With the snowpack in the Sierra Mountains on the US West Coast running at double the seasonal average and a number of western US resorts already having surpassed their all-time snowfall records speculation is mountain that some will extend their ski seasons into June and that it may also be possible to ski on US Independence Day again on 4th July.
The last year that happened at multiple ski areas was July 2019, when 10 ski areas, mostly on the US West coast, along with Arapahoe Basin in Colorado, staying open that late for the first time in 8 years, remained open to 4th July, or re-opened on the day.
Currently Mammoth Mountain is posting America and the world's deepest snowpack at over 25 feet (7.5 metres). It has stayed open into August some years. Normally Timberline in Oregon is the only US area that makes it through to July and August opening however.
The Palisades, currently reporting 10 feet of snow lying at its base and 20 feet on upper slopes, plans to stay open at least to the end of May.
Despite the big snow depths at present, with snow still falling, much depends on the spring and early summer heat to see how long the snow does last once the conventional ski season ends.
