Colorado SNOTEL snow report

118 stationsSnow water equivalent, depth and % of medianUpdated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

Statewide SWE159%of median for the date
Stations with snow64 / 118reporting depth
Most snow water3.4″Beartown
Most new snow, 48 h+7″Alta Lakes
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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StationElevationSWE% medianDepth48 h
BeartownRio Grande Headwaters11,580 ft3.4″—10″+4″
Never SummerNorth Platte Headwaters10,300 ft2.5″312%4″+2″
Middle CreekRio Grande Headwaters11,260 ft2.1″—4″+1″
Park ReservoirLower Gunnison9,990 ft2.1″—8″+6″
Rat CreekRio Grande Headwaters11,680 ft2.1″—5″+1″
Bison LakeColorado Headwaters10,950 ft2.0″1000%8″+2″
Black MesaUpper Dolores11,580 ft1.9″—10″+4″
Red Mountain PassAnimas11,060 ft1.8″—9″+7″
Alta LakesSan Miguel11,290 ft1.7″—9″+7″
SlumgullionUpper Gunnison11,560 ft1.6″400%6″+3″
Elwood PassAlamosa-Trinchera11,680 ft1.5″—4″+2″
Rough And TumbleSouth Platte Headwaters10,420 ft1.5″—1″+1″
Wager GulchUpper Gunnison11,110 ft1.5″—6″+4″
Lake EldoraSt. Vrain9,700 ft1.4″—0″0″
Mesa LakesColorado Headwaters-Plateau10,160 ft1.3″—6″+4″
Stump LakesAnimas11,230 ft1.3″—3″+1″
Spud MountainAnimas10,660 ft1.2″—5″+4″
Wolf Creek SummitUpper San Juan10,930 ft1.1″550%2″+2″
Buckskin JoeSouth Platte Headwaters11,160 ft1.0″500%3″—
Deadman HillCache La Poudre10,240 ft1.0″125%5″+4″
Molas LakeAnimas10,610 ft1.0″—4″+3″
SharkstoothUpper Dolores10,730 ft1.0″—3″0″
Columbine PassLower Gunnison9,160 ft0.9″—0″−1″
Columbus BasinMiddle San Juan10,780 ft0.8″—5″+4″
Hoosier PassSouth Platte Headwaters11,600 ft0.8″200%4″+4″
Michigan CreekSouth Platte Headwaters10,700 ft0.8″400%1″+1″
South ColonyArkansas Headwaters10,790 ft0.8″267%2″+2″
Willow Creek PassColorado Headwaters9,520 ft0.8″—1″+1″
Black MountainCache La Poudre8,940 ft0.7″—5″+5″
Burro MountainUpper White9,290 ft0.7″—1″+1″
Castle PeakRoaring Fork11,510 ft0.7″—1″+1″
Jackwhacker GulchUpper South Platte11,030 ft0.6″200%3″+3″
Mineral CreekAnimas10,030 ft0.6″—2″+1″
RawahNorth Platte Headwaters9,100 ft0.6″—2″+1″
TowerUpper Yampa10,610 ft0.6″150%4″+3″
Willow ParkBig Thompson10,710 ft0.6″—1″0″
Arapaho RidgeColorado Headwaters10,960 ft0.5″50%3″+3″
ColumbineNorth Platte Headwaters9,170 ft0.5″—0″0″
IdaradoUncompahgre9,780 ft0.5″—1″+1″
Loveland BasinClear11,410 ft0.5″50%1″+1″
RoachUpper Laramie9,710 ft0.5″125%4″+4″
Bear LakeBig Thompson9,490 ft0.4″—0″0″
Buffalo ParkColorado Headwaters9,240 ft0.4″—0″0″
Fool CreekColorado Headwaters11,130 ft0.4″—0″—
Joe WrightCache La Poudre10,140 ft0.4″200%2″+2″
Lynx PassColorado Headwaters8,910 ft0.4″—0″—
Overland ReservoirNorth Fork Gunnison9,890 ft0.4″—1″+1″
Rabbit EarsUpper Yampa9,390 ft0.4″—1″+1″
SawtoothSt. Vrain9,640 ft0.4″———
Bear RiverUpper Yampa9,100 ft0.3″—0″0″
Berthoud SummitColorado Headwaters11,300 ft0.3″—0″−1″
Cumbres TrestleRio Chama10,030 ft0.3″—0″0″
Echo LakeUpper South Platte10,660 ft0.3″150%1″0″
Elkhead DivideUpper Yampa8,780 ft0.3″—1″+1″
Lizard Head PassUpper Dolores10,190 ft0.3″—2″+2″
Schofield PassRoaring Fork10,640 ft0.3″—1″0″
Vail MountainEagle10,290 ft0.3″150%1″+1″
El Diente PeakUpper Dolores10,210 ft0.2″—1″0″
Elk RiverUpper Yampa8,710 ft0.2″—0″0″
Fremont PassBlue11,310 ft0.2″33%0″0″
GraybackAlamosa-Trinchera11,620 ft0.2″—1″+1″
Hayden PassSan Luis10,700 ft0.2″—1″0″
MancosMancos10,020 ft0.2″—0″0″
McClure PassNorth Fork Gunnison8,760 ft0.2″—0″0″
NiwotSt. Vrain9,940 ft0.2″—0″0″
North Lost TrailRoaring Fork9,190 ft0.2″—0″0″
Ripple CreekUpper White10,340 ft0.2″67%2″—
Saint ElmoArkansas Headwaters10,420 ft0.2″—0″—
Summit RanchBlue9,350 ft0.2″—0″0″
Trapper LakeUpper White9,750 ft0.2″—0″0″
ZirkelNorth Platte Headwaters9,320 ft0.2″—0″0″
Cascade #2Animas8,990 ft0.1″—2″+2″
Dry LakeUpper Yampa8,240 ft0.1″—1″0″
High LonesomeColorado Headwaters10,630 ft0.1″—0″0″
IvanhoeRoaring Fork10,540 ft0.1″33%0″—
KilnRoaring Fork9,610 ft0.1″—0″0″
Lake IreneColorado Headwaters10,680 ft0.1″50%0″0″
Lost DogUpper Yampa9,350 ft0.1″—0″0″
Moon PassSaguache11,110 ft0.1″—0″−1″
Phantom ValleyColorado Headwaters9,030 ft0.1″—0″—
Porphyry CreekTomichi10,790 ft0.1″—1″0″
TrincheraAlamosa-Trinchera10,860 ft0.1″—0″0″
Upper San JuanUpper San Juan10,140 ft0.1″—0″—
Ute CreekAlamosa-Trinchera10,720 ft0.1″—1″+1″
Whiskey CreekPurgatoire10,260 ft0.1″—1″0″
ApishapaHuerfano10,000 ft0.0″—2″+1″
Beaver Creek VillageEagle8,530 ft0.0″—2″+1″
BrumleyArkansas Headwaters10,570 ft0.0″—0″0″
ButteEast-Taylor10,190 ft0.0″—0″0″
Chapman TunnelRoaring Fork10,090 ft0.0″—1″+1″
Cochetopa PassSaguache10,020 ft0.0″—0″0″
Copeland LakeSt. Vrain8,570 ft0.0″—0″0″
Copper MountainBlue10,500 ft0.0″—0″0″
CroshoUpper Yampa8,960 ft0.0″—0″0″
Elliot RidgeBlue10,550 ft0.0″—0″0″
Glen CoveFountain11,410 ft0.0″—0″0″
Grizzly PeakBlue11,110 ft0.0″0%1″0″
Hourglass LakeCache La Poudre9,380 ft0.0″—0″0″
Independence PassRoaring Fork10,570 ft0.0″0%——
Jones PassColorado Headwaters10,430 ft0.0″—1″—
Lily PondAlamosa-Trinchera11,070 ft0.0″—0″—
Lone ConeSan Miguel9,730 ft0.0″—0″0″
Long Draw ReservoirCache La Poudre9,980 ft0.0″0%0″0″
Mccoy ParkEagle9,500 ft0.0″—1″0″
Medano PassSan Luis9,650 ft0.0″—1″0″
Middle Fork CampColorado Headwaters8,960 ft0.0″—0″0″
Park ConeEast-Taylor9,600 ft0.0″—0″0″
Scotch CreekUpper Dolores9,160 ft0.0″—0″0″
Stillwater CreekColorado Headwaters8,760 ft0.0″—0″−1″
University CampSt. Vrain10,330 ft0.0″—1″+1″
Upper Rio GrandeRio Grande Headwaters9,370 ft0.0″—0″0″
Upper TaylorEast-Taylor10,710 ft0.0″—0″0″
VallecitoUpper San Juan10,740 ft0.0″—0″−2″
Weminuche CreekPiedra10,730 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Wild BasinSt. Vrain9,410 ft0.0″0%0″0″
Culebra #2Alamosa-Trinchera10,560 ft——0″0″
Nast LakeRoaring Fork8,710 ft——0″0″
Sargents MesaSaguache11,490 ft——1″+1″

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