Rabbit Ears SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Rabbit Ears at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 24, and the median peak is 27.9 in around April 21.

as of 6:40 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 Rabbit Ears, 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	37.8 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	37.8 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	37.6 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	37.6 inches

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Records at Rabbit Ears

Record values for Rabbit Ears, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	51.6 inches, May 5, 2011
Deepest snow on record	136 inches, April 5, 2011
Biggest season peak	51.6 in, 2010-11 season, on May 5, 2011
Smallest season peak	13.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 9, 2026
Last season's peak	13.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 9, 2026

40 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since September 19, 1986

Station details

Elevation	9,390 ft
County	Routt
Position	40.3674, -106.7412
Record starts	October 1, 1985
Median peak SWE	27.9 in around April 21
Median first snow	October 24
Median melt-out	June 4
NRCS station ID	709:CO:SNTL

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