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Chocolate Gulch SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Chocolate Gulch at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 11, and the median peak is 12.5 in around March 31.

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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 Chocolate Gulch, 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 inches21.4 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.4 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.4 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches21.4 inches

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Records at Chocolate Gulch

Record values for Chocolate Gulch, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record20.9 inches, April 6, 2006
Deepest snow on record71 inches, February 22, 2017
Biggest season peak20.9 in, 2005-06 season, on April 6, 2006
Smallest season peak6.7 in, 2000-01 season, on April 16, 2001
Last season's peak9.1 in, 2025-26 season, on March 5, 2026

33 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since July 30, 1993

Station details

Elevation6,310 ft
CountyBlaine
Position43.7685, -114.4181
Record startsOctober 1, 1992
Median peak SWE12.5 in around March 31
Median first snowNovember 11
Median melt-outMay 10
NRCS station ID895:ID:SNTL

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