Use by livestock and game is moderate throughout the summer and declines in fall. Mountain snowberry's low growth form makes its foliage easily available. Mountain snowberry is readily eaten by all classes of livestock, particularly domestic sheep.
Palatability varies in different localities and different plant communities.
Mountain snowberry is an important forage species for deer and elk on high elevation summer ranges. Mountain snowberry has been rated fair in energy and protein value. Due to its relatively low growth form, mountain snowberry provides moderate to low cover for most ungulates. Mountain snowberry provides important hiding cover for a variety of small mammals and birds. Revegetation has been particularly successful using transplanted wildings.