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Carson Pass SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Carson Pass at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 7, and the median peak is 30.1 in around April 7.

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Carson Pass, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.5 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.5 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches40.5 inches

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Records at Carson Pass

Record values for Carson Pass, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record68.3 inches, April 7, 2023
Deepest snow on record164 inches, March 15, 2023
Biggest season peak68.3 in, 2022-23 season, on April 7, 2023
Smallest season peak13.1 in, 2014-15 season, on March 1, 2015
Last season's peak20.8 in, 2025-26 season, on February 25, 2026

22 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 2004

Station details

Elevation8,360 ft
CountyAlpine
Position38.6927, -120.0022
Record startsOctober 1, 2004
Median peak SWE30.1 in around April 7
Median first snowNovember 7
Median melt-outMay 30
NRCS station ID1067:CA:SNTL

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