Powder Compass

Atlas · California/Tahoe · CA

June Mountain

10,090′ summit · 2,590′ vert · 1,500 acres · avg 250″/yr

Coin flip — Mar 1–15

Delivered 24″+ in 5 of the last 10 seasons

Over 20 winters: 7 of 20 · typical 12", most land 3"–40"

Before you book

This bet missed 5 of the last 10.

3 of the last 10 came in under 8″ — a bust, under a third of the bet.

Odds count natural snowfall only. At snowmaking-dependent resorts, early-season cover can be fine in a low-natural-snow year.

The season, window by window

The bet: 12″ of new snow per week, scaled to each window. Counted from real seasons — how our odds work.

June Mountain · the shape of a typical winter

Typical new snow, window by window

The middle season — median new snow per window, counted from the last 20 winters. A picture of timing, not a forecast. Snow is streaky; hover any window for the usual range.

0 15 30 45" NovDecJanFebMarApr
Window Bet Delivered Verdict Typical Biggest Leanest
Nov 1–15 24″+ 2 of 10 · 6 busts Long shot 5" 56" 2022 0" 2019 · 3 of 20
Nov 16–30 24″+ 4 of 10 · 4 busts Coin flip 8" 52" 2017 0" 2007
Dec 1–15 24″+ 3 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 15" 109" 2022 0" 2025
Dec 16–31 30″+ 3 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 17" 104" 2021 0" 2011
Jan 1–15 24″+ 5 of 10 · 4 busts Coin flip 7" 172" 2023 0" 2012
Jan 16–31 30″+ 3 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 15" 92" 2021 0" 2022
Feb 1–15 24″+ 4 of 10 · 3 busts Coin flip 14" 178" 2019 0" 2011
Feb 16–28/29 24″+ 4 of 10 · 4 busts Coin flip 22" 80" 2023 0" 2025
Mar 1–15 24″+ 5 of 10 · 3 busts Coin flip 12" 118" 2023 0" 2007
Mar 16–31 30″+ 3 of 10 · 2 busts Long shot 15" 89" 2018 0" 2015
Apr 1–15 24″+ 2 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 7" 48" 2017 0" 2008
Apr 16–30 24″+ 0 of 10 · 7 busts Long shot 5" 22" 2022 0" 2024 · 2 of 20

Biggest and leanest are the two ends of the same 20 winters Typical is counted from — the year is when it happened, most recent first where more than one season ties.

At the snow sensor

Reading the snow sensor…

Field notes

Mammoth's quiet sibling twenty minutes north — old-school lifts, no crowds, and surprisingly good steeps off J7 when coverage allows. A powder-morning arbitrage play when Mammoth's lots are full.

Included with Mammoth and Ikon access. Services are limited; treat it as a day trip from a Mammoth base. The bottom-to-top chair is charmingly slow.

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We'll email you when June Mountain's odds move on the Mar 1–15 window — and the quote gets recorded as it stands today, so we can be graded on it later.

Planning a whole season? See the season outlook.

These are historical odds from the last 20 winters — not a forecast. Inside 16 days of a trip, a forecast is the better instrument; beyond that, counting real seasons is the honest play. Every number on this page is quoted under methodology v1.2.0, the same math we grade ourselves against in public.