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Little Bear SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Little Bear at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is November 21, and the median peak is 11.3 in around March 11.

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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 Little Bear, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.2 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.2 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 inches31.0 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.0 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches31.0 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches30.9 inches

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Records at Little Bear

Record values for Little Bear, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record25.5 inches, April 5, 1984
Deepest snow on record78 inches, April 5, 2023
Biggest season peak25.5 in, 1983-84 season, on April 5, 1984
Smallest season peak3.5 in, 2025-26 season, on February 19, 2026
Last season's peak3.5 in, 2025-26 season, on February 19, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation6,540 ft
CountyCache
Position41.4056, -111.8261
Record startsOctober 1, 1978
Median peak SWE11.3 in around March 11
Median first snowNovember 21
Median melt-outApril 15
NRCS station ID582:UT:SNTL

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