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Carrot Basin SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Carrot Basin at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 8, and the median peak is 31.0 in around May 3.

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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 Carrot Basin, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches46.6 inches
Sep 290.1 inches0.0 inches0 inches46.5 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches46.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches46.5 inches

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Records at Carrot Basin

Record values for Carrot Basin, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record47.0 inches, May 8, 1997
Deepest snow on record118 inches, March 3, 1997
Biggest season peak47.0 in, 1996-97 season, on May 8, 1997
Smallest season peak15.5 in, 1976-77 season, on April 15, 1977
Last season's peak29.2 in, 2025-26 season, on May 2, 2026

60 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1966

Station details

Elevation9,200 ft
CountyGallatin
Position44.9619, -111.2940
Record startsOctober 1, 1966
Median peak SWE31.0 in around May 3
Median first snowOctober 8
Median melt-outJune 24
NRCS station ID385:MT:SNTL

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