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Alaska snowpack

At the start of October 15, 2026, 26 of 46 SNOTEL stations in Alaska showed snow on the pillow. The most snow sat at Look Eyrie with 15.0 in of SWE.

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

Alaska snowpack map

Look Eyrie: 15.0″Look Eyrie 15.0″Fielding Lake: 2.9″Fielding Lake 2.9″Independence Mine: 2.5″Independence Mine 2.5″Bettles Field: 1.5″Monahan Flat: 1.2″Coldfoot: 1.0″Dahl Creek: 1.0″Frostbite Bottom: 1.0″Upper Chena: 1.0″Jack Wade Jct: 0.9″Kantishna: 0.8″Monument Creek: 0.7″Munson Ridge: 0.7″Tok: 0.6″Mt. Ryan: 0.5″Anchor River Divide: 0.4″Little Chena Ridge: 0.4″Seven Mile: 0.4″Upper Nome Creek: 0.4″Paradise Hill: 0.3″Teuchet Creek: 0.3″Chisana: 0.1″Cooper Lake: 0.1″Heen Latinee: 0.1″Hoonah: 0.1″Kelly Station: 0.1″McGrath: 0.1″Mcneil Canyon: 0.1″Mt. Alyeska: 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″Anchorage Hillside: 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″Grouse Creek Divide: 0.0″Indian Pass: 0.0″Kenai Moose Pens: 0.0″Long Lake: 0.0″May Creek: 0.0″Moraine: 0.0″Mt. Eyak: 0.0″Pilgrim Hot Springs: 0.0″Turnagain Pass: 0.0″Upper Tsaina River: 0.0″
3.8″ 7.5″ 15.0″ 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 15, 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 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
American Creek1,020 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Anchor River Divide1,650 ft0.4 inches0.0 inchesn/a+0.4 inches0 inchesOct 15
Anchorage Hillside1,910 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Aniak90 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Bettles Field640 ft1.5 inches0.4 inches375%+1.0 inches5 inchesOct 15
Chena Lakes500 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Chisana3,320 ft0.1 inches0.4 inches25%+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Coldfoot1,070 ft1.0 inches0.2 inches500%+0.8 inches8 inchesOct 15
Cooper Lake1,150 ft0.1 inches0.0 inchesn/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Creamers Field440 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inchesn/aOct 15
Dahl Creek250 ft1.0 inchesn/an/a+0.8 inches3 inchesOct 15
Elmendorf Field170 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Exit Glacier360 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Fielding Lake3,000 ft2.9 inchesn/an/a+1.4 inches12 inchesOct 15
Flower Mountain2,540 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Frostbite Bottom2,690 ft1.0 inchesn/an/a+0.8 inches4 inchesOct 15
Galena AK340 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Grandview1,070 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Granite Crk1,250 ft0.0 inches0.1 inches0%0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Grouse Creek Divide720 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Heen Latinee2,100 ft0.1 inchesn/an/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Hoonah1,520 ft0.1 inchesn/an/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Independence Mine3,450 ft2.5 inchesn/an/a+2.2 inches13 inchesOct 14
Indian Pass2,400 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/an/a0 inchesOct 9
Jack Wade Jct3,660 ft0.9 inchesn/an/a+0.1 inches5 inchesOct 15
Kantishna1,590 ft0.8 inchesn/an/a+0.5 inches1 inchesOct 15
Kelly Station300 ft0.1 inches0.0 inchesn/a-0.3 inches2 inchesOct 15
Kenai Moose Pens290 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Little Chena Ridge2,150 ft0.4 inches0.4 inches100%+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 14
Long Lake840 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Look Eyrie5,040 ft15.0 inchesn/an/a+5.0 inches62 inchesOct 15
May Creek1,550 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
McGrath340 ft0.1 inchesn/an/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Mcneil Canyon1,350 ft0.1 inches0.0 inchesn/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 14
Monahan Flat2,690 ft1.2 inchesn/an/a+0.7 inches4 inchesOct 15
Monument Creek1,840 ft0.7 inches0.2 inches350%+0.5 inches1 inchesOct 14
Moraine2,010 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Mount Tyee2,750 ftn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Mt. Alyeska1,500 ft0.1 inches0.0 inchesn/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Mt. Eyak1,450 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Mt. Ryan2,750 ft0.5 inches0.8 inches63%+0.2 inches2 inchesOct 15
Munson Ridge3,020 ft0.7 inches1.4 inches50%+0.2 inches4 inchesOct 14
Paradise Hill2,010 ft0.3 inchesn/an/a+0.1 inches1 inchesOct 15
Pilgrim Hot Springs20 ft0.0 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Port Graham270 ft0.1 inches0.0 inchesn/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Seven Mile660 ft0.4 inchesn/an/a+0.1 inches1 inchesOct 15
Summit Creek1,340 ft0.1 inches0.0 inchesn/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Susitna Valley High360 ft0.1 inches0.0 inchesn/a+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 15
Swan Lake1,850 ftn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Telaquana Lake1,250 ft0.1 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15
Teuchet Creek1,560 ft0.3 inches0.2 inches150%n/a0 inchesOct 14
Tok1,640 ft0.6 inchesn/an/a+0.1 inches2 inchesOct 15
Tokositna Valley840 ftn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Turnagain Pass1,860 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 13
Upper Chena2,790 ft1.0 inches0.9 inches111%+0.5 inches4 inchesOct 14
Upper Nome Creek2,500 ft0.4 inchesn/an/a0.0 inches1 inchesOct 15
Upper Tsaina River1,730 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesn/a0.0 inches0 inchesOct 15

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