Powder Howler See the storm before it hits.

Live radar, snow forecasts and 3D trail maps for 160+ resorts in the western US, BC and Alberta. Free in your browser.

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Example storm: the live 7-day snow forecast, Oct 2026, then the real fly-in to Mt. Bachelor.

The night before

Monday, 7 pm. The Mt. Bachelor card says it's snowing already, heaviest Tuesday morning, and cold all week.

Tue
24″
Fri
19″
Sat
35″
7 days
116″

Every resort gets a card: summit and base forecasts, the snow its nearest station measured, wind up top and the hour the snow starts.

The Mt. Bachelor card's snow forecast: summit 9, 24, 15, 10, 19, 35 and 2 inches from Monday to Sunday, 116 inches in 7 days; base 93 inches.
Mt. Bachelor, 8 Jan 2024, replayed in the real app with that day's data.

Who has the best snow?

Check at a glance. Every resort's pin is coloured by its snow, from grey to the rarest orange: the last day, the last three, the week ahead or the season, your pick.

The map over the western US with each resort pin coloured by its forecast snow for the next 7 days, the deepest in Oregon.
US resorts on 8 Jan 2024, coloured by forecast snow for the next 7 days (replayed).

Coming this winter

Snow score

One number from 0 to 100 for today and the next three days: fresh snow, how light it is, wind and warmth, weighed together. The best day stands out, and the map can colour every pin by it.

The Mt. Bachelor card with its Snow score at the top: 86, Epic powder, 40 inches of new snow in the last 2 days.
The Powder finder ranking resorts by today's Snow score: Soldier Mountain 100, Mt. Hood Meadows 99, Mt. Bachelor 86.

Mt. Bachelor, 13 Jan 2024 (replayed): 86, powder, third in the West that day. Snow score is still being checked against real storms.

Watch it move

Press play on any layer: the radar runs back two hours, forecasts run ahead.

Snow comingThe next 7 days, piling up.
Wind gustsThree days ahead, every 3 hours.
RadarThe last 2 hours, rain and snow apart.

Every card also carries the local avalanche centre's danger rating once forecasts start for the season.

Example storm: the live map, 17 Oct 2026.

Plan a trip: a 7-day snow grid for resorts within 250 miles of Mt. Bachelor.
Plan a trip from Mt. Bachelor, 8 Jan 2024 (replayed).

Plan the trip

Pick your days and how far you'll drive. Plan a trip lines up every resort within reach, day by day, so you can see where the storm lands before you load the car.

  • Snow above the crust How much soft snow sits on top of the last melt-freeze crust.
  • Snow that fell The last 24 or 72 hours on the map, and each card says how close yesterday's forecast came.
  • Powder alerts Your own threshold for each favourite resort, sent to your phone.
  • Quiet week When nothing is coming, it says so, and where the next snow is.
  • 3D fly-in Lands at the base looking up the mountain, lifts and runs drawn on.
  • BC and Alberta too Canadian stations and Avalanche Canada on the same map.

Our promise

Weather apps have a habit of taking things away once you rely on them. We're writing down now what we will never do, and we'll keep it.

  1. Free stays free

    Everything free today stays free: every current layer (full 7 days), every resort card, avalanche danger.

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    Existing subscribers never pay more.

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    We never sell or share your location.

Link to it: powderhowler.com/promise

Know when it hits.

Star your mountain and set a powder alert. iPhone and Android apps are coming; until then the map works in any browser.

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