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Wild Basin SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Wild Basin at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 18, and the median peak is 18.6 in around April 25.

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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 Wild Basin, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 30.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.6 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.5 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.4 inches

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Records at Wild Basin

Record values for Wild Basin, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record26.0 inches, May 5, 2011
Deepest snow on record73 inches, May 1, 2011
Biggest season peak26.0 in, 2010-11 season, on May 5, 2011
Smallest season peak10.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 18, 2026
Last season's peak10.3 in, 2025-26 season, on March 18, 2026

21 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 2005

Station details

Elevation9,410 ft
CountyBoulder
Position40.2010, -105.6025
Record startsDecember 13, 2002
Median peak SWE18.6 in around April 25
Median first snowOctober 18
Median melt-outMay 31
NRCS station ID1042:CO:SNTL

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