Snow Reports – which one to use?

Have you ever had trouble searching Google for a snow report and not knowing which sites will give you the best snow forecast? Often Google will throw out a number of different snow forecasts and reports, links and websites with resort webcams that might not actually be what you are looking for.

At NONSTOP Ski & Snowboard, we thought it might be useful to compile a comprehensive list of useful and reputable snow report, webcam and snow forecast sites to solve this problem.

NONSTOP Canada: The insiders guide for snow reports or webcams on Fernie, Red Mt, Whistler and Banff, check out NONSTOP Canada. This site offers great snow reports as well as plenty of information on where to eat, where to shop, where to stay and what to do in all of these resorts.

Snowforcast.com – This site is one of our favourites because it organizes reports simply and clearly. It offers free snow reports from a wide range of locations and shows links to webcams so that you can see the snow in real time.

Ski Club of Great Britain Snow Reports – Another good site for snow reports. Although it lists reports from fewer countries, it gives more detail and also provides weekly forecasts to help you plan in advance.

The BBC Weather Snow News – If you are looking for a reliable snow report from an official source, it doesn’t get much better than the BBC. There are country overviews giving an outline of the recent snowfall, however the BBC only gives information for the major resorts. If you are going off the beaten track, it would be better to find information elsewhere.

Snowfix.com – The bonus of this site is that when you look at a report for a certain region, it presents it to you in the form of an interactive map. We find this very helpful to visualise the region and understand where the weather is coming from.

ifyouski.com – This is a helpful website that blends a ‘travel agent’ with a ‘snow report’. This site gives you information on the most recent snow fall and then gives you quotes on how much it will cost to get there.

Hopefully you can find a descent snow report amongst those sites. At NONSTOP, we have situated our instructor and improvement courses at resorts that are known to get above the average, if not phenomenal amounts of snow and fresh powder! Why not check them out.