AccuWeather's 2025-2026 ski season forecast

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As millions of skiers and riders prepare to head to the slopes this winter, AccuWeather's long-range experts say some areas of the country will experience better ski conditions than others. Lincoln Riddle has the story.

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00:00With multiple resorts open and the backcountry in play, ski season is here.

00:05AccuWeather's long-range experts say this winter will be a book-end season for much of the country.

00:11Strong early and late, with a quieter stretch in between.

00:14Some areas of the United States are expected to see more favorable conditions for snowfall than others,

00:20such as the upper Midwest, where persistent cold and snow are forecast for this winter.

00:25Whether you're not, you're all the time in that pattern of constant snow events.

00:31Outside of that, you're going to be cold enough to produce more snow and keep the snow that you already have.

00:37In the east, a favorable and active storm track will get the season started off on a strong note,

00:43allowing resorts to build a solid base in December.

00:47Pastelok says there could be a break in the storms in January,

00:50before the storm track picks back up later in the month and into February.

00:53We could have a busy, active season where there's snow and it's piling up,

00:59it's freshening up those ski slopes and deepening that base that we want to see,

01:04and that could last into March.

01:06For those looking to ski the best conditions in the country, you may want to head to the Northwest,

01:11where Pastelok says an active storm track will deliver the goods,

01:15especially in the early and middle part of the season.

01:18We're seeing continuous moisture coming in.

01:20The setup in the Pacific and also the strong jet stream coming across the Northern Pacific

01:27is going to send lots of systems in and really get kick-started this season in the Northwest and Northern Rockies.

01:34There are some areas of the West that could see poor conditions at times this winter,

01:39including mountains in California and the Southwest.

01:43Pastelok says this is due to a mixture of drought, warmth, and a northerly storm track.

01:49Reporting for AccuWeather, I'm Lincoln Riddle.

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