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Vail Mountain SNOTEL

Vail Mountain recorded 0.2 in of snow water equivalent at the start of October 4, 2026 and 0 in of snow on the ground.

as of

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

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Vail Mountain, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.2 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.5 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.5 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.5 inches

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Records at Vail Mountain

Record values for Vail Mountain, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record39.1 inches, May 10, 1984
Deepest snow on record91 inches, April 12, 2008
Biggest season peak39.1 in, 1983-84 season, on May 10, 1984
Smallest season peak9.5 in, 2025-26 season, on March 9, 2026
Last season's peak9.5 in, 2025-26 season, on March 9, 2026

48 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1978

Station details

Elevation10,290 ft
CountyEagle
Position39.6176, -106.3802
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE20.8 in around April 27
Median first snowOctober 21
Median melt-outJune 1
NRCS station ID842:CO:SNTL

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