The Mt. Ashland snow report for Feb 17 is a 14" base depth with 0 of 6 lifts open. Please note ski conditions and snowfall at Mt. Ashland are sourced directly from the ski resort and are only recorded during the official ski season's opening to closing dates.
Snow Reporter Comments: We are incredibly excited to announce that Mt. Ashland will be reopening this Thursday, February 19th, 2026.
Beginning at 9:00 am on 2/19, Sonnet, Lithia, and Comer Chairlifts, as well as the First Act Learning Carpet are planned to spin. Lower Lift tickets and Sonnet Lift tickets will be available for purchase in person and online upon reopening. Windsor and Ariel Chairlifts will remain closed until we can see what this storm will bring. As a reminder, we need about 2.5 feet of snow at the base and a few days to open up our entire Mountain to all of you! In the meantime, we will open up what we can when we can as it pertains to a partial opening.
The Locker Lodge and lockers will remain closed for now and will reopen when more terrain on the Mountain is open.
The Ski Area is currently CLOSED to all traffic, including Uphill, as staff prepare the Mountain for reopening!
We received 3.5″ of new snow on 2/14 and 2″ on the 24 hour stake with a total of 14″ at the base.
The Mid-Mountain and Upper Mountain stake will be updated upon reopening.
Mt. Ashland, just north of the California border, is halfway between San Francisco and Portland, eight 8 miles off Interstate 5. The runs and lifts are named after Shakespeare plays and characters, with Balcony and Upper Balcony (at 7,500 feet) overlooking them all. The day lodge is Elizabethan, naturally. There are some excellent bump runs, but Mt. Ashland's specialty is a cirque, a giant glacial bowl that is corniced, steep, and demanding. Double-black stuff. A casual observer might consider Mt. Ashland less than challenging, with only four chairlifts, two of which serve the higher elevations, and only 1,150 feet of vertical drop. The locals say, "It skis a lot bigger than it looks."
