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Red Mountain


Ikon Pass

Red Mountain Resort


Ikon Pass
6" to 9" POWDER ALERT - POWDER FORECAST BELOW!
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Red Mountain Snow Totals
Upcoming Snow Potential
3-Day
24"
5-Day
31"
10-Day
47"
This is Above Average for Red Mountain
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Red Mountain Key Knowledge: Red Mountain is a special ski resort nestled in the Canadian Rockies not too far from the U.S. border. The ski resort has a little of everything, including some nice steep shots near the top and loads of well-pitched groomers where skiers can crank it up as far as they want. Great, new lodging dots the base of the resort, and Rossland is one of the unknown ski town gems of North America.
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Core Strengths

Red Mountain
Overall
74.4
Snow Quality
53.0
Snow Volume
50.8
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

40

Rank in
Region

4

Rank in
State

5

This resort is often compared with:

Whitewater
Silver Mountain
Revelstoke
Red Mountain Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Red Mountain Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Tuesday
Day
3"
Night
1"
Wednesday
Day
9"
Night
9"
Thursday
Day
2"
Night
5"
Friday
Day
1"
Night
1"
Saturday
Day
0"
Night
2"
True Snow: 274" per year
Snow Quality Rank

110

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Dump Potential Rank

98

Red Mountain Resort is ranked No. 98 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

10.9%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

5.6%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

20.5%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

98

Red Mountain Resort is ranked No. 98 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

110

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Total Snow Score

This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.

Comparables

Red Mountain Resort

Trail Breakdown

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Vertical Drop

2912 ft

6800 ft
Base Elevation: 3888 ft

Slope Aspects

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A few words on the Snow at Red Mountain Resort

At Red Mt 11.4% of winter days with 6 inches or more of snow and 22% of winter months with 30 inches or less are middle of the pack for western destinations, while 7% of months with 90 inches or more is on the low side. Like most interior Northwest areas Red can see occasionally rain with its 3,800 foot base elevation. Red has a strong powder reputation due to its long and steep fall lines in the trees and relatively low skier density.

Accumulation and Preservation

Red averages about 75% open at Christmas and is less than half open in about 20% of holiday seasons. Red is liberal with opening terrain on a thin base, but it is a very steep mountain and likely to be rocky until the base is at least 4-5 feet. There are a wide range of exposures, with the original Red Mt. and the north side of Granite preserving snow best, while the Paradise and new Grey Mt. areas have sunny exposure. The midwinter interior Northwest climate is chronically overcast. Red Mt. like many resorts has its most reliable snow conditions from mid-January to mid-March.