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Colorado snowpack

At the start of October 4, 2026, 46 of 117 SNOTEL stations in Colorado showed snow on the pillow. The most snow sat at Never Summer with 2.2 in of SWE.

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

Colorado snowpack map

Never Summer: 2.2″Never Summer 2.2″Upper Taylor: 1.9″Upper Taylor 1.9″Lake Eldora: 0.9″Lake Eldora 0.9″Rat Creek: 0.6″Willow Creek Pass: 0.5″Columbine: 0.4″Glen Cove: 0.4″Cumbres Trestle: 0.3″Park Cone: 0.3″Schofield Pass: 0.3″Wager Gulch: 0.3″Bear Lake: 0.2″Beartown: 0.2″Buffalo Park: 0.2″Cochetopa Pass: 0.2″Elwood Pass: 0.2″Fool Creek: 0.2″High Lonesome: 0.2″Independence Pass: 0.2″Joe Wright: 0.2″Lynx Pass: 0.2″Red Mountain Pass: 0.2″South Colony: 0.2″Vail Mountain: 0.2″Vallecito: 0.2″Bear River: 0.1″Bison Lake: 0.1″Black Mountain: 0.1″Cascade #2: 0.1″Columbine Pass: 0.1″Deadman Hill: 0.1″Elk River: 0.1″Fremont Pass: 0.1″Ivanhoe: 0.1″Loveland Basin: 0.1″Mc Clure Pass: 0.1″Mesa Lakes: 0.1″Middle Creek: 0.1″Middle Fork Camp: 0.1″Molas Lake: 0.1″Niwot: 0.1″Saint Elmo: 0.1″Sawtooth: 0.1″Summit Ranch: 0.1″Trinchera: 0.1″Willow Park: 0.1″Zirkel: 0.1″Alta Lakes: 0.0″Apishapa: 0.0″Arapaho Ridge: 0.0″Beaver Ck Village: 0.0″Berthoud Summit: 0.0″Black Mesa: 0.0″Brumley: 0.0″Buckskin Joe: 0.0″Burro Mountain: 0.0″Butte: 0.0″Castle Peak: 0.0″Chapman Tunnel: 0.0″Columbus Basin: 0.0″Copeland Lake: 0.0″Copper Mountain: 0.0″Crosho: 0.0″Culebra #2: 0.0″Dry Lake: 0.0″Echo Lake: 0.0″El Diente Peak: 0.0″Elkhead Divide: 0.0″Elliot Ridge: 0.0″Grayback: 0.0″Grizzly Peak: 0.0″Hayden Pass: 0.0″Hoosier Pass: 0.0″Hourglass Lake: 0.0″Idarado: 0.0″Jackwhacker Gulch: 0.0″Jones Pass: 0.0″Kiln: 0.0″Lake Irene: 0.0″Lily Pond: 0.0″Lizard Head Pass: 0.0″Lone Cone: 0.0″Long Draw Resv: 0.0″Lost Dog: 0.0″Mancos: 0.0″Mccoy Park: 0.0″Medano Pass: 0.0″Michigan Creek: 0.0″Mineral Creek: 0.0″Moon Pass: 0.0″Nast Lake: 0.0″North Lost Trail: 0.0″Overland Res.: 0.0″Park Reservoir: 0.0″Phantom Valley: 0.0″Porphyry Creek: 0.0″Rabbit Ears: 0.0″Rawah: 0.0″Ripple Creek: 0.0″Roach: 0.0″Rough And Tumble: 0.0″Sargents Mesa: 0.0″Scotch Creek: 0.0″Sharkstooth: 0.0″Slumgullion: 0.0″Spud Mountain: 0.0″Stillwater Creek: 0.0″Stump Lakes: 0.0″Tower: 0.0″Trapper Lake: 0.0″University Camp: 0.0″Upper Rio Grande: 0.0″Upper San Juan: 0.0″Ute Creek: 0.0″Weminuche Creek: 0.0″Whiskey Ck: 0.0″Wild Basin: 0.0″Wolf Creek Summit: 0.0″AZKSNENMOKUTWY
0.6″ 1.1″ 2.2″ Inches of snow water equivalentNo snow on the pillow
Circles mark each SNOTEL station in Colorado, with area set by SWE at the start of October 4, 2026; tap a circle for that station.

SNOTEL stations in Colorado

For every SNOTEL station in Colorado, 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
Alta Lakes11,290 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Apishapa10,000 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches-0.1 inchesOct 4
Arapaho Ridge10,960 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Bear Lake9,490 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Bear River9,100 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Beartown11,580 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Beaver Ck Village8,530 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Berthoud Summit11,300 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Bison Lake10,950 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Black Mesa11,580 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Black Mountain8,940 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Brumley10,570 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Buckskin Joe11,160 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Buffalo Park9,240 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Burro Mountain9,290 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Butte10,190 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Cascade #28,990 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Castle Peak11,510 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Chapman Tunnel10,090 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Cochetopa Pass10,020 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Columbine9,170 ft0.4 inches0.0 inches+0.4 inches0 inchesOct 4
Columbine Pass9,160 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Columbus Basin10,780 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Copeland Lake8,570 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Copper Mountain10,500 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Crosho8,960 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Culebra #210,560 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Cumbres Trestle10,030 ft0.3 inches0.0 inches+0.3 inches1 inchesOct 4
Deadman Hill10,240 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches1 inchesOct 4
Dry Lake8,240 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Echo Lake10,660 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
El Diente Peak10,210 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Elk River8,710 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Elkhead Divide8,780 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Elliot Ridge10,550 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Elwood Pass11,680 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches1 inchesOct 4
Fool Creek11,130 ft0.2 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Fremont Pass11,310 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Glen Cove11,410 ft0.4 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Grayback11,620 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Grizzly Peak11,110 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Hayden Pass10,700 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches-0.2 inchesOct 4
High Lonesome10,630 ft0.2 inches+0.2 inches1 inchesOct 4
Hoosier Pass11,600 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Hourglass Lake9,380 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Idarado9,780 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Independence Pass10,570 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Ivanhoe10,540 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Jackwhacker Gulch11,030 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Joe Wright10,140 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Jones Pass10,430 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Kiln9,610 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lake Eldora9,700 ft0.9 inches0.0 inches+0.9 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lake Irene10,680 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lily Pond11,070 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Lizard Head Pass10,190 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lone Cone9,730 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Long Draw Resv9,980 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lost Dog9,350 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Loveland Basin11,410 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Lynx Pass8,910 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Mancos10,020 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Mc Clure Pass8,760 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches0 inchesSep 26
Mccoy Park9,500 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Medano Pass9,650 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Mesa Lakes10,160 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Michigan Creek10,700 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Middle Creek11,260 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Middle Fork Camp8,960 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Mineral Creek10,030 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Molas Lake10,610 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Moon Pass11,110 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Nast Lake8,710 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Never Summer10,300 ft2.2 inches0.0 inches+2.2 inches2 inchesOct 4
Niwot9,940 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
North Lost Trail9,190 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Overland Res.9,890 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Park Cone9,600 ft0.3 inches0.0 inches+0.3 inches0 inchesOct 4
Park Reservoir9,990 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Phantom Valley9,030 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Porphyry Creek10,790 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Rabbit Ears9,390 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Rat Creek11,680 ft0.6 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Rawah9,100 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Red Mountain Pass11,060 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Ripple Creek10,340 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Roach9,710 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Rough And Tumble10,420 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Saint Elmo10,420 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Sargents Mesa11,490 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Sawtooth9,640 ft0.1 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Schofield Pass10,640 ft0.3 inches0.0 inches+0.3 inches1 inchesOct 4
Scotch Creek9,160 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Sharkstooth10,730 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Slumgullion11,560 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
South Colony10,790 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches1 inchesOct 4
Spud Mountain10,660 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Stillwater Creek8,760 ft0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Stump Lakes11,230 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Summit Ranch9,350 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inchesOct 4
Tower10,610 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Trapper Lake9,750 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Trinchera10,860 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
University Camp10,330 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Upper Rio Grande9,370 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Upper San Juan10,140 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Upper Taylor10,710 ft1.9 inches0.0 inches+1.9 inches0 inchesOct 4
Ute Creek10,720 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Vail Mountain10,290 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches0 inchesOct 4
Vallecito10,740 ft0.2 inches0.0 inches+0.2 inches1 inchesOct 4
Wager Gulch11,110 ft0.3 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Weminuche Creek10,730 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Whiskey Ck10,260 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inchesOct 4
Wild Basin9,410 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Willow Creek Pass9,520 ft0.5 inches0.0 inches+0.5 inches0 inchesOct 4
Willow Park10,710 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 inchesOct 4
Wolf Creek Summit10,930 ft0.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches0 inchesOct 4
Zirkel9,320 ft0.1 inches0.0 inches+0.1 inches0 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 Colorado station

The ten SNOTEL stations in Colorado with the highest single-day snow water equivalent in their records.
StationSWEDateSince
Tower79.7 inchesMay 28, 20111979
Upper San Juan64.7 inchesApril 19, 19791978
Schofield Pass61.2 inchesMay 16, 19951985
Wolf Creek Summit53.6 inchesMay 16, 20051986
Joe Wright52.7 inchesMay 25, 20111978
Rabbit Ears51.6 inchesMay 5, 20111986
Bison Lake50.4 inchesMay 20, 19861985
Park Reservoir50.2 inchesMay 24, 19831978
Ripple Creek49.7 inchesMay 24, 20111986
Zirkel47.9 inchesMay 4, 20112002

Colorado SNOTEL stations at a glance

Stations118
Highest stationElwood Pass, 11,680 ft
Lowest stationDry Lake, 8,240 ft