British Columbia Ski Resorts Just Got Hit With Fresh October Snow
Hot on the heels of a storm that transformed California’s ski resorts, mountains across British Columbia were hit with another round of October snowfall.
At Revelstoke Mountain Resort, the snow stake and its accompanying gnome figurine, Gnorm, were buried yesterday, October 19, 2025. “WINTER IS HERE!” the ski resort wrote in an Instagram post. “Gnorm the Powder Gnome is back and bringing the goods.”
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Near Revelstoke, Fernie Alpine Resort got in on the fun, too. According to the mountain’s snow report, about a foot of snow has fallen in the last 24 hours. Fernie also shared a video of snow piling up on its snow stake. See below.
In western British Columbia, the upper half of Whistler Blackcomb was coated in powder. While the ski resort’s base area remains dry, views this morning from the ski resort’s Rendezvous Lodge look plenty wintry.
RED Mountain, in Rossland, also posted an encouraging before and after photo series of its slopes. Winter, it seems, is starting to win the battle with fall.
The latest snowfall could be a taste of bigger things to come. In his latest mountain weather update, meteorologist Chris Tomer highlighted a large, pending storm. According to Tomer, it’s slated to start depositing feet of snow across British Columbia and the broader Pacific Northwest in the coming days.
That snow should benefit British Columbia’s ski resorts as their planned opening days approach. While snowmaking can provide a hedge against dry periods, the natural stuff showing up never hurts—plus, it’s more fun to ski.
Elsewhere across North America, the snow coverage is also looking consistent. Arapahoe Basin and Keystone Resort—often the frontrunners in the race for North America’s first chair—are both covered in snow. At Mammoth Mountain, California, snow from last week is still lingering.
Hopefully, it won’t be too long from now that we can stop closely watching the weather and finally enjoy the point of all this: skiing.
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