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Hayden Pass SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Hayden Pass at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 28, and the median peak is 16.3 in around April 18.

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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 Hayden Pass, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.1 inches
Oct 10.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches24.2 inches
Sep 290.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches24.0 inches
Sep 280.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches22.8 inches
Sep 270.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches22.8 inches

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Records at Hayden Pass

Record values for Hayden Pass, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record21.4 inches, April 18, 2008
Deepest snow on record90 inches, March 25, 2010
Biggest season peak21.4 in, 2007-08 season, on April 18, 2008
Smallest season peak3.5 in, 2017-18 season, on February 24, 2018
Last season's peak6.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 8, 2026

19 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 2007

Station details

Elevation10,700 ft
CountySaguache
Position38.2930, -105.8503
Record startsAugust 28, 2007
Median peak SWE16.3 in around April 18
Median first snowOctober 28
Median melt-outMay 31
NRCS station ID1102:CO:SNTL

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