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Crystal Lake SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Crystal Lake at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 1, and the median peak is 14.7 in around April 19.

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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 Crystal Lake, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches
Oct 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches37.9 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches38.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches37.8 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches37.8 inches

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Records at Crystal Lake

Record values for Crystal Lake, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record28.0 inches, May 2, 2011
Deepest snow on record90 inches, April 23, 2011
Biggest season peak28.0 in, 2010-11 season, on May 2, 2011
Smallest season peak8.0 in, 2016-17 season, on May 3, 2017
Last season's peak9.1 in, 2025-26 season, on March 16, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation6,130 ft
CountyFergus
Position46.7894, -109.5120
Record startsSeptember 1, 1967
Median peak SWE14.7 in around April 19
Median first snowNovember 1
Median melt-outMay 27
NRCS station ID427:MT:SNTL

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