The honest snow report.
New snow, a 1–5 Pow Rating and headlines with some attitude for 203 resorts. Go Pro and Powder Alerts ping you when it's actually deep.
No account. No sign-up. No marketing department.
Pow Pow is Android only for now. The snow reports here work on any phone.
Snow on the way
All snow reports →Nothing's falling yet. These are next in line for the white stuff this week.
Deep snow at a glance.
Open the app and your nearby resorts are right there with today's new snow in big blue numbers. Best pow ranks the deepest spots near you and worldwide; favorite the ones you ski and they're on top every morning.
A ping when it dumps.
Pick your mountains and a threshold — 6 inches overnight, or a 5/5 Pow Rating — and Pow Pow wakes you up before the parking lot fills. Part of Pow Pro, in the app.
Every number, if you want it.
Hourly and 14-day forecasts, snow ratio, snow line, freezing level, base depth, gusts, UV. The Pow Rating sums it up; the full table (with Pow Pro) is there when you want to argue about it.
Free is plenty. Pro is more.
Everything you need to decide is free. Pow Pro is for the people who plan their week around it.
| Feature | Free | Pow Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reports & Pow Rating for any resort | ✓ | ✓ |
| Current, 12-hour and 7-day forecasts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Up to 3 favorites | ✓ | ✓ |
| Powder Alerts | — | ✓ |
| 14-day snow outlook | — | ✓ |
| Live webcams in the app | — | ✓ |
| Home-screen widgets (Android) | — | ✓ |
| Unlimited favorites & the full stats table | — | ✓ |
| “Unhinged” headlines | — | ✓ |
Monthly, yearly or lifetime — current prices are in Google Play.
Snow reports by region
Live new snow, Pow Ratings and webcams.
Questions
Is Pow Pow free?
Yes. Snow reports, Pow Ratings, forecasts and search for any resort are free, with no account. Pow Pro adds Powder Alerts, a 14-day outlook, webcams in the app, widgets and the Unhinged headlines.
Is there an iPhone app?
Not yet. Pow Pow is Android-only for now; the snow reports on this site work on any phone.
Where does the data come from?
Forecasts from Open-Meteo, base depth from USDA SNOTEL in the US, webcams from Windy. The Pow Rating, snow quality and headlines are our own read of that data.
Does Pow Pow know if the lifts are open?
No. There's no free, reliable lift feed, so we infer the season from the calendar and the snowpack and say so. Check the resort before you drive.
What is the Pow Rating?
A 1–5 score from fresh snowfall and temperature, with a bonus for multi-day storms. 5 means call in sick.