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West Mountain

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

Adirondacks · NY

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, West Mountain has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (model estimate, 1 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (model estimate).Poor
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Description · generated

West Mountain is a ski area in Queensbury, New York, in the southern Adirondacks between Saratoga Springs and Lake George. It has 35 runs across 130 skiable acres, served by 6 lifts that include a quad, triples and surface lifts. The summit sits at 1,470 feet and the base at 460 feet, giving 1,010 feet of vertical, and the longest run is 1.4 miles. Most of the trails are groomed, with a smaller set of ungroomed glades, and skiing runs by day and by night. The area is on the Indy Pass.

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60°Feels 60°
0"New snow
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0%Precip chance
4
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, West Mountain's PeakCam Snow Score is 4 of 100 (poor): snow quality 3.8 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 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality3.8 / 15
    days since snow unknown, 3-day high 55°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 4, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 4 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 4, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 4 on 2026-10-20.

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
Bluebird
Expect clear bluebird skies alongside breezy conditions.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: open_meteo

  • Base depthmodelestimated 1 h
  • 24 h newmodelestimated 1 h
  • TempNWS stationlive 1 h
  • WindNWS stationlive 1 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 2 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

    –

    55°/39°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    53°/34°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    56°/33°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    –

    49°/31°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    –

    52°/27°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    58°/30°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    –

    62°/36°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    50°/33°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    –

    46°/27°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    –

    51°/32°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    49°/29°

    4m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    43°/25°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    53°/30°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    51°/31°

    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
57°
EVE
53°
Wed
AM
46°
PM
55°
EVE
49°
Thu
AM
48°

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 West Mountain, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
Mid-mountainGW7904 LAKE GEORGENWS · 1,053 ft · 19.3 km––58°F9 mph
BaseWEST GLENS FALLS 1.1 NW, NY USGHCN-Daily · 404 ft · 3.2 km–0″––
BaseK2CCS Glen FallsNWS · 404 ft · 6.3 km––60°F5 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 National Weather Service; NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

Live Cams · 2 available

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West Express Face Cam webcam at West Mountain

West Express Face Cam

Last 24 hSunrise Cam

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

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About West Mountain

West Mountain is a ski resort in the Adirondacks, New York. 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 West Mountain?
West Mountain is a ski resort in the Adirondacks, New York. Coordinates: 43.29° N, 73.73° W.
How high is West Mountain?
West Mountain runs from a base at 460 ft to a summit at 1,470 ft, a vertical drop of 1,010 ft.
How big is West Mountain?
West Mountain has 130 acres of skiable terrain, 35 named runs and 6 lifts, as published by the resort. The longest run is 1.4 mi.
Which ski pass covers West Mountain?
West Mountain is on the Indy Pass, per the pass's published resort lists. Blackout days and partner-day limits vary by pass tier; check the pass site before you go.
What is the base depth at West Mountain today?
As of 9:45 a.m. MT Oct 20, the latest report for West Mountain puts the base at 0 inches (model estimate).
Does West Mountain have live webcams?
Yes — this page has 2 webcams for West Mountain (live video), free and without an account.
Where does West Mountain's snow data come from?
West 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