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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 (1995–2025), using raw ERA5 reanalysis data calibrated against measured long-term resort averages where available.

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Best for Beginners

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Big Sky

48.1cm avg May snowfall

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Best for Off-Piste

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Arapahoe Basin

52cm avg May snowfall

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Best for Families

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Loveland

50.6cm avg May snowfall

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Best for Quiet Slopes

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Arapahoe Basin

52cm avg May snowfall

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1

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Arapahoe Basin

52 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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2

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Loveland

50.6 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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3

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Breckenridge

48.7 cm avg May snowfall

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4

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Big Sky

48.1 cm avg May snowfall

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5

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Copper Mountain

42.9 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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6

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Winter Park

41.7 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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7

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Keystone

41 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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8

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Eldora

36.4 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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9

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Vail

33.1 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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10

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Beaver Creek

32.8 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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11

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Jackson Hole

31.1 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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12

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Purgatory

30.5 cm avg May snowfall

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13

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Brighton

30.4 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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14

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Aspen Snowmass

30 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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15

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Alta

26.3 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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16

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Solitude

25.4 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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17

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Snowbird

24.4 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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18

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Crested Butte

24.3 cm avg May snowfall

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19

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Telluride

23.6 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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20

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Steamboat

23.2 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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21

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Kirkwood

22.2 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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22

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Mt. Bachelor

21.8 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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23

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Squaw Valley

19 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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24

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Deer Valley

18.7 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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25

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Park City

18.2 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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26

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Wolf Creek

17.3 cm avg May snowfall

29/30 seasons

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27

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Sugar Bowl

16.9 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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28

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Sun Valley

16.3 cm avg May snowfall

29/30 seasons

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29

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Mammoth Mountain

15.9 cm avg May snowfall

29/30 seasons

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30

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Sundance

15.3 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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31

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Heavenly

13.3 cm avg May snowfall

29/30 seasons

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32

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Northstar

12.3 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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33

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Taos

11.3 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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34

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Crystal Mountain

10.1 cm avg May snowfall

25/30 seasons

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35

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Stowe

3.1 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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36

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Sugarloaf

2.5 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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37

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Killington

2 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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38

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Sugarbush

2 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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39

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Sunday River

1.6 cm avg May snowfall

30/30 seasons

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40

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Snowshoe

1.4 cm avg May snowfall

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Data from the ERA5 reanalysis dataset via Open-Meteo (1995–2025). 30-year averages — actual snowfall varies year to year.
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