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Cascade Mountain

As of 9:47 a.m. MT Oct 20, a weather-model estimate for Cascade Mountain puts 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Southern Wisconsin · WI

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, Cascade Mountain 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

Cascade Mountain is a ski area in southern Wisconsin, United States, located between Madison and the Wisconsin Dells near Interstate 90/94. It has 460 feet of vertical, with a base at 820 feet and a summit at 1,280 feet, across 176 skiable acres. The 48 runs are served by 11 lifts, including two high-speed detachable quads, and the longest run is about 1 mile. Annual snowfall averages 56 inches, and the trails are covered by snowmaking.

Snow Cam 1
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Snow Cam 1

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67°Feels 67°
0"New snow
Wind
0%Precip chance
3
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Cascade Mountain's PeakCam Snow Score is 3 of 100 (poor): snow quality 3 of 15, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25, 7-day forecast 0 of 20.

Why 3? 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 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality3 / 15
    days since snow unknown, 3-day high 65°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

Last 30 days
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.

Snow Report

0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
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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: open_meteo

  • Base depthmodelestimated 2 h
  • 24 h newmodelestimated 2 h
  • TempNWS stationlive 1 h
  • WindNWS stationlive 1 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 3 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

NWS Forecast ↗

14-day snow outlook · summit

No snow in the 14-day blend

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    65°/38°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    68°/43°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    68°/45°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    –

    67°/48°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    –

    68°/53°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    65°/53°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    –

    55°/46°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    53°/40°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    –

    54°/38°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    –

    52°/38°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    44°/29°

    4m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    50°/30°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    54°/37°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    58°/37°

    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
67°
EVE
61°
Wed
AM
60°
PM
70°
EVE
65°
Thu
AM
59°

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 Cascade Mountain, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
BasePORTAGE 5.7 WSW, WI USGHCN-Daily · 816 ft · 4.3 km–0″––
BaseEW0200 LodiNWS · 781 ft · 14.5 km––54°F1 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; NOAA National Weather Service.

Live Cams · 2 available

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Snow Cam 2
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Snow Cam 2

Last 24 hSnow Cam 1

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

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About Cascade Mountain

Cascade Mountain is a ski resort in Southern Wisconsin. PeakCam tracks 2 webcams 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 Cascade Mountain?
Cascade Mountain is a ski resort in Southern Wisconsin. Coordinates: 43.50° N, 89.52° W.
How high is Cascade Mountain?
Cascade Mountain runs from a base at 820 ft to a summit at 1,280 ft, a vertical drop of 460 ft.
How big is Cascade Mountain?
Cascade Mountain has 176 acres of skiable terrain, 48 named runs and 11 lifts, as published by the resort. The longest run is 1 mi.
How much snow does Cascade Mountain get in a typical season?
Cascade Mountain reports an average of 56 in of snowfall a season (resort-published figure).
What is the base depth at Cascade Mountain today?
As of 9:47 a.m. MT Oct 20, the latest report for Cascade Mountain puts the base at 0 inches (model estimate).
Does Cascade Mountain have live webcams?
Yes — this page has 2 webcams for Cascade Mountain (regularly refreshing stills), free and without an account.
Where does Cascade Mountain's snow data come from?
Cascade Mountain 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