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Base Camp SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Base Camp at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 30, and the median peak is 17.8 in around April 2.

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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 Base Camp, last 8 days.
DateSWEMedianPercentDepthPrecip since Oct 1
Oct 40.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 30.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 20.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Oct 10 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300 inches33.7 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.7 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.5 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches33.5 inches

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Records at Base Camp

Record values for Base Camp, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record30.6 inches, April 11, 1997
Deepest snow on record93 inches, March 9, 2017
Biggest season peak30.6 in, 1996-97 season, on April 11, 1997
Smallest season peak8.7 in, 1980-81 season, on April 10, 1981
Last season's peak15.5 in, 2025-26 season, on March 17, 2026

45 complete water years in the record, daily SWE since October 1, 1980

Station details

Elevation7,040 ft
CountyTeton
Position43.9402, -110.4454
Record startsOctober 1, 1979
Median peak SWE17.8 in around April 2
Median first snowOctober 30
Median melt-outMay 17
NRCS station ID314:WY:SNTL

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