Southwest & SoCal
▲▲ Snowier16 resortstypical +20% to +46%77% of those winters above normal
Most favored
- Ski ApacheNM+70%4/6 winters
- Bear MountainCA+54%5/6 winters
- Sandia PeakNM+53%5/6 winters
Well-known
- Arizona Snowbowl+47%
- Angel Fire+18%
- Taos+6%
Bar and big number = new snow, last 24 hours · small number = 48-hour total
El Niño 2026-27 Pacific +2.16°C · very strong
In the 6 strong El Niño winters since 1980, the South usually got more snow and the North less. Here's how 164 resorts did, region by region. Past odds, not a prediction.
NOAA index, JAS 2026, updated Oct 3
16 resortstypical +20% to +46%77% of those winters above normal
Most favored
Well-known
62 resortstypical −5% to +5%48% of those winters above normal
Swings both ways
Well-known
86 resortstypical −15% to −5%only 28% of those winters above normal
Hardest hit
Well-known