Ute Creek SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Ute Creek at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 24, and the median peak is 12.4 in around April 4.

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 Ute Creek, last 8 days.
Date	SWE	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0.0 inches	0.4 inches
Oct 3	0.1 inches	0.4 inches
Oct 2	0.1 inches	0.4 inches
Oct 1	0.1 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0.0 inches	19.9 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	19.7 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	18.7 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	18.7 inches

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Records at Ute Creek

Record values for Ute Creek, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	21.4 inches, March 7, 2008
Deepest snow on record	73 inches, March 27, 2010
Biggest season peak	21.4 in, 2007-08 season, on March 7, 2008
Smallest season peak	4.0 in, 2017-18 season, on March 5, 2018
Last season's peak	4.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 10, 2026

26 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 2000

Station details

Elevation	10,720 ft
County	Costilla
Position	37.6148, -105.3732
Record starts	August 16, 2000
Median peak SWE	12.4 in around April 4
Median first snow	October 24
Median melt-out	May 19
NRCS station ID	1005:CO:SNTL

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