Best time to visit Echo Valley Ski Area

The climate in Echo Valley Ski Area through the year

When to go

Echo Valley Ski Area scores highest on Eddigo’s travel score in May–September, peaking at 96 out of 100 in July. A typical July day reaches 28°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 4 days and clear sky 53 % of the time. The lowest score is in December (24), when days are cool at around −1°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (28°C) is about 29 degrees warmer than a January day (−1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. December is the wettest month with 72 mm and July the driest with 8 mm, out of about 440 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in January (about 30 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Echo Valley Ski Area lies about 950 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 6 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Echo Valley Ski Area scores 65 or more in these months:

• Sun and warmth (22–30 °C): June–September, up to 90
• City break (15–25 °C): May–October, up to 90
• Hiking (10–22 °C): April–October, up to 82
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–June and September–October, up to 87

How it compares

Of the 366 destinations Eddigo covers in the United States, Echo Valley Ski Area is the 146th coolest over the year and the 52nd driest. It has 5 months with a good score, against 4 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Echo Valley Ski Area scores 96, Badger Mountain Ski Area (36 km away) scores 96 and Loup Loup Ski Bowl (52 km away) scores 95. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.