Mount Washington

British Columbia (Vancouver Island) · Canada

Mount Washington is a ski resort in British Columbia (Vancouver Island), Canada. It averages around 1,150 cm of snow a season on a Maritime (extreme), island orographics snowpack. The season typically runs Dec-Apr.

One of the highest average snowfalls of any lift-served resort in North America (~11.5 m)

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Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Mon
007° · 14kFL 3.4k
Tue
006° · 18kFL 3.2k
Wed
005° · 16kFL 3.6k
Thu
009° · 7kFL 3.7k
Fri
0010° · 9kFL 3.7k
Sat
007° · 9kFL 2.5k
Sun
002° · 8kFL 1.7k
Mon
00-1° · 7kFL 1.6k
Tue
001° · 6kFL 1.7k
Wed
005° · 7kFL 2.8k

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Monday, Oct 12 — Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.

Mountain profile

Summit
1,588 m
Base
1,108 m
Vertical
505 m
Terrain
1,700 ac / 81 trails
Avg annual snow
1,150 cm
Typical season
Dec-Apr
Snow climate
Maritime (extreme), island orographics
Type
Lift-served
Exposure / orientation
First landfall for Pacific systems crossing Vancouver Island; snow can be heavy but enormous

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