Banff Sunshine live camera.
Banff Sunshine live camera.

It’s been an interesting start to the ski season across North America, with many of the typically deepest resorts seeing little to no snow throughout the early season. That seems to be changing, to an extent, but still many of the ski areas you’d expect to see at the top of the “5 ski resorts with the most snow” are nowhere near the top. Western Canada, however, seems to be doing pretty well. These are the top 5 ski resorts with the deepest snow depths across North America.

Top 5 Ski Resorts With The Most Snow In North America

  1. Banff Sunshine, Alberta 59 inches
    • Upper mountain base at around 59 inches.
    • Mid mountain base at around 39 inches.
    • Upper mountain cumulative snow total at 97 inches.
  2. Alyeska Resort, Alaska – 57 inches
    • Summit snow depth at 57 inches.
    • Middle mountain snow depth at 17 inches.
    • Season total snowfall at 150 inches.
  3. Revelstoke, British Columbia – 52 inches
    • Base depth at 52 inches.
    • Season snowfall total at 130 inches.
    • 7 day snowfall total at 31 inches.
  4. Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia41 inches
    • Base depth at 41 inches.
    • 7 day snowfall total at just under 15 inches.
    • 48 snowfall total at ~7.5 inches.
  5. Mammoth Mountain, California – 40 inches
    • Base depth ranges from 12-40 inches.
    • Season total sits at 40 inches.
    • 70 of 180 trails open.

Nolan Deck is a writer for Unofficial Networks, covering skiing and outdoor adventure. After growing up and skiing in Maine, he moved to the Denver area for college where he continues to live and work...