El Niño winters bring China Peak about about the same snow than a typical winter.
Based on 14 El Niño winters since 1986: 7 of them beat China Peak's median snowfall. But El Niño winters here vary so much that there's no clear pattern. Ranks #45 of 152 Western resorts for El Niño snowfall.
Snowfall each winter compared with China Peak'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.
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