift}

  25. Vent Loop Trail/Ötztal Loop Tour, Vent, Austria (Wildspitz chair)

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