Where in the US is it guaranteed to snow for/at Christmas

[Anonymous]

Is it pretty much guaranteed that all the ski resorts in the CO Rockies and Utah will be open for business the week between Christmas and New Years and have a ton of snow?

Is it only certain places in the Rockies or all of them?

Thinking ahead to next Christmas, we're not going this year due to the Pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Fairbanks

[Anonymous]

Guaranteed? All? Ton?

No.

Sometimes New England has more snow than the West. It's rare but it happens.

But yes they'll be open and likely have enough terrain to make a trip for most skiers worthwhile.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Ok I should have phrased it better. Where would you go in the US if you want snow and to ski at Christmas? Not Alaska.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Ok I should have phrased it better. Where would you go in the US if you want snow and to ski at Christmas? Not Alaska.

Grand Targhee gets the most/best snow in the US. It's 'close' to Jackson Hole.

[Anonymous]

Are you just talking ski resorts? Chicago always has snow, Vermont. Basically most places 2 hours north of DC are guaranteed snow. My family in Pittsburgh always has snow, usually by Thanksgiving but always by Christmas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you just talking ski resorts? Chicago always has snow, Vermont. Basically most places 2 hours north of DC are guaranteed snow. My family in Pittsburgh always has snow, usually by Thanksgiving but always by Christmas.

I think its clear OP means enough snow to ski on for vacation. Yes my family in upstate NY usually has some on the ground around that time of year, but not always and not heaps necessarily, just some that won't melt from the most recent snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you just talking ski resorts? Chicago always has snow, Vermont. Basically most places 2 hours north of DC are guaranteed snow. My family in Pittsburgh always has snow, usually by Thanksgiving but always by Christmas.

I think its clear OP means enough snow to ski on for vacation. Yes my family in upstate NY usually has some on the ground around that time of year, but not always and not heaps necessarily, just some that won't melt from the most recent snow.

Hahahaha no... I'm in NY and we've had exactly 1 white Christmas in the last 15 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you just talking ski resorts? Chicago always has snow, Vermont. Basically most places 2 hours north of DC are guaranteed snow. My family in Pittsburgh always has snow, usually by Thanksgiving but always by Christmas.

I think its clear OP means enough snow to ski on for vacation. Yes my family in upstate NY usually has some on the ground around that time of year, but not always and not heaps necessarily, just some that won't melt from the most recent snow.

Hahahaha no... I'm in NY and we've had exactly 1 white Christmas in the last 15 years.

Chicagoan here, and no, Chicago does not "always have snow." In fact, for most of the winter it has approximately as much snow as DC. Few people I know cross country ski as a hobby.
Almost certainly going to be a brown Christmas this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you just talking ski resorts? Chicago always has snow, Vermont. Basically most places 2 hours north of DC are guaranteed snow. My family in Pittsburgh always has snow, usually by Thanksgiving but always by Christmas.

I think its clear OP means enough snow to ski on for vacation. Yes my family in upstate NY usually has some on the ground around that time of year, but not always and not heaps necessarily, just some that won't melt from the most recent snow.

Hahahaha no... I'm in NY and we've had exactly 1 white Christmas in the last 15 years.

Chicagoan here, and no, Chicago does not "always have snow." In fact, for most of the winter it has approximately as much snow as DC. Few people I know cross country ski as a hobby.
Almost certainly going to be a brown Christmas this year.

Right? Thanks to Global Warming "most" of the places in the US that may have had snow at Christmas (Chicago, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Upstate NY, Vermont, etc) are less and less likely.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

Thanks for the replies. Yes, we want to ski but I’m also hoping for that magical snow filled Christmas village feel. I would assume many of the ski towns in CO would feel that way if they had snow but I’m just not sure if they always have snow in late Dec or if it is too early in the season to be able to reasonably expect that?

Just curious if anyone has experience and knowledge of this. Is Utah better for snow at Christmas? I’ve never been to Park City. Have been to Breck and Telluride as well as Stowe (not at Christmas though).

[Anonymous]

Park City is at lower elevation so is iffy early in the season. snowbird gets a ton of snow but has no cute village. I can't speak to Grand Targhee. Steamboat is probably worth considering but nothing is guaranteed.

[Anonymous]

Upstate NY for sure - Lake Placid has great skiing.

[Anonymous]

Florida-yes Florida

check this out a friend told me about it

https://orlandoinsidervacations.com/now-snowing-in-celebration-florida/

[Anonymous]

I have spent the last 10 years in the Rockies for Xmas. Any ski resort will have snow (CO, Utah, Wyoming, MT) and a lovely wintry vibe. How great the skiing is can vary. Maybe the bowls and chutes won't be open but usually at least 70% of a resorts runs will be skiable. But yes you can rely on the ground, etc. being covered in snow anywhere out west.