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Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area

WY · base 10,377 ft3,163 m · summit 10,922 ft3,329 m · 545 ft166 m vertical

Next 3 days at mid-mountain 3.8 inches9.6 centimetres (NBM)last 7 days 5.1 inches13 centimetres observed (NOHRSC)

Open in late spring and summer only, so it is left out of the winter snow rankings.

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Snow, past and coming

Last 7 days, observed: 5.1 inches13 centimetresNext 3 days, forecast: 3.8 inches9.6 centimetres(lighter = overnight)
  1. Thursday to the morning of Friday, October 23: observed no snowno snow
  2. Friday to the morning of Saturday, October 24: observed 2.1 inches5.4 centimetres
  3. Saturday to the morning of Sunday, October 25: observed no snowno snow
  4. Sunday to the morning of Monday, October 26: observed no snowno snow
  5. Monday to the morning of Tuesday, October 27: observed 0.8 inches2.0 centimetres
  6. Tuesday to the morning of Wednesday, October 28: observed 2.2 inches5.7 centimetres
  7. Last 24 hours, to the morning of Thursday, October 29: observed no snowno snow
  8. Friday, October 30, 6 AM to 6 AM: forecast 0.2 inches0.4 centimetres
  9. Saturday, October 31, 6 AM to 6 AM: forecast 0.4 inches1.1 centimetres
  10. Sunday, November 1, 6 AM to 6 AM: forecast 3.2 inches8.1 centimetres

Forecast days run 6 AM to 6 AM. Observed days are 24 hours to the morning of the date shown.

Days 6 and 7, and freeze and thaw

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Best day this week

Picked by a fixed rule from the National Blend of Models: overnight snow counts most, then daytime snow and a 15°-9°–35°F2°C high at mid-mountain. Summit gusts over 20 mph32 km/h9 m/s17 kt, rain at the base and overcast count against a day.

The best day this week, with reasons

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Top to bottom

Forecast at the summit, mid-mountain and base
Summit10,922 ft3,329 mNow25°-4°Today33°1° / 24°-5°Snow today0.2 inches0.4 centimetresNext 3 days3.8 inches9.6 centimetresWind / gust1524713 / 23 mph36 km/h10 m/s20 kt
Mid-mountain10,650 ft3,246 mNow26°-3°Today34°1° / 24°-4°Snow today0.2 inches0.4 centimetresNext 3 days3.8 inches9.6 centimetresWind / gust1524713 / 23 mph36 km/h10 m/s20 kt
Base10,377 ft3,163 mNow27°-3°Today35°2° / 26°-4°Snow today0.2 inches0.4 centimetresNext 3 days3.8 inches9.6 centimetresWind / gust1524713 / 23 mph36 km/h10 m/s20 kt

Temperatures are adjusted for elevation. Snow and wind come from the nearest model point, so two levels can show the same value. Snow days run 6 AM to 6 AM.

How sure is it?

The range of the models at this resort

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Snow level

The height where rain turns to snow, hour by hour, against the base, mid-mountain and summit.

Snow level over the next 3 days, from 7,090 ft2,161 m to 9,380 ft2,859 m; base 10,377 ft3,163 m, summit 10,922 ft3,329 m. It first drops below the base Friday 5 AM.

Snow level (NBM): above the line, precipitation falls as snow. Shaded columns are night.

The week at mid-mountain

10,650 ft3,246 m · National Blend of Models, temperatures adjusted for elevation · snow days run 6 AM to 6 AM

  1. TodayOct 30Slight chance of snow34° / 24°0.2 inches0.4 centimetreswind 15, gust 23
  2. SatOct 31Slight chance of snow32° / 28°0.4 inches1.1 centimetreswind 12, gust 1823% precip
  3. SunNov 1Snow30° / 27°3.2 inches8.1 centimetreswind 11, gust 1985% precip

Snowmaking weather

Hours from 5 PM to 9 AM cold enough to make snow: a wet-bulb temperature of 27.5 °F (−2.5 °C) or lower, where snow guns start; 20 °F or lower is ideal. Weather only; each resort decides when it makes snow.

Snowmaking hours at base, mid and summit

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Season so far

Snow water at the nearest SNOTEL stations against their 1991–2020 median for the date. USDA NRCS.

Reading the snow stations…

Resort facts

From OpenStreetMap, as mapped: lengths and counts can differ from the resort's own. © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenSkiMap.org (ODbL).

Mapped trails
1.1 mi1.8 km
  • Beginner0%
  • Intermediate39%
  • Advanced61%
  • Expert0%
Lifts
2 surface lifts
Snowmaking
None mapped

Computed snow forecast. For avalanche danger, check your avalanche center at avalanche.org. For roads and chain controls, check the state DOT or 511.

Forecast: NOAA National Blend of Models. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Modified by wxdeck.

Observed snowfall: NOAA NOHRSC 24-hour snowfall analysis. Snow stations: USDA NRCS SNOTEL. Ski area and lift elevations: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn — © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL; our derived list of ski areas is available under the same license.