Seven Springs, PA · Live conditions
The weather on the mountain right now, snow on the ground near the resort, and whether it’s cold enough for the snow guns, from the National Weather Service and a co-op weather station on the same ridge.
Independent guide, not affiliated with Seven Springs Mountain Resort or Vail Resorts. For official lift and trail status, check 7springs.com.
Page refreshed 10:43 PM EDT · updates every 15 minutes
Photo: the house after a past snowfall, not today
The 2026–27 ski season is set to open on Fri, Dec 4, 37 days from today. That’s the first day on the slopes listed by the resort, weather permitting, since opening day depends on cold enough nights for snowmaking. Seven Springs opened on December 6 in each of the last two seasons.
Official lift & terrain status on 7springs.comCold enough to make snow?
Not yet
Not cold enough to make snow in the next 3 days.
Right now
52°F
Clear
Somerset County Airport (K2G9) · 15 mi east of the house · 2,275 ft. About the same elevation as the house. The ridge itself often runs a touch colder and windier.
Observed 9:55 PM EDT · National Weather Service
Snow on the ground
No snow yet
No snow reported yet this season.
Hidden Valley co-op station (HVJP1) · 2.5 mi from the house · 2,867 ft. A volunteer National Weather Service observer reads this gauge most mornings. It measures natural snow at the station, not the resort’s groomed base. Snowmaking builds that, and the resort publishes it in its snow report.
Morning report for Wed, Oct 28, read about 8 a.m. · via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Snowmaking weather
Snow guns spray water that has to freeze before it lands, and evaporation does much of that cooling. So the number that matters is the wet-bulb temperature, which blends the air temperature with how dry the air is. Dry air at 30°F can be snowmaking weather; damp air at 30°F usually isn’t.
Not cold enough to make snow in the next 3 days.
The coldest hour is around 8 a.m. Saturday, at about a 37°F wet-bulb. That’s 9 degrees too warm, since snow guns need about 28°F or colder.
For a sense of timing: last fall, the Hidden Valley station’s first morning at 28°F or colder was November 10, 2025, and the resort opened December 6.
Tonight
coldest 47°
Thursday
coldest 46°
Thursday night
coldest 49°
Friday
coldest 48°
Friday night
coldest 38°
Saturday
coldest 37°
Each square is one hour of the National Weather Service hourly forecast. Day rows run 6 a.m.–6 p.m., night rows 6 p.m.–6 a.m. Tap or hover a square for the details.
A weather-based estimate, not the resort’s snowmaking schedule. Seven Springs decides when and where to run its guns from its own on-mountain readings, water supply and crews. For what’s actually happening on the hill, see the Seven Springs snow report.
Wet-bulb is computed hour by hour from the NWS hourly forecast’s temperature and relative humidity for the house’s 2.5 km grid square (about 2,500 ft), using Stull’s 2011 formula. Thresholds match our snow dashboard: 28°F wet-bulb or colder means snowmaking is possible; 20°F or colder is prime. NWS hourly forecast updated 8:05 PM EDT.
Compare past winters’ snowmaking hours on our snow dashboardThe week ahead
The National Weather Service forecast for the house’s grid square on the ridge.
Tonight
Oct 28
Low 46°
Mostly Clear
Thursday
Oct 29
68°/ 51°
Sunny
Night: Partly Cloudy
Friday
Oct 30
60°/ 39°
Mostly Sunny
Night: Mostly Clear
Saturday
Oct 31
59°/ 45°
Partly Sunny
Night: Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
Nov 1
63°/ 46°
Mostly Cloudy
Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
21% chance of precip
Monday
Nov 2
62°/ 47°
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Night: Mostly Cloudy
21% chance of precip
Tuesday
Nov 3
63°/ 49°
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Night: Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
20% chance of precip
National Weather Service forecast (State College office) for the grid square around the house, about 2,497 ft · updated Wed, 8:05 PM EDT · Full forecast & alerts
Official & useful links
The resort is the only source for what’s open. These are the pages we check ourselves.
This week at Seven Springs
At the resort and around the Laurel Highlands. Dates marked “approx.” shift year to year, so check the link before you plan around one.
Sat, Oct 31
Helen’s five-course Masquerade Dinner with wine pairings, and a Halloween cocktail crawl through the Main Lodge that ends dancing at the Foggy Goggle.
Sat, Oct 31
Merchant trick-or-treat in town 5–6 p.m., then neighborhood trick-or-treating 6–8 p.m. About 40 minutes from the house.
Sat, Oct 31
Business trick-or-treat in Somerset noon–2 p.m., Rockwood’s parade and trick-or-treat at 1 p.m., and Meyersdale’s parade at 3 p.m.
Through Sat, Oct 31
Not-too-spooky Halloween weekends at Idlewild (~40 min): Saturdays & Sundays through Oct 31, 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Through Sat, Oct 31
An all-ages, not-haunted corn maze with puzzle stations and a pumpkin patch on Route 711 just south of Ligonier. Open daily through Halloween.
Through Sat, Oct 31
October haunted trail, Fridays & Saturdays all month. The teenagers’ pick of the fall calendar.
Good to know
Only the resort can tell you that. Seven Springs posts which lifts and trails are running on its Lift & Terrain Status page at 7springs.com. This page is an independent guide to the weather and snow around the mountain; it isn’t affiliated with Seven Springs Mountain Resort or Vail Resorts.
Snowmaking depends on the wet-bulb temperature, which combines air temperature and humidity. As a rule of thumb, snow guns can start making snow around a 28°F wet-bulb, and they make it fastest and driest at about 20°F and below. In dry air that can happen with the thermometer near freezing; in damp air it takes colder temperatures. The resort decides when to run its system.
For natural snow, the closest daily measurement is the National Weather Service cooperative station at Hidden Valley, 2,867 feet up and about 2½ miles from the house; its latest morning report is shown on this page. The resort’s base depth on the slopes is a different number, because snowmaking builds it, and Seven Springs publishes it in its snow report.
Early December in most years: the resort opened on December 6 in both 2024 and 2025. For 2026–27, Seven Springs lists Friday, December 4 as its first day on the slopes, weather permitting. The real date depends mostly on getting enough cold nights for the snowmakers to build a base.
Staying on the mountain?
Mountain Haven is a whole house at Mt. Villas, on the resort property. It sleeps 16+ across 3 bedrooms, a den and a bunk loft, with a private hot tub on the deck. It isn’t ski-in/ski-out: the free resort shuttle stops at Mt. Villas and runs to the lifts.
Sunday-to-Thursday stays are the quiet way to catch early-season snow.