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Atlas · Northeast · VT

Mount Snow

3,600′ summit · 1,700′ vert · 588 acres · avg 150″/yr

Coin flip — Jan 16–31

Delivered 30″+ in 4 of the last 10 seasons

Over 20 winters: 4 of 20 · typical 18", most land 9"–30"

Before you book

This bet missed 6 of the last 10.

1 of the last 10 came in under 10″ — 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.

Mount Snow · 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 10 20 30" NovDecJanFebMarApr
Window Bet Delivered Verdict Typical Biggest Leanest
Nov 1–15 24″+ 0 of 10 · 9 busts Long shot 2" 13" 2018 0" 2024 · 2 of 20
Nov 16–30 24″+ 2 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 8" 46" 2018 0" 2015
Dec 1–15 24″+ 1 of 10 · 2 busts Long shot 13" 35" 2014 0" 2015
Dec 16–31 30″+ 1 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 13" 46" 2022 1" 2023
Jan 1–15 24″+ 1 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 10" 37" 2024 1" 2013
Jan 16–31 30″+ 4 of 10 · 1 bust Coin flip 18" 35" 2023 3" 2007
Feb 1–15 24″+ 3 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 20" 38" 2014 1" 2012
Feb 16–28/29 24″+ 0 of 10 · 2 busts Long shot 16" 49" 2010 5" 2015
Mar 1–15 24″+ 3 of 10 · 3 busts Long shot 12" 65" 2023 1" 2016
Mar 16–31 30″+ 1 of 10 · 5 busts Long shot 9" 36" 2024 1" 2009
Apr 1–15 24″+ 1 of 10 · 5 busts Long shot 5" 41" 2007 0" 2010
Apr 16–30 24″+ 0 of 10 · 6 busts Long shot 2" 23" 2020 0" 2017 · 4 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

Southern Vermont's snowmaking machine, with the East's premier park scene — Carinthia is a full peak of parks. Natural terrain is modest; the park investment is the real draw.

Epic. The closest real Vermont hill to the New York and Hartford corridor, hence the weekend crush. Carinthia is the reason a park-focused rider detours here.

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We'll email you when Mount Snow's odds move on the Jan 16–31 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.