SkiBuds mountain weather
Ski resort weather. Find your window.
Snow forecasts for your ski day: when does snow arrive, and when does the wind ease? What changes between the base and the summit? SkiBuds brings the forecast into the decisions that make a ski day.
Learn how to read a ski resort snow forecast →- Snowfall outlook
- 24h / 48h / 7 days
- From the next storm to the week ahead.
- Mountain elevations
- Base / Mid / Summit
- Explore the available elevation views.
- Ski Signal
- A window to ride
- A recommendation, its reasons, and its confidence.
Follow the snow
See the total. Understand the timing.
A promising snow total is a starting point. Use the hourly forecast to see when snow is expected, then check the daily and weekly views to put it in context.
The next few hours
Check current feels-like conditions and visibility, then follow hourly temperature, snowfall and wind. Decide whether you want the first chair or a later window as conditions change.
The next few days
Compare forecast snowfall over the next 24 hours, 48 hours and seven local days, including the current day at the resort.
The shape of a storm
Storm timing highlights the expected start, peak and snowfall periods, and you can follow how that outlook changes as new forecasts arrive.
A look at recent radar
Step through recent RainViewer radar imagery to see precipitation around the mountain. It is a view of recent weather; the forecast provides the outlook.
Weather at the elevation you ride
Follow the forecast up the mountain
Switch between base, mid-mountain and summit views for the part of the resort you're planning to ride. Available temperature, wind and snow detail depends on the source.
Elevation views are forecast estimates. Some sources do not provide a distinct forecast for each elevation; these are not separate measurements at the base, middle and summit.
Summit
Temperatures, wind and gusts where exposed terrain can change the feel of the day.
Mid-mountain
The forecast for the middle of the resort, compared with the top and base.
Base
Lower-mountain conditions alongside the precipitation outlook and freezing level where available.
Your Ski Signal
A recommendation you can look into
Ski Signal brings the forecast together into a suggested riding window, explains the conditions behind it, and shows its confidence.
Ski Signal and day rankings describe forecast weather. They do not assess avalanche safety or confirm that terrain or lifts are open.
Plan a window, or a week
The day planner compares riding windows and week rankings help you spot promising days across your favourite resorts.
Get a feel for the snow
Snow-quality estimates add context to accumulation totals, alongside temperature and, where available, the freezing level.
Give wind its own attention
Wind speed, gusts and exposure sit alongside the snow forecast, so you can weigh an exposed summit against the rest of the day.
Go deeper when you want to
Optional advanced views add model comparisons and atmospheric detail where supported.
Powder alerts, on your terms
Your mountains. Your kind of storm.
Set the conditions that get your attention, then let SkiBuds check the forecast against your preferences for favourite resorts.
Alerts are opt-in and evaluated when forecasts refresh and when you return to the app. Delivery depends on notification permissions and available forecast data.
Your snow threshold
Choose how much forecast snowfall qualifies.
Your wind limit
Add wind to the conditions you care about.
Your confidence setting
Set a minimum forecast confidence.
Your quiet hours
Choose when alerts should stay quiet.
Know what's behind the outlook
Sources, freshness and room for uncertainty
Weather changes. SkiBuds shows source information, update times and confidence so you can understand the outlook you're using.
Multiple weather sources
Supported sources include the U.S. National Weather Service, WeatherAPI and MET Norway. Availability depends on the mountain and coverage, and the app identifies the source behind each forecast.
Observations alongside forecasts
Where available, nearby SNOTEL stations add measured snow-depth context alongside the forecast.
Freshness you can check
Update times and stale-data indicators show when information was refreshed.
Detail that depends on coverage
Forecast models, observations, radar and advanced insights aren't available everywhere, so the depth of the weather view varies between mountains.
Check a forecast now
Every one of the 115 resorts SkiBuds supports has a forecast page on this site, refreshed hourly.