El Niño winters bring Bluewood about 14% less snow than a typical winter.
Based on 14 El Niño winters since 1986: 3 of them beat Bluewood's median snowfall. That's a clear, consistent pattern, not just noise. Ranks #146 of 152 Western resorts for El Niño snowfall.
Checked against a real snow station: at the Touchet SNOTEL station, measured precipitation in El Niño winters ran −10% vs. its average (43 winters of measurements).
Snowfall each winter compared with Bluewood's 40-winter average, colored by what the Pacific was doing.
El Niño La Niña Neutral
Mid-mountain, November–April. Any single winter can buck the pattern; that's why we look at averages.
El Niño winters have run leaner here. If you're flexible, see which Pacific Northwest & Alaska resorts hold up best, or where El Niño brings the most snow.
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