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Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
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Speed		 Wind
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2/26
0" Mostly Sunny
20°F
↓ Base
W 20mph
45mph
30%
1-2" Snow
8°F
↓ Base
SW 10mph
35mph
80%
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2/27
1-2" Snow
11°F
↓ Base
WNW 15mph
35mph
90%
0-1" Snow Showers
-10°F
↓ Base
SSE 5mph
15mph
40%
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2/28
0" Partly Cloudy
14°F
↓ Base
W 10mph
15mph
50%
0" Cold
-6°F
↓ Base
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10mph
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3/1
0" Sunny
29°F
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15mph
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8°F
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3/2
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29°F
↓ Base
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Forecast Elev: 9,850ft Base Elev: 8,120ft Summit Elev: 11,570ft Updated: 9 minutes ago

New Snow

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Resort reported at Friday Feb 26 @ 5:55am MST

Snowfall History
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Current Weather

6°F
Temperature
10mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Friday Feb 26 @ 6:32am MST

Snowpack

84%
of average for the season
Estimated on Friday Feb 26 @ 5:00am MST
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 11 miles of Vail at an average elevation of 10413ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Vail and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.

Terrain

100%
Area Open
195 of 195
Trails Open
30 of 31
Lifts Open
52"
Base Depth
Packed Powder
Resort reported at Friday Feb 26 5:55am MST
OpenSnow does not verify this data. Resorts are responsible for any errors. Report a problem
Snow report provided by SnoCountry

Cams

Blue Sky Snow Stake (Live)
Blue Sky Snow Stake (Live)
Blue Sky Snow Stake (5 AM)
Blue Sky Snow Stake (5 AM)
Mid-Mountain Snow Stake (Live)
Mid-Mountain Snow Stake (Live)
Buffalos
Buffalos
Wildwood
Wildwood
Eagle's Nest Lookout
Eagle's Nest Lookout
China Bowl
China Bowl
Blue Sky Overlook
Blue Sky Overlook
Two Elk
Two Elk
Mid Vail
Mid Vail
Mid Vail & Gore Range
Mid Vail & Gore Range
Village
Village
Lionshead
Lionshead
Covered Bridge
Covered Bridge
I-70 East Vail Looking East
I-70 East Vail Looking East
I-70 East Vail Looking West
I-70 East Vail Looking West
I-70 East Vail Truck Ramp Looking West
I-70 East Vail Truck Ramp Looking West
I-70 Vail Pass Summit Looking East
I-70 Vail Pass Summit Looking East
I-70 Vail Pass Summit Looking West
I-70 Vail Pass Summit Looking West

Daily Snow Forecasts

US and Canada
More snow for the Northwest & Northern Rockies
Updated 4 hours ago Alan Smith
British Columbia and Washington were hit with another good storm on Thursday. Heavy snow will continue to fall across the Cascades on Friday, while Idaho and the Tetons in Wyoming will also score deep snow totals. The storm track will remain favorable for the Northwest heading into early next week, and eventually by late next week, the Sierras & Tahoe may get in on the action as well.
I-70
Refresh + More Saturday
Updated 20 hours ago Sam Collentine
1-3 inches for the ski resorts along the I-70 corridor. Cool and dry on Thursday and into Friday. Gusty winds also in play for Friday. Mostly light snow Friday night through Saturday. Dry conditions likely Sunday and Monday. Chances for snow return during the middle of next week.
Chase Powder
Cold and deep. Wind could spell evil periods.
Updated 22 hours ago Powderchaser Steve
The next storm system is just getting underway in the Northwest. Significant snow will fall from Thursday to Friday night. Decent energy will pass through central Idaho, northern Wyoming, and the central and northern Wasatch of Utah. Windy periods are going to make chasing powder very difficult gambling on openings and snow quality.
Vail
Saturday powder possible at Vail
Updated 23 hours ago Joel Gratz
Thursday morning will offer 2-4 inches of fresh snow, then 3-10 inches of powder could arrive in time for Saturday.
Colorado
Thursday freshies in the east, next storm on Friday night &...
Updated 23 hours ago Joel Gratz
Wednesday night brought intense snow to areas east of the divide with double-digit totals in the Denver area, 6 inches at Eldora, and 1-4 inches for other less favored mountains. On Thursday we'll see dry weather with a few showers over the south. The next storm from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon will deliver 3-10 inches to the northern and central mountains.

Trail Maps

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Back Bowls
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Blue Sky Basin

Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.
Avalanche Danger
Moderate (2)
Valid Wednesday, Feb 24th 5:00pm MST 1 day ago
Until Friday, Feb 26th 5:30pm MST

Heightened avalanche conditions on specific terrain features. Evaluate snow and terrain carefully; identify features of concern.

More Details

The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Vail Summit Zone forecast provided by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

Vail Summit Zone Avalanche Forecast
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