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Smiley Mountain SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Smiley Mountain at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 18, and the median peak is 20.2 in around April 25.

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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 Smiley 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 inches31.8 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.8 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.6 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.6 inches

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Records at Smiley Mountain

Record values for Smiley Mountain, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record35.9 inches, April 27, 2017
Deepest snow on record110 inches, April 17, 2006
Biggest season peak35.9 in, 2016-17 season, on April 27, 2017
Smallest season peak11.6 in, 2020-21 season, on April 28, 2021
Last season's peak21.1 in, 2025-26 season, on April 28, 2026

25 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since September 19, 2001

Station details

Elevation9,540 ft
CountyCuster
Position43.7272, -113.8340
Record startsSeptember 19, 2001
Median peak SWE20.2 in around April 25
Median first snowOctober 18
Median melt-outJune 7
NRCS station ID926:ID:SNTL

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