Ski West Report SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

Ski West Report SNOTEL Snow/Precipitation Update Report

Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites

**Provisional data, subject to revision**

Data based on the first reading of the day (typically 00:00) for Monday, January 19, 2026

Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Snow Water Equivalent			Water Year-to-Date Precipitation
Basin Site Name	Elev (ft)	Current (in)	Median (in)	Pct of Median	Current (in)	Median (in)	Pct of Median
ALASKA
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Alyeska Ski Resort
Mt. Alyeska	1500	9.2	15.5₍₂₉₎	59	24.8	28.2₍₂₈₎	88
Turnagain Pass	1860	14.5	17.2₍₂₉₎	84	26.0	24.2	107
Basin Index (%)		72			97
-- ARIZONA --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Arizona Snow Bowl
White Horse Lake	7190	0.1	1.6	6	11.3	7.0	161
Mormon Mountain	7490	0.9	2.9	31	12.4	9.2	135
Snowslide Canyon	9720	10.1	9.0₍₂₃₎	112	17.3	11.2₍₂₃₎	154
Basin Index (%)		82			150
Bill Williams Ski Area
White Horse Lake	7190	0.1	1.6	6	11.3	7.0	161
Basin Index (%)		6			161
Sunrise
Baldy	9210	0.9	4.2	21	5.8	7.8	74
Maverick Fork	9210	1.4	5.4	26	6.2	8.4	74
Basin Index (%)		24			74
-- CALIFORNIA --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Heavenly Valley
Heavenly Valley	8540	8.8	11.8	75	18.2	13.0	140
Hagans Meadow	7740	8.8	9.2	96	15.5	12.1	128
Fallen Leaf	6250	3.1	4.0	78	20.7	13.7	151
Basin Index (%)		83			140
Squaw Valley
Css Lab	6890	12.7	18.6	68	34.7	27.2	128
Palisades Tahoe	8010	15.5	21.3	73	32.7	24.6	133
Tahoe City Cross	6760	5.8	6.9	84	22.3	14.6	153
Basin Index (%)		73			135
Alpine
Palisades Tahoe	8010	15.5	21.3	73	32.7	24.6	133
Ward Creek #3	6750	11.1	15.6	71	37.6	27.8	135
Basin Index (%)		72			134
Northstar
Truckee #2	6500	7.5	8.8	85	21.2	13.6	156
Tahoe City Cross	6760	5.8	6.9	84	22.3	14.6	153
Basin Index (%)		85			154
Boreal Ridge
Css Lab	6890	12.7	18.6	68	34.7	27.2	128
Basin Index (%)		68			128
Homewood
Rubicon #2	7560	8.7	11.8	74	21.9	15.4	142
Ward Creek #3	6750	11.1	15.6	71	37.6	27.8	135
Basin Index (%)		72			138
Sugar Bowl
Css Lab	6890	12.7	18.6	68	34.7	27.2	128
Basin Index (%)		68			128
-- COLORADO --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Steamboat Springs
Tower	10610	17.9	22.2	81	19.8	22.4	88
Columbine	9170	10.4	12.4	84	12.2	13.3	92
Dry Lake	8240	8.4	11.5	73	10.8	14.0	77
Rabbit Ears	9390	8.0	12.2	66	11.6	16.1	72
Basin Index (%)		77			83
Powderhorn
Park Reservoir	9990	6.4	12.4	52	12.8	13.6	94
Mesa Lakes	10160	4.0	8.8	45	10.5	11.2	94
Basin Index (%)		49			94
Sunlight
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Snowmass
North Lost Trail	9190	5.0	7.6	66	9.4	11.1	85
Basin Index (%)		66			85
Aspen
Independence Pass	10570	4.0	8.8	45	5.2	8.9	58
Mc Clure Pass	8760	4.3	8.5	51	9.4	11.4	82
North Lost Trail	9190	5.0	7.6	66	9.4	11.1	85
Schofield Pass	10640	9.4	15.0	63	12.8	15.8	81
Basin Index (%)		57			78
Ashcroft
Independence Pass	10570	4.0	8.8	45	5.2	8.9	58
Schofield Pass	10640	9.4	15.0	63	12.8	15.8	81
Basin Index (%)		56			73
Crested Butte
Butte	10190	4.4	7.0	63	6.3	8.2	77
Schofield Pass	10640	9.4	15.0	63	12.8	15.8	81
North Lost Trail	9190	5.0	7.6	66	9.4	11.1	85
Basin Index (%)		64			81
Monarch
Porphyry Creek	10790	5.7	7.7	74	7.8	7.6	103
Basin Index (%)		74			103
Telluride
Red Mountain Pass	11060	5.5	11.6	47	13.1	14.2	92
Lizard Head Pass	10190	4.6	7.9	58	9.5	9.0	106
Mineral Creek	10030	3.0	7.4	41	10.4	9.8	106
Basin Index (%)		49			100
Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek Summit	10930	8.1	17.0	48	17.8	17.4	102
Middle Creek	11260	4.8	10.9	44	14.6	14.0	104
Upper San Juan	10140	6.9	13.1	53	19.7	19.0	104
Basin Index (%)		48			103
Purgatory
Cascade	8900	-M	6.0	*	-M	10.9	*
Spud Mountain	10660	-M	12.0	*	-M	15.2	*
Molas Lake	10610	4.3	8.8	49	11.1	10.8	103
Basin Index (%)		49*			103*
Ski Cooper
Fremont Pass	11310	3.8	8.6	44	5.1	8.8	58
Hoosier Pass	11600	3.6	8.4	43	4.6	8.3	55
Basin Index (%)		44			57
Copper Mtn. - Breckenridge
Fremont Pass	11310	3.8	8.6	44	5.1	8.8	58
Hoosier Pass	11600	3.6	8.4	43	4.6	8.3	55
Basin Index (%)		44			57
Vail - Beaver Creek
Vail Mountain	10290	4.6	9.4	49	6.9	10.8	64
Basin Index (%)		49			64
Keystone - Arapahoe - Loveland
Grizzly Peak	11110	5.2	8.4	62	6.2	9.4	66
Basin Index (%)		62			66
Berthoud Pass
Berthoud Summit	11300	6.0	9.3	65	8.9	12.2	73
Arrow	9660	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		65			73
Winter Park - Ski Idlewild
Arrow	9660	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Berthoud Summit	11300	6.0	9.3	65	8.9	12.2	73
Fool Creek	11130	6.7	N/A	*	7.8	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		65			73
Lake Eldora
Lake Eldora	9700	3.1	6.2	50	6.2	8.4	74
Niwot	9940	3.7	6.0	62	6.6	7.2	92
Arrow	9660	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		56			82
Hidden Valley
Lake Irene	10680	7.2	12.1	60	8.6	11.7	74
Willow Park	10710	6.5	9.0	72	11.2	12.1	93
Copeland Lake	8570	0.8	3.2	25	4.9	6.8	72
Basin Index (%)		60			81
-- IDAHO --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Bald Mountain
Hemlock Butte	5800	14.9	24.4	61	25.6	N/A	*
Shanghi Summit	4590	5.4	14.5	37	27.9	25.2	111
Basin Index (%)		52			111
Bogus Basin
Bogus Basin	6370	3.3	12.9₍₂₁₎	26	13.0	13.0₍₂₁₎	100
Mores Creek Summit	6090	7.7	16.4	47	19.1	20.6	93
Basin Index (%)		38			96
Brundage Mountain
Bear Basin	5350	5.2	9.3	56	15.2	14.0	109
Brundage Reservoir	6280	13.3	15.4	86	25.1	21.6	116
Secesh Summit	6530	16.0	16.8	95	26.3	17.3	152
Basin Index (%)		83			126
Kelly Canyon
Pine Creek Pass	6710	4.6	8.0	58	13.6	12.0	113
Basin Index (%)		58			113
Pebble Creek
Sedgwick Peak	7800	6.9	9.2	75	15.2	11.0	138
Wildhorse Divide	6480	3.2	8.1	40	11.9	10.8	110
Basin Index (%)		58			124
Pomerelle / Magic Mountain
Bostetter R.S.	7530	4.7	8.6	55	10.8	11.0	98
Howell Canyon	8010	-M	12.8	*	13.2	15.0	88
Magic Mountain	6940	5.0	10.3	49	9.6	12.8	75
Basin Index (%)		51			87
Schweitzer Mountain
Schweitzer Basin	6090	18.8	25.4	74	29.2	23.2	126
Basin Index (%)		74			126
Silver Mountain / Lookout
Lookout	5180	7.5	14.8	51	29.4	23.4	126
Sunset	5570	6.0	11.0	55	24.3	21.2	115
Basin Index (%)		52			120
Soldier Mountain
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Sun Valley
Lost-Wood Divide	7870	14.4	10.1	143	16.1	10.9	148
Galena	7470	10.4	9.2	113	13.9	10.4	134
Galena Summit	8790	13.9	11.2	124	14.5	11.4	127
Hyndman	7590	8.5	6.4	133	13.7	9.0	152
Basin Index (%)		128			140
Tamarack
Long Valley	4890	1.5	4.9₍₁₉₎	31	13.1	9.4₍₁₉₎	139
Puhi Flat	6240	9.6	11.8	81	24.1	16.8	143
Basin Index (%)		66			142
-- MONTANA --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Big Sky
Carrot Basin	9200	19.1	14.5	132	21.0	14.8	142
Shower Falls	8060	11.3	11.2	101	16.2	14.0	116
Basin Index (%)		118			129
Bridger Bowl
Shower Falls	8060	11.3	11.2	101	16.2	14.0	116
Basin Index (%)		101			116
Big Mountain
Noisy Basin	6070	19.7	22.6	87	27.2	25.9	105
Basin Index (%)		87			105
Lost Trail Powder Mountain
Moose Creek	6170	7.9	9.7	81	13.9	12.0	116
Saddle Mtn.	7890	13.8	14.4	96	14.1	12.6	112
Basin Index (%)		90			114
-- NEVADA --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
MT Rose
Marlette Lake	7860	10.2	11.2	91	17.0	12.9	132
Mt Rose Ski Area	8810	20.2	17.8	113	33.4	21.2	158
Basin Index (%)		105			148
Diamond Peak
Marlette Lake	7860	10.2	11.2	91	17.0	12.9	132
Basin Index (%)		91			132
-- NEW MEXICO --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Taos
Red River Pass #2	9840	1.0	4.4	23	3.6	5.6	64
Taos Powderhorn	11020	4.3	9.1₍₁₀₎	47	9.5	11.8₍₁₀₎	81
Basin Index (%)		39			75
Angle Fire
Palo	9330	0.8	3.4₍₁₀₎	24	2.9	5.8₍₁₀₎	50
Red River Pass #2	9840	1.0	4.4	23	3.6	5.6	64
Tolby	10210	1.8	4.4₍₂₂₎	41	4.0	7.4₍₂₂₎	54
Basin Index (%)		30			56
Santa Fe
Santa Fe	11480	5.2	7.0₍₂₄₎	74	7.2	8.6₍₂₄₎	84
Basin Index (%)		74			84
Sugarite
Whiskey Ck	10260	1.9	5.5	35	3.9	7.8	50
North Costilla	10570	0.0	3.7	0	3.4	6.8	50
Apishapa	10000	0.3	3.6	8	3.4	7.0	49
Basin Index (%)		17			50
-- OREGON --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
MT Hood
Mt Hood Test Site	5380	10.1	28.6	35	53.3	52.3	102
Mud Ridge	4070	5.9	13.5₍₂₉₎	44	38.6	35.2	110
Red Hill	4410	10.8	26.1	41	64.3	58.4	110
Basin Index (%)		39			107
Bachelor Butte
Three Creeks Meadow	5680	2.3	10.0	23	20.3	20.3	100
Summit Lake	5610	7.7	19.8	39	24.6	33.4	74
Cascade Summit	5100	5.9	18.4	32	24.7	32.8	75
Basin Index (%)		33			80
Anthony Lakes
Wolf Creek	5730	2.9	8.4	35	10.1	11.7	86
Bourne	5850	3.0	8.9	34	12.5	14.0	89
Basin Index (%)		34			88
-- UTAH --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Park City - Snowbird
Parleys Summit	7590	3.2	8.4	38	10.8	12.2	89
Brighton	8790	9.9	10.4	95	15.4	13.6	113
Timpanogos Divide	8180	7.6	10.0	76	13.9	12.4	112
Basin Index (%)		72			105
Sundance
Timpanogos Divide	8180	7.6	10.0	76	13.9	12.4	112
Basin Index (%)		76			112
Bryanhead
Kolob	9250	7.8	10.0	78	13.4	10.2	131
Merchant Valley	8710	0.9	6.4	14	7.2	8.2	88
Midway Valley	9830	10.6	11.0	96	14.4	10.6	136
Basin Index (%)		70			121
Beaver Mountain
Tony Grove Lake	8450	18.6	16.8	111	25.3	18.1	140
Franklin Basin	8140	15.8	12.7	124	21.1	16.6	127
Basin Index (%)		117			134
-- WASHINGTON --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
MT Spokane
Ragged Mountain	4210	-M	12.4₍₁₄₎	*	22.3	20.8₍₁₄₎	107
Quartz Peak	4710	3.6	12.8	28	23.4	20.9	112
Basin Index (%)		28			110
Ski Bluewood
Touchet	5520	7.1	16.6	43	28.6	27.2	105
Basin Index (%)		43			105
Stevens Pass
Stevens Pass	3940	13.0	21.2	61	62.4	47.8	131
Trough	5480	2.8	7.4	38	17.4	13.0	134
Basin Index (%)		55			131
White Pass
White Pass E.S.	4440	7.6	12.8	59	36.0	26.2	137
Pigtail Peak	5800	18.6	28.2	66	45.3	39.8	114
Basin Index (%)		64			123
Crystal Mountain
Rainy Pass	4880	25.7	21.4	120	-M	30.4	*
Harts Pass	6490	43.7	25.1	174	36.2	24.4	148
Basin Index (%)		149			148
-- WYOMING --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Grand Targhee
Grand Targhee	9260	-M	23.2₍₁₄₎	*	-M	18.5₍₁₄₎	*
Phillips Bench	8170	14.8	13.4	110	19.6	15.2	129
Pine Creek Pass	6710	4.6	8.0	58	13.6	12.0	113
Basin Index (%)		91			122
Jackson Hole
Grassy Lake	7330	11.9	16.8	71	21.2	19.8	107
Phillips Bench	8170	14.8	13.4	110	19.6	15.2	129
Togwotee Pass	9590	15.2	12.9	118	19.8	13.8	143
Basin Index (%)		97			124
Hogadon
Casper Mtn.	7940	2.4	6.4	38	6.0	7.5	80
Reno Hill	8410	3.0	6.9	43	7.0	7.9	89
Basin Index (%)		41			84

-M = Missing data.
* = Analysis may not provide a valid measure of conditions.
N/A = Not available.

Footnotes for median and average:
(##) = If less than 30 years are available, this value specifies the number of years used for the median and average calculations.
Sites with less than 10 years available do not have medians or averages.

If the Basin Index (%) percent value is flagged as potentially invalid,
care should be taken to evaluate if the value is representative
of conditions in the basin.

The SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT represents the depth of water in the snowpack, if the
snowpack were melted, expressed in inches.

The WATER YEAR-TO-DATE-PRECIPITATION represents total precipitation since October 1st, expressed in inches.

Contact your state water supply staff for assistance.

Medians and averages are calculated for the period 1991-2020.

Provisional data, subject to revision.

* Site -- Either: (a) the current value is missing; (b) the median or average for the day is not available or is zero; or (c) for snow water equivalent, the median or average for the day is less than 10% of the maximum median or average value for the year.

* Basin - More than half of the stations for a basin with normals report missing or invalid data.

The basin index is calculated as the sum of the valid current values divided by the sum of the corresponding medians or averages and the resulting fraction multiplied by 100.