Lost Dog SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Lost Dog at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 1, and the median peak is 24.5 in around April 10.

as of 3:17 AM MDT, October 4, 2026

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Lost Dog, last 8 days.
Date	SWE	Median	Percent	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 3	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 2	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 1	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	29.7 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	29.7 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	29.6 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	29.6 inches

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Records at Lost Dog

Record values for Lost Dog, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	45.5 inches, May 7, 2011
Deepest snow on record	108 inches, April 26, 2023
Biggest season peak	45.5 in, 2010-11 season, on May 7, 2011
Smallest season peak	14.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 5, 2026
Last season's peak	14.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 5, 2026

28 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1998

Station details

Elevation	9,350 ft
County	Routt
Position	40.8156, -106.7483
Record starts	August 1, 1998
Median peak SWE	24.5 in around April 10
Median first snow	November 1
Median melt-out	May 31
NRCS station ID	940:CO:SNTL

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