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Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area

As of 9:48 a.m. MT Oct 20, the Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area SNOTEL station (Beartooth Lake, 9,360 ft) reports 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Beartooth Range · WY

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (SNOTEL, 4 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (SNOTEL).Poor
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Description · generated

Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area sits in the Beartooth Range of Wyoming, United States, along the Beartooth Highway near the Montana border. It operates in summer only, and it has been open since 1986. The area covers 600 skiable acres on the Twin Lakes Headwall, with pitches that range from about 15 to 50 degrees. Two surface lifts serve the terrain, and the area lists 2 lifts in total. The headwall suits advanced intermediate to expert skiers, and the surrounding backcountry can be reached by shuttle or on foot.

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43°Feels 36°
0"New snow
Wind
13%Precip chance
11
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area's PeakCam Snow Score is 11 of 100 (poor): snow quality 9.4 of 15, 7-day forecast 1.8 of 20, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25.

Why 11? The five components
  • Depth vs normal0 / 30
    base 0 in. (SNOTEL); no station normal to compare with, so 60 in. earns 27 of 30 · SNOTEL
  • New snow, 7 days0 / 25
    0 in. of new snow in the last 7 days (SNOTEL) · SNOTEL
  • Forecast, 7 days1.8 / 20
    1.1 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality9.4 / 15
    snow within the last day, 3-day high 49°F (SNOTEL) · derived
  • Operating status0 / 10
    status unknown (nothing on file) · none

Algorithmic, formula score-v1: great ≥ 75, good ≥ 55, fair ≥ 35. How the score works · JSON

Last 30 days
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 11, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 11 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 11, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 11 on 2026-10-20.

Snow Report

SNOTEL Source ↗
0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
0.4″
SWE
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
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Trails Open
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Lifts Open
Bluebird
Expect clear bluebird skies today.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: snotel

  • Base depthSNOTELrecent 4 h
  • 24 h newSNOTELrecent 4 h
  • TempSNOTELrecent 19 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 4 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

NWS Forecast ↗

14-day snow outlook · base

1.1 in next 7 days · 2.6 in over 14 · peak 1 in on Fri, Oct 23

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    42°/26°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    44°/29°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    45°/32°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    ✳✳✳

    1"

    38°/25°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    ✳✳✳✳✳✳

    0.1"

    33°/19°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    35°/23°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    ✳✳✳

    –

    34°/22°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    ✳✳✳

    0.2"

    34°/16°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    ✳✳✳

    –

    31°/16°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    0.5"

    32°/18°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    34°/23°

    3m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    34°/21°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    ✳✳✳

    0.3"

    33°/24°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    ✳✳✳

    0.5"

    28°/20°

    2m

Median of the models that reach each day; the pale band is the 25th–75th percentile across models. Updated every 6 hours. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · every model · how it is verified

Tue
PM
42°
EVE
37°
Wed
AM
39°
PM
44°
EVE
40°
Thu
AM
40°
PM
43°

Snow amounts: PeakCam blend of 9 models (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) · Narrative, temperature and wind: National Weather Service · Updated hourly

What the instruments say

by elevation band
Latest station observations near Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
SummitBeartooth LakeSNOTEL · 9,360 ft · 11.0 km0″0″30°F–
Mid-mountainBEARTOOTH LAKE, WY USGHCN-Daily · 9,360 ft · 11.3 km0″–35.5°F–
BasePOWELL 24.2 WNW, WY USGHCN-Daily · 4,412 ft · 21.1 km–0″––

Each row is one sensor at its own elevation, not a mountain average. Daily networks (SNOTEL, GHCN) read once a day; hourly ones (NWS, ECCC, BC ASWS) carry temperature and wind but no depth. Sources: USDA NRCS SNOTEL; NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

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About Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area

Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area is a ski resort in the Beartooth Range, Wyoming. PeakCam tracks snow depth from the assigned NRCS station, updated every six hours.

PeakCam treats this as the off-season here; if the mountain is still operating, the numbers and cams above are the thing to trust.

Frequently Asked

Where is Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area?
Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area is a ski resort in the Beartooth Range, Wyoming. Coordinates: 44.98° N, 109.44° W.
How big is Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area?
Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area has 600 acres of skiable terrain and 2 lifts, as published by the resort.
How much snow does Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area get in a typical season?
At the Beartooth Lake NRCS station (9,360 ft), the 1991–2020 median snow depth peaks at 79 inches around Apr 8; that is depth on the ground at one elevation, not seasonal snowfall.
What is the base depth at Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area today?
As of 9:48 a.m. MT Oct 20, the SNOTEL sensor at the Beartooth Lake station (9,360 ft) measures a 0 inches base at Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area.
Where does Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area's snow data come from?
From the NRCS snow-telemetry station assigned to Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area. PeakCam syncs it every six hours and runs range and spike quality checks. When at least two unflagged on-mountain user reports land within 24 hours, they can move the condition rating by one tier — they never change the depth number. Sensor readings can differ from the resort's own report, which usually quotes the upper mountain.

More on how these numbers are measured: www.peakcam.io/methodology