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Phantom Valley SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Phantom Valley at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 1, and the median peak is 10.4 in around March 30.

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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 Phantom Valley, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.1 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.1 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.1 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.6 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.6 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches18.5 inches

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Records at Phantom Valley

Record values for Phantom Valley, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record20.3 inches, May 4, 2011
Deepest snow on record59 inches, February 8, 2011
Biggest season peak20.3 in, 2010-11 season, on May 4, 2011
Smallest season peak6.6 in, 1980-81 season, on April 4, 1981
Last season's peak6.9 in, 2025-26 season, on March 7, 2026

46 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1980

Station details

Elevation9,030 ft
CountyGrand
Position40.3980, -105.8461
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE10.4 in around March 30
Median first snowNovember 1
Median melt-outMay 15
NRCS station ID688:CO:SNTL

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