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Revelstoke

7,300′ summit · 5,620′ vert · 3,121 acres · avg 350″/yr

Strong bet — Nov 1–15

Delivered 24″+ in 8 of the last 10 seasons

Over 20 winters: 18 of 20 · typical 36", most land 29"–45"

Before you book

This bet missed 2 of the last 10.

None 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.

Revelstoke · 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 20 40 60" NovDecJanFebMarApr
Window Bet Delivered Verdict Typical Biggest Leanest
Nov 1–15 24″+ 8 of 10 Strong bet 36" 82" 2006 14" 2019
Nov 16–30 24″+ 7 of 10 · 1 bust Solid odds 35" 69" 2009 6" 2023
Dec 1–15 24″+ 5 of 10 Coin flip 32" 64" 2025 5" 2011
Dec 16–31 30″+ 8 of 10 Strong bet 36" 70" 2025 18" 2010
Jan 1–15 24″+ 6 of 10 · 1 bust Solid odds 35" 61" 2026 6" 2017
Jan 16–31 30″+ 3 of 10 Long shot 20" 58" 2018 7" 2014 · 2 of 20
Feb 1–15 24″+ 4 of 10 Coin flip 25" 55" 2018 9" 2012
Feb 16–28/29 24″+ 5 of 10 · 1 bust Coin flip 26" 52" 2024 3" 2015
Mar 1–15 24″+ 5 of 10 · 1 bust Coin flip 33" 70" 2012 5" 2015
Mar 16–31 30″+ 3 of 10 · 2 busts Long shot 24" 45" 2007 6" 2019
Apr 1–15 24″+ 1 of 10 · 2 busts Long shot 15" 39" 2011 5" 2020
Apr 16–30 24″+ 0 of 10 · 6 busts Long shot 9" 35" 2014 0" 2016

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

The most lift-served vertical in North America and the most big-mountain feel of any resort in British Columbia — long, sustained fall lines, the North Bowl entrances, and interior snow quality at coastal quantity. A freerider's mountain, full stop.

Getting there is the filter: fly to Kelowna and drive, or make the long haul up the Trans-Canada. Ikon days. The town is a real rail-and-logging town turning ski-town, and cat and heli operations surround it for the ambitious.

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We'll email you when Revelstoke's odds move on the Nov 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.