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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10-day outlook

10-day forecast

0 cm total · no fresh snow forecast

Fri
0021° · 12kFL 4.4k
Sat
0014° · 16kFL 4.0k
Sun
0010° · 12kFL 3.8k
Mon
0016° · 10kFL 3.9k
Tue
0019° · 10kFL 3.9k
Wed
0012° · 7kFL 3.7k
Thu
008° · 6kFL 2.7k
Fri
0011° · 7kFL 2.7k
Sat
009° · 6kFL 2.7k
Sun
008° · 5kFL 2.6k

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: Friday, Aug 21Lean (0). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 21.

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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