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52.6 Million Visits and a Whole Lot of Regret: The 2025-26 Season by the Numbers

The NSAA just confirmed what we all felt in our bones: this was a historically bad winter for Western skiing. Here's the full autopsy -- with data.

May 6, 20268 min readnsaa, skier visits, 2025-26, season recap, data, prediction markets, vail resorts, snowfall, industry

Analysis

The Season in Numbers: A Statistical Autopsy of 2025-26

Today is April 1 -- the single most important day in western snowpack measurement. This year, the numbers are a horror show. Here's every stat that matters from a season that fell apart.

Apr 1, 20269 min read2025-26, season recap, data, snowpack, april 1, colorado, california, closures, vail resorts, prediction markets, jay peak, pnw, statistics, climate

Feature

The Two-Speed Season: Baker Gets 2 Feet While Tahoe Loses 60% of Its Snowpack

The Pacific Northwest is having the time of its life. Everyone else is watching the season melt away. Here's why the weather pattern split the West in half.

Mar 25, 20268 min readspring skiing, pacific northwest, tahoe, palisades, mt baker, snowpack, weather patterns, closures, 2025-26, data, el nino

Data Analysis

Epic vs Ikon: Who's Winning the Snow War?

We pulled the live data for both mega-passes. Here's who's actually skiing on more snow right now.

Feb 15, 20267 min readepic-pass, ikon-pass, snowfall, base-depth, comparison, data

Conditions & Snow Science

The 2025-26 Mid-Season Report Card: Who's Got Snow, Who's Praying for It

We pulled the numbers for every resort in our system. Here's what's going on.

Jan 27, 202611 min readsnow-report, seasonal-analysis, conditions, data