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Best Ski Resorts in the USA for Snow in May

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

# Resort Country Avg Snow (May)
1 Arapahoe Basin USA 36.2 cm
2 Copper Mountain USA 36 cm
3 Breckenridge USA 35.8 cm
4 Big Sky USA 35.5 cm
5 Loveland USA 34.4 cm
6 Keystone USA 33.5 cm
7 Beaver Creek USA 30.7 cm
8 Purgatory USA 29.7 cm
9 Winter Park USA 29 cm
10 Eldora USA 28.6 cm
11 Vail USA 28.3 cm
12 Jackson Hole USA 26.2 cm
13 Crested Butte USA 24 cm
14 Aspen Snowmass USA 23.6 cm
15 Telluride USA 22.6 cm
16 Kirkwood USA 22.5 cm
17 Solitude USA 20.8 cm
18 Brighton USA 20.8 cm
19 Sugar Bowl USA 20.6 cm
20 Wolf Creek USA 20.6 cm
21 Steamboat USA 20.3 cm
22 Mt. Bachelor USA 20.2 cm
23 Squaw Valley USA 17.9 cm
24 Crystal Mountain USA 17.7 cm
25 Deer Valley USA 17.6 cm
26 Park City USA 17.6 cm
27 Sun Valley USA 17.4 cm
28 Alta USA 17.2 cm
29 Snowbird USA 17.2 cm
30 Heavenly USA 16.1 cm
31 Sundance USA 14.8 cm
32 Mammoth Mountain USA 13.8 cm
33 Taos USA 10.4 cm
34 Northstar USA 10.2 cm
35 Sugarloaf USA 2.4 cm
36 Stowe USA 2.3 cm
37 Sunday River USA 2.1 cm
38 Killington USA 1.7 cm
39 Sugarbush USA 1.4 cm
40 Snowshoe USA 1.2 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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