Bristlecone Trail SNOTEL

8,900 ftClark County, NevadaNRCS site 1111Updated Fri Oct 16, 3:00 AM PDT

SWE0.2″no median
Depth0″0″ 48 h
Temp40°27°–47° 48 h
Thu 15Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature40°F now40°32°40°FNow · Fri 3 AM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature40°F now40°32°40°FNow · Fri 3 AM
Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature40°F now25°50°32°40°FNow · Fri 3 AM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.2″ now-0.500.50.2″Snow depth0″ now-0.500.50″Air temperature40°F now25°50°32°40°FNow · Fri 3 AM
0″2.5″5″7.5″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 7.9″ · Mar 100.2″ today
0″5″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 7.9″ · Mar 100.2″ 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

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Nevada
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Lee CanyonNV · 1 mi8,620 ft——0″0″
Lee Canyon UpperNV · 2 mi9,390 ft0.3″—0″0″
Rainbow CanyonNV · 6 mi7,840 ft0.0″—0″0″
Gutz PeakUT · 127 mi6,790 ft——0″−2″
Little GrassyUT · 130 mi6,070 ft0.0″—0″0″
Gardner PeakUT · 145 mi8,320 ft0.7″—0″−1″
Long FlatUT · 152 mi7,990 ft0.0″—0″0″
KolobUT · 168 mi9,250 ft0.2″———

Station details

Elevation
8,900 ft
Location
36.3158°N, 115.6954°W
County
Clark County, Nevada
Basin
Las Vegas Wash · HUC 15010015
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1111
Station ID
1111:NV:SNTL · SHEF BRSN2
Reporting since
October 2008
NWS forecast office
Las Vegas (VEF) 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 Bristlecone Trail 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 Bristlecone Trail SNOTEL?

At 8,900 ft in Clark County, Nevada (36.3158°N, 115.6954°W), in the Las Vegas Wash 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.