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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

Analysis

The Season That Fell Apart

California is melting. Colorado bookings are cratering. Resorts are shutting down weeks early. And the CEO of Alterra just walked out the door. A postmortem on the worst Western ski season in decades.

Mar 18, 20269 min readski season, 2025-26, climate, snowpack, california, colorado, alterra, vail resorts, early closures, snow drought, analysis

Guide

March Madness: Where to Chase Spring Snow

Forget the bracket. Here's the only March competition that matters -- who's got the deepest base heading into spring.

Mar 2, 20266 min readspring-skiing, march, powder, late-season, snowpack