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Ebbetts Pass SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Ebbetts Pass at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 9, and the median peak is 35.1 in around April 12.

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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 Ebbetts 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 inches51.6 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches51.6 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches51.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches51.6 inches

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Records at Ebbetts Pass

Record values for Ebbetts Pass, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record81.9 inches, April 22, 2017
Deepest snow on record199 inches, March 13, 2023
Biggest season peak81.9 in, 2016-17 season, on April 22, 2017
Smallest season peak16.1 in, 2014-15 season, on March 3, 2015
Last season's peak21.4 in, 2025-26 season, on February 25, 2026

48 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1978

Station details

Elevation8,660 ft
CountyAlpine
Position38.5497, -119.8047
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE35.1 in around April 12
Median first snowNovember 9
Median melt-outMay 29
NRCS station ID462:CA:SNTL

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