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Blacktail Mountain Ski Area

As of 9:47 a.m. MT Oct 20, the Blacktail Mountain Ski Area SNOTEL station (Blacktail Mtn, 5,660 ft) reports 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Flathead Valley · MT

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, Blacktail Mountain Ski Area has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (SNOTEL, 3 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (SNOTEL).Poor
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Description · generated

Blacktail Mountain Ski Area is in the Flathead Valley of northwest Montana, west of Flathead Lake. The base sits at 5,340 feet and the summit at 6,780 feet, giving 1,440 feet of vertical. The area has four lifts and a longest run of 1.75 miles, and it averages about 250 inches of snow a year. The lodge and parking are at the top of the mountain, so skiers can ski down first and ride a lift back up afterward. The terrain lies within National Forest land with views toward Glacier National Park and the Mission, Whitefish and Cabinet Ranges.

Blacktail Webcam webcam at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area, 6,780′

Blacktail Webcam· 6,780′

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53°Feels 53°
0"New snow
Wind
0%Precip chance
8
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Blacktail Mountain Ski Area's PeakCam Snow Score is 8 of 100 (poor): snow quality 7.7 of 15, 7-day forecast 0.3 of 20, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25.

Why 8? 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 days0.3 / 20
    0.2 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality7.7 / 15
    snow within the last day, 3-day high 55°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 8, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 8 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 8, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 8 on 2026-10-20.

Snow Report

SNOTEL Source ↗
0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
0″
SWE
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
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Trails Open
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Lifts Open
Flat Light
Expect heavy overcast and flat light today.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: snotel

  • Base depthSNOTELrecent 3 h
  • 24 h newSNOTELrecent 3 h
  • TempSNOTELrecent 19 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 4 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

NWS Forecast ↗

14-day snow outlook · summit

0.2 in next 7 days · 0.7 in over 14 · peak 0.3 in on Wed, Oct 28

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    49°/33°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    51°/36°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    49°/35°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    –

    43°/30°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    –

    36°/25°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    ✳✳✳

    0.1"

    32°/23°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    ✳✳✳

    0.1"

    35°/22°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    ✳✳✳

    0.1"

    34°/24°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    ✳✳✳

    0.3"

    31°/22°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    0.2"

    32°/21°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    42°/26°

    3m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    45°/28°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    46°/30°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    41°/33°

    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
53°
EVE
51°
Wed
AM
46°
PM
55°
EVE
51°
Thu
AM
47°

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 Blacktail Mountain Ski Area, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
BaseBLACKTAILNWS · 5,675 ft · 3.7 km––––
BaseBlacktail MtnSNOTEL · 5,660 ft · 3.7 km0″0″45.5°F–
BaseBLACKTAIL MOUNTAIN, MT USGHCN-Daily · 5,650 ft · 4.1 km0″–48°F–

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: NOAA National Weather Service; USDA NRCS SNOTEL; NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

Live Cams · 1 available

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Last 24 hBlacktail Webcam

4 frames · every 6 h
  1. Blacktail Webcam still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  2. Blacktail Webcam still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  3. Blacktail Webcam still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  4. Blacktail Webcam still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h

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About Blacktail Mountain Ski Area

Blacktail Mountain Ski Area is a ski resort in Flathead Valley, Montana. PeakCam tracks 1 webcam here, plus 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 Blacktail Mountain Ski Area?
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area is a ski resort in Flathead Valley, Montana. Coordinates: 48.01° N, 114.37° W.
How high is Blacktail Mountain Ski Area?
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area runs from a base at 5,340 ft to a summit at 6,780 ft, a vertical drop of 1,440 ft.
How big is Blacktail Mountain Ski Area?
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area has 4 lifts, as published by the resort. The longest run is 1.8 mi.
How much snow does Blacktail Mountain Ski Area get in a typical season?
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area reports an average of 250 in of snowfall a season (resort-published figure).
What is the base depth at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area today?
As of 9:47 a.m. MT Oct 20, the SNOTEL sensor at the Blacktail Mtn station (5,660 ft) measures a 0 inches base at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area.
Does Blacktail Mountain Ski Area have live webcams?
Yes — this page has 1 webcam for Blacktail Mountain Ski Area (live video), free and without an account.
Where does Blacktail Mountain Ski Area's snow data come from?
From the NRCS snow-telemetry station assigned to Blacktail Mountain 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