The Pacific Northwest stays active all week.

A cold reload continues through Tuesday, March 10, with very low snow levels and good snow quality, then a stronger storm train arrives Tuesday night and keeps the Washington Cascades firing through Friday before easing Saturday, March 14, 2026.

Stevens Pass is the clear standout with 65-101 inches by Saturday afternoon, while Crystal Mountain is in line for 51-80 inches and Mt. Baker Ski Area for 43-67 inches. Whistler should stack a colder 22-33 inches, and Timberline can still reach 29-43 inches, but rising snow levels and severe wind will rough up the upper mountain. Mt Bachelor is the miss in this cycle, with only 3-5 inches as the snow line climbs above most of the ski area.

Keep reading for a storm breakdown by resort and more.

Ski Resort Snowfall Totals: Monday, March 9, to Saturday, March 14, 2026

• Mt. Bachelor, OR: 3-5 inches
• Whistler, BC: 22-33 inches
• Timberline, OR: 29-43 inches
• Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA: 43-67 inches
• Crystal Mountain, WA: 51-80 inches
• Snoqualmie Pass, WA: 53-83 inches
• Stevens Pass, WA: 65-101 inches

Storm Timing and Discussion

The first wave is the easy part of the call. The guidance is tightly clustered on a cold Monday through Tuesday refresh with snow levels near the valley floor to around 1500 feet, light to moderate wind, and high-quality snow in the Washington Cascades.

Stevens Pass should keep cashing in with another 9-12 inches by Tuesday afternoon after Monday's reload, while Mt. Baker adds 5-6 inches and Whistler chips in 3-4 inches of lighter snow. Timberline also gets fresh snow early, but ridge winds are already stronger there, and that matters more as the week goes on.

The bigger story starts Tuesday night and runs through Thursday. The guidance converges well on arrival timing and a long period of moderate to heavy snow, but it still diverges on exact intensity and on how high the snow line rises in the south. It is also fairly consistent that exposed terrain will get hammered by wind Wednesday night into Thursday, with the sharpest impacts in Oregon.

Across the Washington Cascades, snow levels rise from roughly 1000-1500 feet Tuesday night to 2000-4500 feet Wednesday and Thursday, which keeps Stevens, Baker, and Crystal solidly in snow while quality slips from fluffy to moderate and occasionally heavy. Stevens looks best for sheer depth with 16-23 inches by Wednesday evening and another 15-23 inches Thursday, Mt. Baker sits around 13-19 inches then 10-15 inches with less wind, Crystal lands near 12-17 inches then 7-11 inches, and Whistler adds a colder 10-14 inches followed by 8-12 inches with less wind but less overall volume.

The Friday pulse is where the north-south split gets obvious. The guidance still clusters reasonably well around one more productive round Friday into early Saturday, although the spread widens on exact placement and on how quickly snow levels fall behind it. It also points to easing wind compared with midweek, which should improve skiing quality where the snow line stays low enough. Stevens Pass could pile up 19-33 inches by Friday afternoon, Crystal Mountain 17-29 inches, and Mt. Baker 15-25 inches, with the best chance for softer snow returning in Washington. Snoqualmie is on a similar snowfall track. Farther south, Timberline takes a hard hit from 4500-7000 foot snow levels and gusts near 100 mph, so its 29-43 inch storm total will ski denser and rougher than the raw number suggests, and Mt. Bachelor spends too much time above the snow line to capitalize.

Daily Chase Recommendations

Each day's snowfall range combines the previous night (4 p.m.-8 a.m.) and that day (8 a.m.-4 p.m.).

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Tuesday, March 10: Stevens Pass is the cleanest chase at 9-12 inches of fluffy snow on top of Monday's reload and with manageable wind, while Mt Baker offers 5-6 inches of similarly light snow.

Wednesday, March 11: Stevens Pass and Mt. Baker are the chase zones, with 12-17 inches and 10-14 inches of moderate-to-fluffy snow; Stevens is deeper, but Baker should ski cleaner if the wind ramps up.

Thursday, March 12: Stevens Pass still leads on volume at 15-23 inches after a huge two-day build, but Mt. Baker is the better quality hedge at 10-15 inches of moderate snow with less wind than the central Cascades.

Friday, March 13: Stevens Pass is the clear bullseye at 19-33 inches of moderate snow with lighter wind than earlier in the cycle, and Crystal Mountain is close behind at 17-29 inches of heavier snow.

Saturday, March 14: Crystal Mountain and Stevens Pass remain worth the cleanup chase at 9-16 inches and 8-15 inches, with lighter wind and a deep multi-day base already in place.

Extended Outlook

Beyond Saturday, the pattern stays active, but confidence drops because the track and warmth of the next moisture feed are much less settled. The broader signal still favors a wetter-than-normal stretch across Washington and Oregon into the middle of March, with the better upside from Whistler through Mt. Baker and Stevens Pass if colder air hangs on.

A few colder solutions keep another meaningful reload going Sunday into Tuesday, while warmer outcomes push the deeper snow north and leave Timberline and Mt Bachelor fighting high snow levels again.