Lost Lake SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Lost Lake at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 27, and the median peak is 55.2 in around April 23.

as of 6:40 AM MDT, October 4, 2026

All values are from the start of the day, midnight Pacific Standard Time

Last 8 days

Start-of-day readings for Lost Lake, last 8 days.
Date	SWE	Median	Percent	Depth	Precip since Oct 1
Oct 4	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 3	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 2	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Oct 1	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	0.0 inches
Sep 30	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	84.0 inches
Sep 29	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	84.0 inches
Sep 28	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	84.0 inches
Sep 27	0.0 inches	0.0 inches		0 inches	84.0 inches

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Records at Lost Lake

Record values for Lost Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record	104.4 inches, May 7, 1997
Deepest snow on record	203 inches, April 29, 2011
Biggest season peak	104.4 in, 1996-97 season, on May 7, 1997
Smallest season peak	32.0 in, 2000-01 season, on May 3, 2001
Last season's peak	41.8 in, 2025-26 season, on April 28, 2026

44 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since July 31, 1982

Station details

Elevation	6,090 ft
County	Shoshone
Position	47.0809, -115.9604
Record starts	October 1, 1979
Median peak SWE	55.2 in around April 23
Median first snow	October 27
Median melt-out	June 28
NRCS station ID	600:ID:SNTL

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