Deepest US snowpack at SNOTEL stations

Look Eyrie, Alaska, holds the deepest snowpack at the start of October 23, 2026, with 20.0 inches of snow water equivalent. Of the 871 reporting stations in the NRCS SNOTEL network (USDA), 25 show snow on the pillow.

as of 11:40 AM EDT, October 23, 2026

The rankings use measured snow water equivalent, not modeled estimates. A live top 25 lists the deepest snow right now; an all-time top 25 lists the deepest single-day readings each station has ever recorded. Every station name links to its own page with daily history and station records.

Deepest snowpack right now

Top 25 SNOTEL sites by snow water equivalent on the latest date, including elevation and each station's percent of median.
Rank	Station	State	Elevation	SWE	Percent of median
1	Look Eyrie	Alaska	5,040 ft	20.0 inches	No median yet
2	Beartown	Colorado	11,580 ft	5.0 inches	2500%
3	Fielding Lake	Alaska	3,000 ft	4.7 inches	No median yet
4	Independence Mine	Alaska	3,450 ft	4.2 inches	No median yet
5	Rat Creek	Colorado	11,680 ft	3.6 inches	No median yet
6	Middle Creek	Colorado	11,260 ft	3.2 inches	640%
7	Red Mountain Pass	Colorado	11,060 ft	2.8 inches	700%
8	Slumgullion	Colorado	11,560 ft	2.7 inches	338%
9	Frostbite Bottom	Alaska	2,690 ft	2.6 inches	No median yet
10	Elwood Pass	Colorado	11,680 ft	2.3 inches	No median yet
10	Never Summer	Colorado	10,300 ft	2.3 inches	144%
12	Black Mesa	Colorado	11,580 ft	2.1 inches	No median yet
12	Upper Tsaina River	Alaska	1,730 ft	2.1 inches	420%
14	Elk Peak Alt	Montana	7,820 ft	2.0 inches	No median yet
14	Jack Wade Jct	Alaska	3,660 ft	2.0 inches	No median yet
16	Bison Lake	Colorado	10,950 ft	1.8 inches	360%
16	Grayback	Colorado	11,620 ft	1.8 inches	No median yet
18	Alta Lakes	Colorado	11,290 ft	1.7 inches	No median yet
18	Lily Pond	Colorado	11,070 ft	1.7 inches	No median yet
20	Bettles Field	Alaska	640 ft	1.6 inches	267%
20	Spur Park	Montana	8,080 ft	1.6 inches	123%
20	Upper Chena	Alaska	2,790 ft	1.6 inches	160%
20	Wolf Creek Summit	Colorado	10,930 ft	1.6 inches	123%
24	Munson Ridge	Alaska	3,020 ft	1.5 inches	94%
25	Dahl Creek	Alaska	250 ft	1.4 inches	No median yet

Top 25 among 871 reporting stations; midnight Pacific Standard Time readings; tied totals keep the same rank

Deepest snowpack ever measured

Top 25 single-day snow water equivalent totals ever recorded, limited to one reading per station, with the date it happened.
Rank	Station	State	Elevation	Record SWE	Date
1	Easy Pass	Washington	5,280 ft	129.7 inches	June 3, 2012
2	Paradise	Washington	5,150 ft	123.1 inches	May 7, 1997
3	Leavitt Lake	California	9,600 ft	122.1 inches	April 20, 2017
4	Palisades Tahoe	California	8,010 ft	116.5 inches	May 16, 1995
5	Swift Creek	Washington	4,440 ft	111.2 inches	May 5, 2017
6	Pigtail Peak	Washington	5,800 ft	106.0 inches	May 5, 1997
7	Lost Lake	Idaho	6,090 ft	104.4 inches	May 7, 1997
8	Morse Lake	Washington	5,400 ft	103.5 inches	May 26, 1999
9	Mt Hood Test Site	Oregon	5,380 ft	102.4 inches	May 7, 1997
10	Red Hill	Oregon	4,410 ft	101.4 inches	May 1, 2008
11	June Lake	Washington	3,440 ft	100.4 inches	April 29, 2008
12	Olallie Meadows	Washington	4,010 ft	100.1 inches	April 21, 1997
13	Lyman Lake	Washington	5,990 ft	98.1 inches	May 13, 1991
14	Alpine Meadows	Washington	3,500 ft	97.5 inches	May 15, 2008
15	MF Nooksack	Washington	4,940 ft	97.4 inches	April 26, 2012
16	Buckinghorse	Washington	4,850 ft	95.5 inches	April 23, 2011
17	Mt Rose Ski Area	Nevada	8,810 ft	93.6 inches	April 21, 2017
18	Bear Mountain	Idaho	5,460 ft	93.3 inches	April 24, 1997
19	Cool Creek	Idaho	6,320 ft	92.8 inches	May 7, 1997
20	Blazed Alder	Oregon	3,660 ft	91.8 inches	May 1, 2008
21	Brown Top	Washington	5,850 ft	91.7 inches	May 21, 2011
22	Rex River	Washington	3,810 ft	91.1 inches	April 29, 2008
23	Marten Ridge	Washington	3,520 ft	90.2 inches	April 9, 2012
24	Echo Peak	California	7,650 ft	89.9 inches	March 29, 2023
25	Lone Pine	Washington	3,940 ft	89.5 inches	April 12, 1999

Built from complete daily records for 889 stations; each station's history begins on its own start date

Snow water equivalent is the depth of water a snowpack would produce if it melted completely. Rankings use SWE rather than snow depth because depth changes with snow density, while water content stays comparable across sites. The median for each station and calendar day comes from the NRCS 1991-2020 record.

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