Vancouver Island snow comeback: 108 cm in 48 Hours
Welcome back, Mount Washington. A massive winter storm brings a much-needed revival to the ski season in British Columbia. Incredible snowfall totals were documented at resorts like Mount Washington, which received more than 25 per cent of its seasonal total in just 48 hours.
After months of scraping by in a snow drought, Mount Washington on Vancouver Island has staged an unfathomable comeback.
A massive Pacific storm buried the resort in 108 cm of snow in just 48 hours, roughly the same amount of snowfall that Toronto had accumulated in its record-breaking snowfall start to the season. The single Pacific storm is responsible for more than 25 per cent of the entire seasonal snowfall to date.
Here’s some other snowfall accumulations reported over the past seven days:
Mount Washington (Vancouver Island):124 cm
Whistler Blackcomb: 73 cm
Cypress Mountain: 70 cm
Sun Peaks Resort: 7 cm
Mount Washington now stands at 416 cm for the season, a dramatic turnaround for a winter that had been trending well-below normal.
The rebound isn’t limited to the island. Whistler has picked up more than 70 cm this week, pushing its seasonal total to 649 cm, and is no longer threatening its all-time low season of 635 cm (2004-05).
With two months left in the ski season, the resort will likely clear the low snow seasons of 2000-01 (734 cm) and 2014-15 (671 cm).With two months left in the ski season, the resort will likely clear the low snow seasons of 2000-01 (734 cm) and 2014-15 (671 cm).
Feb. 20, 2026 B.C. snow depth. (NOAA)
Feb. 24, 2026 B.C. snow depth. (NOAA)
Forecast ahead
An additional 10-20 cm is expected across some higher terrain throughout the week, though some coastal communities will see very little precipitation.
The broader pattern remains split: A dry signal persists for the South Coast into early March, while a much wetter regime favours the Central and North Coast.
Vancouver Island’s ski season is very much back on track. Welcome back, Mount Washington.