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Alaska snowpack

At the start of October 4, 2026, 35 of 54 SNOTEL stations in Alaska showed snow on the pillow. The most snow sat at Look Eyrie with 6.3 in of SWE.

as of

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Alaska Standard Time

Alaska snowpack map

Look Eyrie: 6.3″Look Eyrie 6.3″Fielding Lake: 1.3″Fielding Lake 1.3″Anchorage Hillside: 1.0″Anchorage Hillside 1.0″Indian Pass: 0.8″Frostbite Bottom: 0.7″Upper Tsaina River: 0.7″Independence Mine: 0.6″Little Chena Ridge: 0.5″Upper Chena: 0.5″Bettles Field: 0.4″Jack Wade Jct: 0.4″Kantishna: 0.4″Monahan Flat: 0.4″Teuchet Creek: 0.4″Anchor River Divide: 0.3″Mcneil Canyon: 0.3″Monument Creek: 0.3″Munson Ridge: 0.3″Upper Nome Creek: 0.3″Chisana: 0.2″Dahl Creek: 0.2″Grouse Creek Divide: 0.2″Long Lake: 0.2″Mt. Ryan: 0.2″Paradise Hill: 0.2″Tok: 0.2″Coldfoot: 0.1″Cooper Lake: 0.1″Heen Latinee: 0.1″Hoonah: 0.1″Mt. Eyak: 0.1″Port Graham: 0.1″Summit Creek: 0.1″Susitna Valley High: 0.1″Telaquana Lake: 0.1″Alexander Lake: 0.0″American Creek: 0.0″Aniak: 0.0″Chena Lakes: 0.0″Creamers Field: 0.0″Elmendorf Field: 0.0″Exit Glacier: 0.0″Flower Mountain: 0.0″Galena AK: 0.0″Grandview: 0.0″Granite Crk: 0.0″Kelly Station: 0.0″Kenai Moose Pens: 0.0″May Creek: 0.0″McGrath: 0.0″Moraine: 0.0″Mount Tyee: 0.0″Mt. Alyeska: 0.0″Pilgrim Hot Springs: 0.0″Seven Mile: 0.0″Swan Lake: 0.0″Turnagain Pass: 0.0″
1.6″ 3.1″ 6.3″ Inches of snow water equivalentNo snow on the pillow
Circles mark each SNOTEL station in Alaska, with area set by SWE at the start of October 4, 2026; tap a circle for that station.

SNOTEL stations in Alaska

For every SNOTEL station in Alaska, the table lists elevation, SWE, median, percent of the 1991-2020 median, change over 7 days, depth, and reading date.
StationElevationSWEMedianPercent of median7-day changeDepthDate
Alexander Lake170 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
American Creek1,020 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Anchor River Divide1,650 ft0.3 inches0.0 inches+0.3 inches0 inchesOct 4
Anchorage Hillside1,910 ft1.0 inches0.0 inches+1.0 inches5 inchesOct 4
Aniak90 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Bettles Field640 ft0.4 inches0.0 inches+0.3 inches0 inchesOct 4
Chena Lakes500 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Chisana3,320 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Coldfoot1,070 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches1 inchesOct 4
Cooper Lake1,150 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Creamers Field440 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Dahl Creek250 ft0.2 inches+0.2 inches1 inchesOct 4
Elmendorf Field170 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Exit Glacier360 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Fielding Lake3,000 ft1.3 inches+1.3 inches7 inchesOct 4
Flower Mountain2,540 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Frostbite Bottom2,690 ft0.7 inches+0.7 inches3 inchesOct 4
Galena AK340 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Grandview1,070 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Granite Crk1,250 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Grouse Creek Divide720 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Heen Latinee2,100 ft0.1 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Hoonah1,520 ft0.1 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Independence Mine3,450 ft0.6 inches+0.6 inches3 inchesOct 4
Indian Pass2,400 ft0.8 inches0.0 inches+0.8 inches4 inchesOct 4
Jack Wade Jct3,660 ft0.4 inches+0.4 inches3 inchesOct 4
Kantishna1,590 ft0.4 inches+0.4 inches1 inchesOct 4
Kelly Station300 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Kenai Moose Pens290 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Little Chena Ridge2,150 ft0.5 inches0.0 inches+0.5 inches1 inchesOct 4
Long Lake840 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Look Eyrie5,040 ft6.3 inches+3.0 inchesOct 4
May Creek1,550 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
McGrath340 ft0.0 inches-0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Mcneil Canyon1,350 ft0.3 inches0.0 inches+0.3 inches0 inchesOct 4
Monahan Flat2,690 ft0.4 inches+0.4 inches3 inchesOct 4
Monument Creek1,840 ft0.3 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Moraine2,010 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Mount Tyee2,750 ft0.0 inches0 inchesOct 2
Mt. Alyeska1,500 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Mt. Eyak1,450 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Mt. Ryan2,750 ft0.2 inches0.1 inches200%+0.2 inches2 inchesOct 4
Munson Ridge3,020 ft0.3 inches0.5 inches60%+0.3 inches3 inchesOct 4
Paradise Hill2,010 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches1 inchesOct 4
Pilgrim Hot Springs20 ft0.0 inches-0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Port Graham270 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Seven Mile660 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Summit Creek1,340 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Susitna Valley High360 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches2 inchesOct 4
Swan Lake1,850 ft0.0 inches0 inchesOct 2
Telaquana Lake1,250 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Teuchet Creek1,560 ft0.4 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Tok1,640 ft0.2 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Tokositna Valley840 ft
Turnagain Pass1,860 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesSep 30
Upper Chena2,790 ft0.5 inches0.2 inches250%+0.5 inches3 inchesOct 4
Upper Nome Creek2,500 ft0.3 inches+0.3 inches2 inchesOct 4
Upper Tsaina River1,730 ft0.7 inches0.0 inches+0.7 inches4 inchesOct 4

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) created the figures on this page, which are works of the US government and therefore have no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. Neither NRCS nor USDA endorses or is affiliated with WeatherTotals. See: Data sources and attribution.

Record snow water equivalent by Alaska station

The ten SNOTEL stations in Alaska with the highest single-day snow water equivalent in their records.
StationSWEDateSince
Turnagain Pass83.5 inchesMay 16, 20011982
Mt. Alyeska69.1 inchesMay 13, 19881972
Long Lake67.3 inchesApril 16, 20071966
Grandview60.5 inchesMay 23, 20011991
Look Eyrie58.0 inchesJune 12, 20252024
Mt. Eyak54.3 inchesApril 8, 20122005
Flower Mountain40.4 inchesApril 22, 20212017
Indian Pass40.1 inchesMay 14, 20011979
McGrath38.6 inchesSeptember 11, 20192019
Upper Tsaina River34.9 inchesApril 30, 20242003

Alaska SNOTEL stations at a glance

Stations58
Highest stationLook Eyrie, 5,040 ft
Lowest stationPilgrim Hot Springs, 20 ft