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Powder River Pass SNOTEL

No snow sat on the pillow at Powder River Pass at the start of October 4, 2026. The NRCS median first snow is October 16, and the median peak is 12.2 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 Powder River Pass, 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 10.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches0.0 inches
Sep 300.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.3 inches
Sep 290.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.3 inches
Sep 280.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.3 inches
Sep 270.0 inches0.0 inches0 inches23.3 inches

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Records at Powder River Pass

Record values for Powder River Pass, from daily snowpack history.
Highest SWE on record23.1 inches, May 31, 2011
Deepest snow on record71 inches, April 20, 2011
Biggest season peak23.1 in, 2010-11 season, on May 31, 2011
Smallest season peak7.5 in, 2023-24 season, on April 11, 2024
Last season's peak9.8 in, 2025-26 season, on March 15, 2026

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

Station details

Elevation9,480 ft
CountyJohnson
Position44.1619, -107.1262
Record startsOctober 1, 1949
Median peak SWE12.2 in around April 19
Median first snowOctober 16
Median melt-outMay 29
NRCS station ID703:WY:SNTL

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