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Mt. Alyeska SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Mt. Alyeska at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 19, and the median peak is 34.3 in around April 25.

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Mt. Alyeska, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.5 inches
Oct 30.2 inches0.0 inches1 inches0.4 inches
Oct 20.2 inches0.0 inches2 inches0.4 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches66.6 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches66.6 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches66.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches66.2 inches

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Records at Mt. Alyeska

Record values for Mt. Alyeska, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record69.1 inches, May 13, 1988
Deepest snow on record132 inches, March 9, 2008
Biggest season peak69.1 in, 1987-88 season, on May 13, 1988
Smallest season peak13.9 in, 2013-14 season, on April 9, 2014
Last season's peak14.4 in, 2025-26 season, on April 21, 2026

48 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1972

Station details

Elevation1,500 ft
CountyAnchorage
Position60.9584, -149.0886
Record startsOctober 1, 1971
Median peak SWE34.3 in around April 25
Median first snowOctober 19
Median melt-outJune 7
NRCS station ID1103:AK:SNTL

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