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Best Ski Resorts in the USA for Snow in January

Ranked by average total snowfall in January across 30 ski seasons (1994–2024), using ERA5 reanalysis data. Figures are estimated monthly totals at summit elevation.

# Resort Country Avg Snow (January)
1 Crystal Mountain USA 127.6 cm
2 Sugar Bowl USA 126.6 cm
3 Kirkwood USA 123.1 cm
4 Squaw Valley USA 113.6 cm
5 Mt. Bachelor USA 102.5 cm
6 Heavenly USA 100.3 cm
7 Mammoth Mountain USA 88.5 cm
8 Northstar USA 78.4 cm
9 Jackson Hole USA 65.4 cm
10 Solitude USA 61 cm
11 Brighton USA 61 cm
12 Sundance USA 56.3 cm
13 Park City USA 56 cm
14 Deer Valley USA 56 cm
15 Snowbird USA 53.3 cm
16 Alta USA 53.3 cm
17 Steamboat USA 50.3 cm
18 Purgatory USA 49.5 cm
19 Crested Butte USA 47.7 cm
20 Beaver Creek USA 45.7 cm
21 Aspen Snowmass USA 44.8 cm
22 Telluride USA 43.1 cm
23 Sun Valley USA 40 cm
24 Wolf Creek USA 40 cm
25 Stowe USA 39.8 cm
26 Sunday River USA 39.6 cm
27 Sugarloaf USA 39.5 cm
28 Vail USA 39.3 cm
29 Copper Mountain USA 39 cm
30 Killington USA 37.1 cm
31 Snowshoe USA 34.9 cm
32 Loveland USA 34.4 cm
33 Sugarbush USA 34.3 cm
34 Keystone USA 33.3 cm
35 Breckenridge USA 31.8 cm
36 Big Sky USA 31.6 cm
37 Winter Park USA 29.7 cm
38 Arapahoe Basin USA 29 cm
39 Eldora USA 25.5 cm
40 Taos USA 22.1 cm

Data from the ERA5 reanalysis dataset via Open-Meteo (1994–2024). 31-year averages — actual snowfall varies year to year.
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