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Great Divide Ski Area

As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, the Great Divide Ski Area SNOTEL station (Nevada Ridge, 7,030 ft) reports 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 1 in.

Continental Divide · MT

Pre-season (projected). As of Oct 20, Great Divide Ski Area has not opened for the season: projected opening Nov 28; base 1 in. (SNOTEL, 4 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (SNOTEL).Poor
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Description · generated

Great Divide Ski Area is in Montana, United States, on the Continental Divide about 30 minutes from Helena. The mountain has 1,500 skiable acres and 1,500 feet of vertical, running from a 5,830-foot base to a 7,330-foot summit. Six lifts serve the terrain, which includes a beginner rope tow, gentle learning slopes, cruising runs with night skiing, and all-mountain trails. Glades and tree skiing are on one section of the mountain, and cornices and advanced terrain are in Rawhide Gulch.

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51°Feels 51°
0"New snow
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13
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Great Divide Ski Area's PeakCam Snow Score is 13 of 100 (poor): operating status 5 of 10, snow quality 6.3 of 15, 7-day forecast 1.2 of 20, depth vs normal 0.6 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25.

Why 13? The five components
  • Depth vs normal0.6 / 30
    base 1 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 days1.2 / 20
    0.7 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality6.3 / 15
    snow within the last day, 3-day high 59°F (SNOTEL) · derived
  • Operating status5 / 10
    pre-season (projected date) · catalogue

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: 5 to 13, low 5 on 2026-09-21, high 13 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 5 to 13, low 5 on 2026-09-21, high 13 on 2026-10-20.

Snow Report

SNOTEL Source ↗
1″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
0.8″
SWE
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
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Trails Open
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Lifts Open
Standard Conditions
Standard mountain conditions expected today.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: snotel

  • Base depthSNOTELrecent 4 h
  • 24 h newSNOTELrecent 4 h
  • TempSNOTELrecent 20 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 5 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

NWS Forecast ↗

14-day snow outlook · summit

0.7 in next 7 days · 1 in over 14 · peak 0.6 in on Fri, Oct 23

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    50°/35°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    55°/35°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    55°/34°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    ✳✳✳

    0.6"

    43°/26°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    ✳✳✳

    –

    39°/24°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    30°/19°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    0.1"

    32°/20°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    36°/19°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    ✳✳✳

    –

    32°/21°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    ✳✳✳

    0.2"

    30°/18°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    49°/24°

    3m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    50°/26°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    47°/28°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    45°/28°

    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
51°
EVE
48°
Wed
AM
48°
PM
57°
EVE
53°
Thu
AM
50°

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 Great Divide Ski Area, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
SummitNevada RidgeSNOTEL · 7,030 ft · 17.8 km1″0″46.9°F–
SummitNEVADA RIDGE, MT USGHCN-Daily · 7,020 ft · 17.8 km4″–45°F–
BaseHELENA 10.6 N, MT USGHCN-Daily · 4,076 ft · 21.5 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 Great Divide Ski Area

Great Divide Ski Area is a ski resort in Continental Divide, Montana. 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 Great Divide Ski Area?
Great Divide Ski Area is a ski resort in Continental Divide, Montana. Coordinates: 46.75° N, 112.31° W.
How high is Great Divide Ski Area?
Great Divide Ski Area runs from a base at 5,830 ft to a summit at 7,330 ft, a vertical drop of 1,500 ft.
How big is Great Divide Ski Area?
Great Divide Ski Area has 1,500 acres of skiable terrain and 6 lifts, as published by the resort.
When does Great Divide Ski Area open for the 2026–27 season?
Great Divide Ski Area is projected to open for the 2026–27 season around Saturday, November 28, 2026. That is a projection, not an announcement; PeakCam marks the date confirmed when the resort says so.
How much snow does Great Divide Ski Area get in a typical season?
At the Nevada Ridge NRCS station (7,030 ft), the 1991–2020 median snow depth peaks at 48 inches around Mar 17; that is depth on the ground at one elevation, not seasonal snowfall.
What is the base depth at Great Divide Ski Area today?
As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, the SNOTEL sensor at the Nevada Ridge station (7,030 ft) measures a 1 inch base at Great Divide Ski Area.
Where does Great Divide Ski Area's snow data come from?
From the NRCS snow-telemetry station assigned to Great Divide 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