When it starts
Crystal Mountain, Apr 13–15, 2026: the model's run on the day said 8.1" skiable over 3 days, best Wednesday at 6.8" (Nice day); the Morse Lake SNOTEL pillow gained 8" of depth. Close.
Close. 8.1" skiable in the model, 8" on the pillow: inside 3" or 30%.
Pack going in: 64" on Apr 12, 65" on Apr 13. The storm total counts from the first reading, so snow after 5pm the night before is in it.
| Day | Call | First chair | On hill | Skiable | Starts | Pillow before | Pillow after | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Apr 13 | Stay home | 0.0" | 0.0" | 0.0" | — | 65" | 69" | +4" |
| Tue Apr 14 | Stay home | 0.0" | 1.3" | 1.3" | ~12pm | 69" | 75" | +6" |
| Wed Apr 15 | Nice day | 6.8" | 0.0" | 6.8" | ~6pm Tuesday | 75" | 72" | -3" |
Model: the run on the day (Open-Meteo Previous Runs, best_match). PowHound does not keep superseded live forecasts, so this is not the number you saw the night before. It is usually closer.
Clocks, local time: first chair 5pm–8am, on hill 8am–5pm, skiable is both. Stay home under 2", Nice day 2–8", Full Send 8" or more.
Pillow: snow depth at the Morse Lake SNOTEL station, read once a day around midnight. A day's gain is the next midnight reading minus that day's, so it runs midnight to midnight, not 5pm to 5pm. Depth is not snowfall: new snow settles and blows around, so the pillow usually reads under what fell. Not the resort report.
Verdict: close is within 3" or 30%. Season numbers and method: llms.txt.