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Black Bear SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Black Bear at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 8, and the median peak is 41.4 in around April 29.

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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 Black Bear, 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 inches53.5 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches53.4 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches53.4 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches53.4 inches

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Records at Black Bear

Record values for Black Bear, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record73.9 inches, May 3, 1997
Deepest snow on record178 inches, March 5, 1997
Biggest season peak73.9 in, 1996-97 season, on May 3, 1997
Smallest season peak18.3 in, 1976-77 season, on April 5, 1977
Last season's peak30.3 in, 2025-26 season, on May 1, 2026

55 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1971

Station details

Elevation8,160 ft
CountyGallatin
Position44.5083, -111.1280
Record startsOctober 1, 1967
Median peak SWE41.4 in around April 29
Median first snowOctober 8
Median melt-outJune 24
NRCS station ID347:MT:SNTL

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