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Bear Basin SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Bear Basin at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 5, and the median peak is 17.8 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 Bear Basin, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.2 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.2 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.2 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.2 inches

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Records at Bear Basin

Record values for Bear Basin, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record28.9 inches, April 14, 1983
Deepest snow on record76 inches, February 26, 2019
Biggest season peak28.9 in, 1982-83 season, on April 14, 1983
Smallest season peak9.2 in, 2000-01 season, on April 14, 2001
Last season's peak10.4 in, 2025-26 season, on March 12, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation5,350 ft
CountyAdams
Position44.9522, -116.1429
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE17.8 in around March 30
Median first snowNovember 5
Median melt-outMay 21
NRCS station ID319:ID:SNTL

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