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 Sunday, November 24, 2024

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	1540	4.6	4.0₍₂₉₎	115	13.9	12.0₍₂₈₎	116
Turnagain Pass	1880	8.3	5.0	166	15.5	10.6	146
Basin Index (%)		143			130
-- ARIZONA --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Arizona Snow Bowl
White Horse Lake	7203	-M	0.0	*	1.3	2.2	59
Mormon Mountain	7500	0.0	0.0	*	3.4	3.4	100
Snowslide Canyon	9744	3.8	1.8₍₂₃₎	211	6.8	4.2₍₂₃₎	162
Basin Index (%)		211*			117
Bill Williams Ski Area
White Horse Lake	7203	-M	0.0	*	1.3	2.2	59
Basin Index (%)		*			59
Sunrise
Baldy	9221	-M	0.2	*	2.0	2.8	71
Maverick Fork	9220	0.2	0.4	50*	1.5	3.5	43
Basin Index (%)		50*			56
-- CALIFORNIA --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Heavenly Valley
Heavenly Valley	8534	2.0	1.4	143*	4.4	3.0	147
Hagans Meadow	7742	2.0	0.5	400*	4.2	3.8	111
Fallen Leaf	6242	0.0	0.0	*	4.8	3.8	126
Basin Index (%)		211*			126
Squaw Valley
Css Lab	6894	5.9	1.6	369*	9.6	8.0	120
Palisades Tahoe	8013	7.4	3.2	231*	8.0	8.6	93
Tahoe City Cross	6797	0.2	0.0	*	5.5	4.0	138
Basin Index (%)		281*			112
Alpine
Palisades Tahoe	8013	7.4	3.2	231*	8.0	8.6	93
Ward Creek #3	6745	3.4	1.6	212*	9.1	8.9	102
Basin Index (%)		225*			98
Northstar
Truckee #2	6509	1.4	1.0	140*	4.2	3.9	108
Tahoe City Cross	6797	0.2	0.0	*	5.5	4.0	138
Basin Index (%)		160*			123
Boreal Ridge
Css Lab	6894	5.9	1.6	369*	9.6	8.0	120
Basin Index (%)		369*			120
Homewood
Rubicon #2	7619	2.7	0.7	386*	4.2	4.1	102
Ward Creek #3	6745	3.4	1.6	212*	9.1	8.9	102
Basin Index (%)		265*			102
Sugar Bowl
Css Lab	6894	5.9	1.6	369*	9.6	8.0	120
Basin Index (%)		369*			120
-- COLORADO --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Steamboat Springs
Tower	10620	4.6	8.5	54	6.4	9.6	67
Columbine	9167	2.7	3.8	71	5.1	6.0	85
Dry Lake	8271	2.0	3.4	59	4.7	6.1	77
Rabbit Ears	9411	2.5	3.8	66	5.9	7.6	78
Basin Index (%)		61			75
Powderhorn
Park Reservoir	9987	4.2	4.7	89	5.0	7.0	71
Mesa Lakes	10168	3.0	2.4	125	4.5	5.0	90
Basin Index (%)		101			79
Sunlight
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Snowmass
North Lost Trail	9219	2.8	2.3	122	4.7	5.8	81
Basin Index (%)		122			81
Aspen
Independence Pass	10598	3.5	3.5	100	3.8	4.7	81
Mc Clure Pass	8774	2.8	2.0	140	4.9	5.6	88
North Lost Trail	9219	2.8	2.3	122	4.7	5.8	81
Schofield Pass	10653	4.7	5.9	80	5.8	7.5	77
Basin Index (%)		101			81
Ashcroft
Independence Pass	10598	3.5	3.5	100	3.8	4.7	81
Schofield Pass	10653	4.7	5.9	80	5.8	7.5	77
Basin Index (%)		87			79
Crested Butte
Butte	10200	2.5	2.2	114	3.4	3.8	89
Schofield Pass	10653	4.7	5.9	80	5.8	7.5	77
North Lost Trail	9219	2.8	2.3	122	4.7	5.8	81
Basin Index (%)		96			81
Monarch
Porphyry Creek	10788	3.7	3.0	123	5.1	3.6	142
Basin Index (%)		123			142
Telluride
Red Mountain Pass	11080	6.1	4.4	139	7.7	6.8	113
Lizard Head Pass	10193	3.3	2.7	122	5.7	4.2	136
Mineral Creek	10046	3.3	2.2	150	6.2	4.9	127
Basin Index (%)		137			123
Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek Summit	10957	6.2	6.8	91	6.5	7.8	83
Middle Creek	11269	5.8	3.4	171	8.1	6.7	121
Upper San Juan	10140	3.0	3.2	94	6.6	7.4	89
Basin Index (%)		112			97
Purgatory
Cascade	8880	-M	1.0	*	-M	4.9	*
Spud Mountain	10674	3.6	3.3	109	6.9	7.0	99
Molas Lake	10631	4.3	3.0	143	6.5	5.6	116
Basin Index (%)		125			106
Ski Cooper
Fremont Pass	11326	4.1	3.6	114	4.5	4.2	107
Hoosier Pass	11611	3.4	3.6	94	3.7	4.4	84
Basin Index (%)		104			95
Copper Mtn. - Breckenridge
Fremont Pass	11326	4.1	3.6	114	4.5	4.2	107
Hoosier Pass	11611	3.4	3.6	94	3.7	4.4	84
Basin Index (%)		104			95
Vail - Beaver Creek
Vail Mountain	10310	2.9	3.5	83	4.6	5.2	88
Basin Index (%)		83			88
Keystone - Arapahoe - Loveland
Grizzly Peak	11139	3.4	3.6	94	3.7	4.3	86
Basin Index (%)		94			86
Berthoud Pass
Berthoud Summit	11314	3.1	3.2	97	4.7	5.7	82
Arrow	9680	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		97			82
Winter Park - Ski Idlewild
Arrow	9680	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Berthoud Summit	11314	3.1	3.2	97	4.7	5.7	82
Fool Creek	11156	3.9	N/A	*	4.8	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		97			82
Lake Eldora
Lake Eldora	9728	2.0	2.1	95	3.1	4.2	74
Niwot	9979	2.6	2.4	108	3.1	3.7	84
Arrow	9680	-M	N/A	*	-M	N/A	*
Basin Index (%)		102			78
Hidden Valley
Lake Irene	10682	2.6	4.2	62	3.5	5.4	65
Willow Park	10732	2.6	3.4	76	3.4	5.5	62
Copeland Lake	8555	1.2	0.7	171	3.3	3.4	97
Basin Index (%)		77			71
-- IDAHO --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Bald Mountain
Hemlock Butte	5810	9.1	5.1	178	8.8	N/A	*
Shanghi Summit	4600	4.6	2.0	230*	10.7	9.2	116
Basin Index (%)		193			116
Bogus Basin
Bogus Basin	6340	4.8	2.1₍₂₁₎	229*	6.9	5.1₍₂₁₎	135
Mores Creek Summit	6100	5.7	3.2	178	7.4	6.8	109
Basin Index (%)		198			120
Brundage Mountain
Bear Basin	5350	4.7	1.6	294*	8.3	5.2	160
Brundage Reservoir	6250	8.6	3.4	253	11.2	7.6	147
Secesh Summit	6540	9.7	3.5	277	11.6	6.9	168
Basin Index (%)		271			158
Kelly Canyon
Pine Creek Pass	6720	2.0	1.6	125	2.7	4.9	55
Basin Index (%)		125			55
Pebble Creek
Sedgwick Peak	7850	3.0	2.2	136	4.8	4.1	117
Wildhorse Divide	6490	2.8	1.5	187*	4.1	4.0	102
Basin Index (%)		157			110
Pomerelle / Magic Mountain
Bostetter R.S.	7500	2.3	1.8	128	3.6	4.0	90
Howell Canyon	7980	3.1	2.6	119*	3.7	5.0	74
Magic Mountain	6880	3.3	2.0	165	3.6	4.2	86
Basin Index (%)		136			83
Schweitzer Mountain
Schweitzer Basin	6090	14.7	7.3	201	14.3	9.9	144
Basin Index (%)		201			144
Silver Mountain / Lookout
Lookout	5190	5.4	2.6	208*	9.9	9.2	108
Sunset	5540	4.4	2.4	183	7.6	8.6	88
Basin Index (%)		196			98
Soldier Mountain
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Sun Valley
Lost-Wood Divide	7900	4.2	2.4	175	3.7	4.6	80
Galena	7470	4.2	2.4	175	3.6	4.0	90
Galena Summit	8780	4.8	3.8	126	4.8	4.6	104
Hyndman	7620	2.2	1.4	157	2.8	4.2	67
Basin Index (%)		154			86
Tamarack
Long Valley	4890	0.6	0.3₍₁₉₎	200*	6.7	3.9₍₁₉₎	172
Puhi Flat	6240	6.7	2.0	335*	11.5	6.6	174
Basin Index (%)		317*			173
-- MONTANA --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Big Sky
Carrot Basin	9000	6.1	5.8	105	6.2	6.8	91
Shower Falls	8100	5.0	5.2	96	5.8	6.8	85
Basin Index (%)		101			88
Bridger Bowl
Shower Falls	8100	5.0	5.2	96	5.8	6.8	85
Basin Index (%)		96			85
Big Mountain
Noisy Basin	6040	13.1	5.8	226	14.5	10.3	141
Basin Index (%)		226			141
Lost Trail Powder Mountain
Moose Creek	6200	2.9	2.4	121	3.7	5.0	74
Saddle Mtn.	7940	4.2	4.2	100	4.1	4.8	85
Basin Index (%)		108			80
-- NEVADA --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
MT Rose
Marlette Lake	7884	2.7	1.4	193*	3.1	3.8	82
Mt Rose Ski Area	8801	3.1	2.7	115*	6.3	5.0	126
Basin Index (%)		141*			107
Diamond Peak
Marlette Lake	7884	2.7	1.4	193*	3.1	3.8	82
Basin Index (%)		193*			82
-- NEW MEXICO --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Taos
Red River Pass #2	9855	1.4	1.4	100	5.4	3.0	180
Taos Powderhorn	11045	4.1	2.8₍₁₀₎	146	8.4	5.2₍₁₀₎	162
Basin Index (%)		131			168
Angle Fire
Palo	9343	1.7	0.8₍₁₀₎	212	5.2	2.7₍₁₀₎	193
Red River Pass #2	9855	1.4	1.4	100	5.4	3.0	180
Tolby	10220	3.2	1.2₍₂₂₎	267	9.0	3.1₍₂₂₎	290
Basin Index (%)		185			223
Santa Fe
Santa Fe	11465	3.3	2.1₍₂₄₎	157	4.6	4.2₍₂₄₎	110
Basin Index (%)		157			110
Sugarite
Whiskey Ck	10290	1.6	1.4	114	5.2	4.1	127
North Costilla	10598	0.8	1.2	67	4.7	3.4	138
Apishapa	10027	1.7	0.5	340*	6.2	3.2	194
Basin Index (%)		132			150
-- OREGON --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
MT Hood
Mt Hood Test Site	5370	15.1	5.6	270*	22.0	21.0	105
Mud Ridge	4070	3.2	1.8	178*	16.6	14.0	119
Red Hill	4410	7.4	3.3	224*	21.8	22.2	98
Basin Index (%)		240*			106
Bachelor Butte
Three Creeks Meadow	5690	3.2	1.3	246*	10.9	7.2	151
Summit Lake	5610	13.8	4.2	329	18.9	13.0	145
Cascade Summit	5100	10.0	2.9	345*	16.3	11.6	141
Basin Index (%)		321*			145
Anthony Lakes
Wolf Creek	5630	4.8	1.3	369*	5.8	4.3	135
Bourne	5850	4.2	1.1	382*	8.2	4.8	171
Basin Index (%)		375*			154
-- UTAH --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Park City - Snowbird
Parleys Summit	7585	2.0	1.7	118	5.0	5.8	86
Brighton	8766	2.0	3.4	59	4.2	6.6	64
Timpanogos Divide	8140	1.2	2.0	60	3.8	5.5	69
Basin Index (%)		73			73
Sundance
Timpanogos Divide	8140	1.2	2.0	60	3.8	5.5	69
Basin Index (%)		60			69
Bryanhead
Kolob	9263	1.7	2.0	85*	2.6	3.8	68
Merchant Valley	8705	0.7	1.4	50	3.0	3.7	81
Midway Valley	9827	1.8	3.0	60	2.3	4.4	52
Basin Index (%)		66			66
Beaver Mountain
Tony Grove Lake	8474	2.6	4.2	62	3.6	7.2	50
Franklin Basin	8140	2.6	3.3	79	5.3	6.9	77
Basin Index (%)		69			63
-- WASHINGTON --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
MT Spokane
Ragged Mountain	4210	3.7	1.6₍₁₄₎	231*	10.9	7.6₍₁₄₎	143
Quartz Peak	4700	6.6	1.9	347*	11.6	7.8	149
Basin Index (%)		294*			146
Ski Bluewood
Touchet	5530	6.9	3.2	216	10.5	10.2	103
Basin Index (%)		216			103
Stevens Pass
Stevens Pass	3950	5.0	3.6	139*	17.3	21.4	81
Trough	5480	5.0	1.8	278	6.8	4.8	142
Basin Index (%)		185			92
White Pass
White Pass E.S.	4440	5.6	1.8	311*	10.9	9.1	120
Pigtail Peak	5800	11.6	5.4	215*	17.2	15.9	108
Basin Index (%)		239*			112
Crystal Mountain
Rainy Pass	4890	4.4	5.2	85	10.4	12.8	81
Harts Pass	6490	8.4	8.9	94	9.8	9.9	99
Basin Index (%)		91			89
-- WYOMING --
Basin Index (%)		*			*
Grand Targhee
Grand Targhee	9260	6.6	10.1₍₁₄₎	65	5.8	9.5₍₁₄₎	61
Phillips Bench	8200	2.7	3.9	69	3.0	5.8	52
Pine Creek Pass	6720	2.0	1.6	125	2.7	4.9	55
Basin Index (%)		72			57
Jackson Hole
Grassy Lake	7265	3.1	4.6	67	5.0	7.9	63
Phillips Bench	8200	2.7	3.9	69	3.0	5.8	52
Togwotee Pass	9580	3.7	5.6	66	4.3	6.3	68
Basin Index (%)		67			62
Hogadon
Casper Mtn.	7920	2.2	2.6	85	3.6	4.0	90
Reno Hill	8430	2.5	2.7	93	4.0	4.2	95
Basin Index (%)		89			93

-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.