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Box Canyon SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Box Canyon at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 5, and the median peak is 9.5 in around April 5.

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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 Box Canyon, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 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 inches28.3 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches28.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches28.1 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches28.1 inches

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Records at Box Canyon

Record values for Box Canyon, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record18.0 inches, April 16, 1997
Deepest snow on record56 inches, April 4, 2009
Biggest season peak18.0 in, 1996-97 season, on April 16, 1997
Smallest season peak6.2 in, 1980-81 season, on February 10, 1981
Last season's peak6.8 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026

48 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1978

Station details

Elevation6,720 ft
CountyPark
Position45.2718, -110.2490
Record startsOctober 1, 1976
Median peak SWE9.5 in around April 5
Median first snowNovember 5
Median melt-outMay 7
NRCS station ID363:MT:SNTL

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