Weather records show no measurable natural snowpack here. Snowmaking is not in the data, so if this mountain is open these scores describe what the weather is doing to a base we cannot measure.
Midwest, Michigan
Mont Ripley
Vertical 440 ft
Updated 2:19 AM Base 700 ft
/ Mid-mountain 942 ft
/ Summit 1,140 ft
Five days, hour by hour Every hour scored for how the snow should actually ride. Shaded columns are night. Left of the now line is the weather from the past three days.
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SlopeGauge Score 7.2 3 AM Now
Today — Rain's in the forecast, and it's going to chew up the snow surface. Get out early — it's downhill from there. Direct sun should soften the surface faster than the temperature alone suggests, making it more carvable.
Weather No precipitation
Surface Soft
Temp 38°F
Wind 1 mph
Cloud 4%
Sun No softening0 W/m² Scored for the average rider Every score above is weighted by what these surfaces are worth to the average rider — powder over everything, spring corn close behind, and not much patience for slush.
(season pass) Powdery Snow Love 10 Hate Love Deep, dry, untracked. A storm day. Slush Neutral 6 Hate Love Wet and heavy by afternoon. Slow, soft, and it grabs. Ice Hate 1 Hate Love Refrozen and polished. Edges skate rather than bite.
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Saturday
Good Oct 3
Saturday Good Rain's in the forecast, and it's going to chew up the snow surface. Get out early — it's downhill from there. Direct sun should soften the surface faster than the temperature alone suggests, making it more carvable.
Surface Soft
High / low 53° / 35°F
Wind to 8 mph
Best window 8 AM – 3 PM By elevation Summit1,140 ft Soft Good Mid-mountain942 ft Soft Good Base700 ft Slush Good Hour by hour 3 AM 7.2 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 38°F · 1 mph 4 AM 7.2 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 38°F · 1 mph 5 AM 7.2 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 37°F · 2 mph 6 AM 7.2 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 37°F · 2 mph 7 AM 7.2 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. Conditions may get slightly worse from here. 35°F · 4 mph 8 AM 6.9 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. Conditions may get slightly worse from here. 35°F · 4 mph 9 AM 6.7 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 37°F · 5 mph 10 AM 6.5 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Direct sun is softening the snow faster than the air temperature alone would, making it more carvable. 42°F · 4 mph 11 AM 6.6 Soft Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 45°F · 5 mph 12 PM 6.6 Soft Direct sun is softening the snow faster than the air temperature alone would, making it more carvable. Soft underfoot, not quite powder, not quite mush. 49°F · 6 mph 1 PM 6.5 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Direct sun is softening the snow faster than the air temperature alone would, making it more carvable. It's going downhill from here — ride it now. 52°F · 7 mph 2 PM 6.2 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Direct sun is softening the snow faster than the air temperature alone would, making it more carvable. 51°F · 6 mph 3 PM 4.9 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. Direct sun is softening the snow faster than the air temperature alone would, making it more carvable. It's about to get better — give it a couple hours. 53°F · 8 mph 4 PM 6.0 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 52°F · 6 mph 5 PM 6.0 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 51°F · 6 mph 6 PM 6.0 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 51°F · 7 mph 7 PM 6.2 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 49°F · 7 mph 8 PM 6.2 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. It's going downhill from here — ride it now. 49°F · 6 mph 9 PM 6.3 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. It's going downhill from here — ride it now. 50°F · 5 mph 10 PM 5.0 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 50°F · 5 mph 11 PM 4.9 Slush It's warm enough that the surface is turning to slush. 50°F · 6 mph Model slope_gauge_model_v1
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