What's Happened During The Last Two El Ninos?
Here's the skinny:
During both the 2015–2016 and 2023–2024 El Niño ski seasons, Breckenridge Ski Resort recorded healthy, above-average snowfall totals. Compared to the resort's historical long-term average seasonal snowfall of 293 inches, both of these cycles yielded significant winter volume.
The exact breakdown of the seasonal metrics recorded by OnTheSnow shows how the two seasons stacked up:
Ski Season
2015 – 2016
Total Snowfall 321 inches
Days with Snowfall 73 days
Max Base Depth 87 inches
Biggest Single Storm 15 inches
2023 – 2024
Total Snowfall 333 inches
Days with Snowfall 88 days
Max Base Depth 71 inches
Biggest Single Storm 16 inches
What's Happened During The Last Two El Ninos?
Sep 22, 2026
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