Ashland snowstorms

Ashland’s snow record here is the Ashland experimental farm station, with daily snowfall reports since 1893. Over its 61 complete winters the middle value is 56.3 in of snow a winter. The biggest storm on record there brought 21 in over Mar. 15, 2002.

This winter (2026-27) so far: 0 in, no 1-inch day yet.

Biggest storms

Dates	Total
Mar. 15, 2002	21 in
Dec. 3–4, 1970	20.5 in
Dec. 4, 2019	20 in
Jan. 25–27, 1916	19 in
Feb. 9–12, 1894	18.5 in
Mar. 7, 1926	18 in
Dec. 21–23, 1968Snowstorm of Dec. 18–24, 1968	17.7 in
Jan. 4–7, 1967Snowstorm of Jan. 3–7, 1967	17.3 in
Mar. 14, 1893	17.2 in
Dec. 16–18, 1927	17 in
Dec. 13–16, 1974	16.8 in
Feb. 6–8, 2019	16.5 in
Feb. 15–16, 1990	16.3 in
Feb. 8–10, 1909	16 in
Nov. 19, 1957	16 in

A storm here is a run of days with measurable snow, at most four days. A day with under half an inch between two snowier days separates two storms; longer snowy spells are split into their snowiest four days.

Every winter

Inches of snow each winter (July to June). Winters with gaps in the record are left out.

Snowiest winters

1927-28103.3 in
2022-23100.1 in
1970-7195.2 in
1974-7591.7 in
1975-7690.4 in

Least snowy winters

1967-6824 in
1986-8728.1 in
2020-2129.1 in
1979-8029.5 in
1990-9129.9 in

Earliest first 6-inch storms

October 23, 19331933-34
October 30, 19511951-52
November 5, 19591959-60
November 9, 19661966-67
November 15, 19271927-28

Where to ski near Ashland

Groomed cross-country venues from XC Index, by distance.

Station: GHCN-Daily USC00470349, Ashland experimental farm. Last full winter: 2022-23.