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Cape Smokey

As of 9:45 a.m. MT Oct 20, a weather-model estimate for Cape Smokey puts 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Cape Breton Highlands · NS

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, Cape Smokey has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (model estimate, 2 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (model estimate).Poor
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Description · generated

Cape Smokey is a ski area in the Cape Breton Highlands of Nova Scotia, Canada. It sits on a headland above the Atlantic coast, with a base elevation of 49 feet and a summit at 1,001 feet, giving roughly 1,000 feet of vertical. The mountain has 16 runs across 160 skiable acres. A single lift serves the whole hill, so all terrain is reached from one loading point. Annual snowfall and longest run length are not listed for this resort.

Cape Smokey - Mountain top
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Cape Smokey - Mountain top· 1,001′

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57°Feels 57°
0"New snow
Wind
0%Precip chance
4
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Cape Smokey's PeakCam Snow Score is 4 of 100 (poor): snow quality 3.9 of 15, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25, 7-day forecast 0 of 20.

Why 4? The five components
  • Depth vs normal0 / 30
    base 0 in. (model estimate); no station normal to compare with, so 60 in. earns 27 of 30 · model
  • New snow, 7 days0 / 25
    0 in. of new snow in the last 48 h (no daily rows yet) (model estimate) · model
  • Forecast, 7 days0 / 20
    0 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 7 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality3.9 / 15
    days since snow unknown, 3-day high 54°F (model estimate) · 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

Snow Report

0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
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Trails Open
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Lifts Open
Standard Conditions
Expect breezy conditions today.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: open_meteo

  • Base depthmodelestimated 2 h
  • 24 h newmodelestimated 2 h
  • TempGHCN stationstale 90 h
  • WindECCClive <1 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 3 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

14-day snow outlook · summit

0 in next 7 days · 1.7 in over 14 · peak 0.9 in on Sat, Oct 31

7 models agree today · 7 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    54°/39°

    7m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    48°/36°

    7m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    46°/41°

    7m

  4. Fri

    23

    –

    41°/34°

    7m

  5. Sat

    24

    –

    43°/34°

    6m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    55°/38°

    6m

  7. Mon

    26

    –

    54°/42°

    5m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    45°/34°

    4m

  9. Wed

    28

    ✳✳✳

    –

    40°/33°

    4m

  10. Thu

    29

    ✳✳✳

    –

    48°/33°

    3m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    46°/35°

    3m

  12. Sat

    31

    ✳✳✳

    0.9"

    49°/34°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    ✳✳✳✳✳✳

    0.8"

    46°/32°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    51°/38°

    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
AM
55°
PM
57°
EVE
47°
Wed
AM
48°
PM
48°
EVE
46°

Snow amounts: PeakCam blend of 7 models (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) · Narrative, temperature and wind: Open-Meteo · Updated hourly

What the instruments say

by elevation band
Latest station observations near Cape Smokey, by elevation band
BandStationTempWindRead
BaseINGONISH BEACH RCS, NS CAGHCN-Daily · 33 ft · 4.1 km45.5°F–
BaseINGONISH BEACHECCC · 27 ft · 4.1 km54.1°F3 mph

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 NCEI GHCN-Daily; Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Live Cams · 1 available

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Last 24 hCape Smokey - Mountain top

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  3. Cape Smokey - Mountain top still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
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  4. Cape Smokey - Mountain top still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h

The only cam we have for Cape Smokey is at the top of this page. Jump to it ↑

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About Cape Smokey

Cape Smokey is a ski resort in Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia. PeakCam tracks 1 webcam here. Snow figures on this page are weather-model estimates, not ground-sensor readings.

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 Cape Smokey?
Cape Smokey is a ski resort in Cape Breton Highlands, Nova Scotia. Coordinates: 46.63° N, 60.42° W.
How high is Cape Smokey?
Cape Smokey runs from a base at 49 ft to a summit at 1,001 ft, a vertical drop of 1,000 ft.
How big is Cape Smokey?
Cape Smokey has 160 acres of skiable terrain, 16 named runs and 1 lift, as published by the resort.
What is the base depth at Cape Smokey today?
As of 9:45 a.m. MT Oct 20, the latest report for Cape Smokey puts the base at 0 inches (model estimate).
Does Cape Smokey have live webcams?
Yes — this page has 1 webcam for Cape Smokey (regularly refreshing stills), free and without an account.
Where does Cape Smokey's snow data come from?
Cape Smokey has no NRCS telemetry station, so depth and new-snow figures here are weather-model estimates (Open-Meteo), updated every six hours. They are a good storm signal but will not match an on-the-ground measurement exactly.

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