Emigrant Summit SNOTEL

7,390 ftBear Lake County, IdahoNRCS site 471Updated Fri Oct 16, 4:00 AM MDT

SWE0.1″no median
Depth0″−2″ 48 h
Temp34°29°–51° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now020″Air temperature34°F now40°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now020″Air temperature34°F now40°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now020″Air temperature34°F now50°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
SatSunMonTueWedThuPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.1″ now-0.500.50.1″Snow depth0″ now020″Air temperature34°F now50°32°34°FNow · Fri 4 AM
0″10″20″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 22.6″ · Apr 90.1″ today
0″10″20″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 22.6″ · Apr 90.1″ today
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

The forecast for this station is on its way.

16-day outlook, three models

Snowpack vs. median

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

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All Idaho
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Slug Creek DivideID · 19 mi7,240 ft0.0″—0″0″
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Franklin BasinID · 22 mi8,140 ft——1″0″
Sedgwick PeakID · 23 mi7,800 ft0.1″—0″0″
Klondike NarrowsUT · 27 mi7,280 ft——0″0″
Oxford SpringID · 30 mi6,790 ft0.0″—0″0″
Garden City SummitUT · 31 mi7,680 ft0.0″—0″−1″
Tony Grove LakeUT · 32 mi8,450 ft——0″0″

Station details

Elevation
7,390 ft
Location
42.3606°N, 111.5609°W
County
Bear Lake County, Idaho
Basin
Middle Bear · HUC 16010202
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 471
Station ID
471:ID:SNTL · SHEF EMSI1
Reporting since
October 1979
NWS forecast office
Pocatello (PIH) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Emigrant Summit SNOTEL update?

The station reports every hour by radio telemetry to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This page refreshes each hour. Readings are provisional until NRCS quality control.

What does “% of median” mean?

It compares today’s SWE with the 1991–2020 median for the same calendar day at this station. Above 100% means more water in the snowpack than on a typical year’s same date.

Where is Emigrant Summit SNOTEL?

At 7,390 ft in Bear Lake County, Idaho (42.3606°N, 111.5609°W), in the Middle Bear basin.

How is the snow forecast made?

Vertex runs the HRRR, RRFS and GFS weather models at the station’s own elevation and carries the measured snowpack forward hour by hour. Treat it as guidance, and check your avalanche center’s forecast before heading out.