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Big Creek Summit SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Big Creek Summit at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 30, and the median peak is 32.5 in around April 15.

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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 Big Creek Summit, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.1 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches46.8 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches46.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches46.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches46.8 inches

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Records at Big Creek Summit

Record values for Big Creek Summit, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record55.1 inches, April 19, 1982
Deepest snow on record126 inches, April 2, 2006
Biggest season peak55.1 in, 1981-82 season, on April 19, 1982
Smallest season peak18.1 in, 2000-01 season, on April 15, 2001
Last season's peak21.5 in, 2025-26 season, on March 13, 2026

45 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1981

Station details

Elevation6,550 ft
CountyValley
Position44.6262, -115.7956
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE32.5 in around April 15
Median first snowOctober 30
Median melt-outJune 10
NRCS station ID338:ID:SNTL

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