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Bear Mountain SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Bear Mountain at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 27, and the median peak is 58.9 in around April 23.

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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 Mountain, 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 inches90.0 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches89.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches89.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches89.8 inches

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Records at Bear Mountain

Record values for Bear Mountain, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record93.3 inches, April 24, 1997
Deepest snow on record192 inches, April 19, 2011
Biggest season peak93.3 in, 1996-97 season, on April 24, 1997
Smallest season peak26.6 in, 2014-15 season, on April 15, 2015
Last season's peak37.0 in, 2025-26 season, on March 19, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation5,460 ft
CountyBonner
Position48.3058, -116.0744
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE58.9 in around April 23
Median first snowOctober 27
Median melt-outJune 24
NRCS station ID323:ID:SNTL

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