About Project Powder
One place to compare the world's ski resorts
Snow forecasts, season dates, terrain, trail maps and local tips for ski resorts in both hemispheres, so you can work out where the snow is and plan the trip around it.
Why we built it
Planning a snow trip usually means a dozen open tabs: one resort's website for the trail map, a weather site for the forecast, a forum for when the lifts open, and a booking site to find somewhere to stay. Comparing two resorts in different countries is harder still, because every resort measures and reports things its own way.
Project Powder puts that in one place, laid out the same way for every resort, so Niseko can sit next to Whistler, and Thredbo next to Queenstown.
Who's behind it
Project Powder was started by Ken, a Melbourne-based snow traveller. It's designed, built and run by Beewebby, Ken's Melbourne web studio, which also works out the mountain forecasts from raw weather data rather than copying them from elsewhere.
What you'll find here
- 265 resorts in 12 countries, from Hokkaido to the Andes, with elevations, runs, lifts and terrain compared side by side.
- Snow forecasts adjusted for the mountain. Weather forecasts are made for one point, often in the valley. We re-work them for each resort's base and summit, so you see snow at the top even when it's raining in the car park.
- Recent snowfall for the last 24 hours and 7 days, estimated from those forecasts.
- Season dates from resort announcements, with a countdown to opening day.
- Trail maps, snow cams and local directories: ski schools, rentals, childcare, restaurants and transport.
- News and guides on the seasons ahead, like what this year's El Niño means for snow on each continent.
Where the data comes from
Forecasts come from OpenWeather and are refreshed every few hours during the season. Run, lift and elevation data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors via OpenSkiMap. Opening dates come from the resorts' own announcements, and every resort's links are checked regularly so dead webcams and closed businesses drop off.
Snow forecasts are forecasts: they're a guide to where the odds are best, not a promise. If something looks wrong, tell us and we'll fix it.
How we make money
The site is free to use. Some links to hotels, tours and travel extras are affiliate links: if you book through them we may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. We also run ads and occasional sponsored features, which are always labelled. None of this changes the forecasts, the data, or which resorts we rank where.
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