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Buttermilk Winter Weather

What a typical winter is like at Buttermilk: how often it snows (or rains), how cold it gets at the base, mid-mountain and summit, and how much sun to expect, week by week, from 40 years of weather data.

Winter Weather

How often Buttermilk gets measurable precipitation (rain vs. snow), and typical high/low temperatures, December 1–April 15, based on 40 years of real ERA5 reanalysis data.

30% of days get measurable precipitation, season average

Precipitation calibrated against real observations from the Chapman Tunnel SNOTEL station (×1.00 correction). See full station data

Dec 26%
Jan 27%
Feb 35%
Mar 32%
Apr 1-15 32%
Elevation:

Precipitation frequency by week (rain vs. snow)

Average high/low temperature by week

Winter Sun & Clouds

How much of Buttermilk's theoretically possible winter sunshine it actually gets, December–March, based on 40 years of real ERA5 satellite/reanalysis solar radiation data compared against a clear-sky model.

81% of possible sunshine, Dec–Mar average
Dec 81%
Jan 80%
Feb 80%
Mar 83%

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