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Colorado Snowpack Tracker

Data through Nov. 12, 2026 · 104 SNOTEL stations

Statewide right now

Percent of median 78% Below normal for Nov. 12
Snow water equivalent 1.4 in. Station average. Median is 1.8 in.
Percent of median peak 9% About 145 days until the median peak
Percentile 29th 26th of the last 36 seasons on this date
A year ago 0.2 in. Nov. 12, 2025, same stations

This season vs. normal

Statewide average snow water equivalent, inches

  • 2026–27 season
  • Median, 1991–2020
  • 2025–26 season
0 4 8 12 16 in. OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul 2025–26 peak: 8.3 in., early March Median peak: 15.2 in., early April Nov. 12: 1.4 in. Median 1.8 in. · 78%

Move along the chart (or tap it, or use the arrow keys) to read any day. Early in the season, a few inches of snow move the percentages a lot.

By river basin

Percent of median for Nov. 12. The line marks normal (100%).

Rio Grande · 13 sites176%
San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan · 17 sites147%
Arkansas · 6 sites137%
Gunnison · 10 sites114%
Colorado · 26 sites51%
North Platte · 5 sites43%
South Platte · 18 sites35%
Yampa–White · 9 sites22%
0%100% (normal)200%+

Biggest gains this week

  1. Columbine, North Platte: +0.7 in. (now 0.7 in.)
  2. Joe Wright, South Platte: +0.6 in. (now 1.0 in.)
  3. Loveland Basin, South Platte: +0.5 in. (now 1.2 in.)
  4. Lynx Pass, Colorado: +0.5 in. (now 0.5 in.)
  5. Bear River, Yampa–White: +0.4 in. (now 0.4 in.)

Station map

Each dot is a SNOTEL site, colored by percent of median. Hover or tap a dot for its numbers.

DenverFort CollinsColorado SpringsGrand JunctionDurangoAlamosaSteamboat SpringsArapaho Ridge: 1.6 in., 42% of medianBear Lake: 0.4 in., 27% of medianBear River: 0.4 in., 40% of medianBeaver Ck Village: 0.1 in., 11% of medianBerthoud Summit: 0.4 in., 21% of medianBuffalo Park: 0.4 in., 25% of medianColumbine: 0.7 in., 35% of medianCopper Mountain: 0.2 in., 11% of medianCrosho: 0.0 in., 0% of medianCumbres Trestle: 1.1 in., 46% of medianDeadman Hill: 1.3 in., 43% of medianDry Lake: 0.1 in., 6% of medianEcho Lake: 0.1 in., 8% of medianElk River: 0.3 in., 30% of medianElliot Ridge: 0.3 in., 15% of medianFremont Pass: 0.9 in., 35% of medianGrizzly Peak: 0.0 in., 0% of medianHourglass Lake: 0.0 in., 0% of medianJackwhacker Gulch: 0.0 in., 0% of medianJoe Wright: 1.0 in., 28% of medianJones Pass: 0.0 in., 0% of medianLake Eldora: 0.3 in., 30% of medianLake Irene: 0.0 in., 0% of medianLost Dog: 0.1 in., 5% of medianLoveland Basin: 1.2 in., 34% of medianLynx Pass: 0.5 in., 38% of medianMancos: 0.0 in., 0% of medianMc Clure Pass: 0.4 in., 31% of medianMccoy Park: 0.0 in., 0% of medianMichigan Creek: 0.4 in., 25% of medianMiddle Fork Camp: 0.1 in., 8% of medianMoon Pass: 0.0 in., 0% of medianNiwot: 0.1 in., 7% of medianOverland Res.: 0.1 in., 8% of medianPhantom Valley: 0.1 in., 10% of medianRabbit Ears: 0.7 in., 27% of medianRawah: 0.0 in., 0% of medianRipple Creek: 1.1 in., 31% of medianRoach: 0.7 in., 27% of medianSummit Ranch: 0.2 in., 17% of medianTower: 0.8 in., 13% of medianTrinchera: 0.6 in., 43% of medianUniversity Camp: 0.0 in., 0% of medianUpper San Juan: 0.3 in., 15% of medianUte Creek: 0.2 in., 18% of medianVail Mountain: 0.5 in., 22% of medianWhiskey Ck: 0.1 in., 17% of medianWild Basin: 0.0 in., 0% of medianWillow Park: 0.5 in., 22% of medianZirkel: 0.2 in., 10% of medianApishapa: 0.1 in., 50% of medianBlack Mountain: 0.9 in., 50% of medianBuckskin Joe: 1.4 in., 88% of medianBurro Mountain: 1.0 in., 71% of medianButte: 0.6 in., 50% of medianChapman Tunnel: 1.4 in., 82% of medianCochetopa Pass: 0.2 in., 50% of medianCopeland Lake: 0.1 in., 50% of medianCulebra #2: 0.7 in., 70% of medianHoosier Pass: 1.4 in., 50% of medianIdarado: 1.0 in., 83% of medianLone Cone: 1.0 in., 63% of medianMesa Lakes: 1.8 in., 82% of medianNorth Lost Trail: 1.2 in., 80% of medianScotch Creek: 0.2 in., 50% of medianVallecito: 0.6 in., 50% of medianWillow Creek Pass: 1.3 in., 50% of medianCascade #2: 0.2 in., 100% of medianIndependence Pass: 2.5 in., 104% of medianIvanhoe: 2.1 in., 105% of medianLizard Head Pass: 1.6 in., 100% of medianNever Summer: 3.4 in., 100% of medianPark Cone: 1.2 in., 100% of medianPark Reservoir: 3.2 in., 100% of medianPorphyry Creek: 2.3 in., 105% of medianSchofield Pass: 4.1 in., 100% of medianBison Lake: 4.1 in., 117% of medianColumbine Pass: 1.1 in., 138% of medianColumbus Basin: 3.8 in., 141% of medianKiln: 1.5 in., 115% of medianSouth Colony: 3.5 in., 125% of medianSpud Mountain: 2.8 in., 127% of medianBeartown: 11.1 in., 463% of medianBrumley: 2.2 in., 169% of medianEl Diente Peak: 1.3 in., 217% of medianGlen Cove: 0.9 in., 180% of medianHayden Pass: 2.2 in., 220% of medianLily Pond: 2.1 in., 191% of medianMiddle Creek: 6.5 in., 232% of medianMineral Creek: 2.6 in., 163% of medianMolas Lake: 3.3 in., 183% of medianNast Lake: 0.8 in., 267% of medianRed Mountain Pass: 6.8 in., 243% of medianRough And Tumble: 2.4 in., 300% of medianSaint Elmo: 2.4 in., 185% of medianSargents Mesa: 2.0 in., 200% of medianSharkstooth: 2.8 in., 215% of medianSlumgullion: 5.8 in., 223% of medianStump Lakes: 4.3 in., 195% of medianUpper Rio Grande: 0.5 in., 167% of medianUpper Taylor: 1.9 in., 475% of medianWeminuche Creek: 2.9 in., 264% of medianWolf Creek Summit: 7.2 in., 164% of medianEastern Plains(no SNOTEL sites)
  • Under 50% · 50
  • 50–89% · 17
  • 90–110% · 9
  • 111–150% · 6
  • Over 150% · 21

Every SNOTEL station

104 stations

Colorado SNOTEL stations with snow water equivalent, median and 7-day change. Column buttons sort the table.
Beartown Rio Grande 11,580 ft 11.1 2.4 463% −0.4
Wolf Creek Summit San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,930 ft 7.2 4.4 164% −0.3
Red Mountain Pass San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 11,060 ft 6.8 2.8 243% −0.3
Middle Creek Rio Grande 11,260 ft 6.5 2.8 232% −0.8
Slumgullion Gunnison 11,560 ft 5.8 2.6 223% −0.2
Stump Lakes San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 11,230 ft 4.3 2.2 195% 0.0
Bison Lake Colorado 10,950 ft 4.1 3.5 117% −0.1
Schofield Pass Colorado 10,640 ft 4.1 4.1 100% 0.0
Columbus Basin San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,780 ft 3.8 2.7 141% 0.0
South Colony Arkansas 10,790 ft 3.5 2.8 125% +0.3
Never Summer North Platte 10,300 ft 3.4 3.4 100% +0.4
Molas Lake San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,610 ft 3.3 1.8 183% 0.0
Park Reservoir Gunnison 9,990 ft 3.2 3.2 100% −0.1
Weminuche Creek San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,730 ft 2.9 1.1 264% +0.3
Sharkstooth San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,730 ft 2.8 1.3 215% 0.0
Spud Mountain San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,660 ft 2.8 2.2 127% −0.2
Mineral Creek San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,030 ft 2.6 1.6 163% +0.4
Independence Pass Colorado 10,570 ft 2.5 2.4 104% +0.1
Rough And Tumble South Platte 10,420 ft 2.4 0.8 300% 0.0
Saint Elmo Arkansas 10,420 ft 2.4 1.3 185% 0.0
Porphyry Creek Gunnison 10,790 ft 2.3 2.2 105% +0.1
Brumley Arkansas 10,570 ft 2.2 1.3 169% 0.0
Hayden Pass Rio Grande 10,700 ft 2.2 1.0 220% +0.1
Ivanhoe Colorado 10,540 ft 2.1 2.0 105% 0.0
Lily Pond Rio Grande 11,070 ft 2.1 1.1 191% −0.4
Sargents Mesa Rio Grande 11,490 ft 2.0 1.0 200% +0.4
Upper Taylor Gunnison 10,710 ft 1.9 0.4 475% 0.0
Mesa Lakes Colorado 10,160 ft 1.8 2.2 82% 0.0
Arapaho Ridge Colorado 10,960 ft 1.6 3.8 42% 0.0
Lizard Head Pass San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,190 ft 1.6 1.6 100% +0.1
Kiln Colorado 9,610 ft 1.5 1.3 115% 0.0
Buckskin Joe South Platte 11,160 ft 1.4 1.6 88% 0.0
Chapman Tunnel Colorado 10,090 ft 1.4 1.7 82% +0.1
Hoosier Pass South Platte 11,600 ft 1.4 2.8 50% +0.1
Deadman Hill South Platte 10,240 ft 1.3 3.0 43% +0.2
El Diente Peak San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,210 ft 1.3 0.6 217% −0.4
Willow Creek Pass Colorado 9,520 ft 1.3 2.6 50% +0.1
Loveland Basin South Platte 11,410 ft 1.2 3.5 34% +0.5
North Lost Trail Colorado 9,190 ft 1.2 1.5 80% 0.0
Park Cone Gunnison 9,600 ft 1.2 1.2 100% +0.1
Columbine Pass Gunnison 9,160 ft 1.1 0.8 138% +0.3
Cumbres Trestle Rio Grande 10,030 ft 1.1 2.4 46% −0.1
Ripple Creek Yampa–White 10,340 ft 1.1 3.6 31% +0.1
Burro Mountain Yampa–White 9,290 ft 1.0 1.4 71% −0.2
Idarado Gunnison 9,780 ft 1.0 1.2 83% +0.1
Joe Wright South Platte 10,140 ft 1.0 3.6 28% +0.6
Lone Cone San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 9,730 ft 1.0 1.6 63% 0.0
Black Mountain South Platte 8,940 ft 0.9 1.8 50% 0.0
Fremont Pass Colorado 11,310 ft 0.9 2.6 35% 0.0
Glen Cove Arkansas 11,410 ft 0.9 0.5 180% +0.1
Nast Lake Colorado 8,710 ft 0.8 0.3 267% 0.0
Tower Yampa–White 10,610 ft 0.8 6.3 13% +0.1
Columbine North Platte 9,170 ft 0.7 2.0 35% +0.7
Culebra #2 Rio Grande 10,560 ft 0.7 1.0 70% 0.0
Rabbit Ears Yampa–White 9,390 ft 0.7 2.6 27% −0.3
Roach North Platte 9,710 ft 0.7 2.6 27% 0.0
Butte Gunnison 10,190 ft 0.6 1.2 50% 0.0
Trinchera Rio Grande 10,860 ft 0.6 1.4 43% +0.1
Vallecito San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,740 ft 0.6 1.2 50% −1.0
Lynx Pass Colorado 8,910 ft 0.5 1.3 38% +0.5
Upper Rio Grande Rio Grande 9,370 ft 0.5 0.3 167% −0.1
Vail Mountain Colorado 10,290 ft 0.5 2.3 22% −0.2
Willow Park South Platte 10,710 ft 0.5 2.3 22% +0.4
Bear Lake South Platte 9,490 ft 0.4 1.5 27% 0.0
Bear River Yampa–White 9,100 ft 0.4 1.0 40% +0.4
Berthoud Summit Colorado 11,300 ft 0.4 1.9 21% −0.2
Buffalo Park Colorado 9,240 ft 0.4 1.6 25% +0.4
Mc Clure Pass Gunnison 8,760 ft 0.4 1.3 31% −0.9
Michigan Creek South Platte 10,700 ft 0.4 1.6 25% 0.0
Elk River Yampa–White 8,710 ft 0.3 1.0 30% +0.3
Elliot Ridge Colorado 10,550 ft 0.3 2.0 15% −0.2
Lake Eldora South Platte 9,700 ft 0.3 1.0 30% −0.1
Upper San Juan San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,140 ft 0.3 2.0 15% −1.0
Cascade #2 San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 8,990 ft 0.2 0.2 100% 0.0
Cochetopa Pass Rio Grande 10,020 ft 0.2 0.4 50% +0.2
Copper Mountain Colorado 10,500 ft 0.2 1.8 11% 0.0
Scotch Creek San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 9,160 ft 0.2 0.4 50% −0.2
Summit Ranch Colorado 9,350 ft 0.2 1.2 17% 0.0
Ute Creek Rio Grande 10,720 ft 0.2 1.1 18% −0.6
Zirkel North Platte 9,320 ft 0.2 2.0 10% +0.2
Apishapa Arkansas 10,000 ft 0.1 0.2 50% +0.1
Beaver Ck Village Colorado 8,530 ft 0.1 0.9 11% 0.0
Copeland Lake South Platte 8,570 ft 0.1 0.2 50% +0.1
Dry Lake Yampa–White 8,240 ft 0.1 1.7 6% −0.1
Echo Lake South Platte 10,660 ft 0.1 1.2 8% 0.0
Lost Dog Yampa–White 9,350 ft 0.1 2.0 5% +0.1
Medano Pass Rio Grande 9,650 ft 0.1 0.0 — +0.1
Middle Fork Camp Colorado 8,960 ft 0.1 1.2 8% 0.0
Niwot South Platte 9,940 ft 0.1 1.4 7% −0.1
Overland Res. Gunnison 9,890 ft 0.1 1.3 8% −0.4
Phantom Valley Colorado 9,030 ft 0.1 1.0 10% 0.0
Whiskey Ck Arkansas 10,260 ft 0.1 0.6 17% 0.0
Crosho Yampa–White 8,960 ft 0.0 0.9 0% 0.0
Grizzly Peak Colorado 11,110 ft 0.0 2.6 0% 0.0
Hourglass Lake South Platte 9,380 ft 0.0 1.3 0% 0.0
Jackwhacker Gulch South Platte 11,030 ft 0.0 1.6 0% −0.1
Jones Pass Colorado 10,430 ft 0.0 1.9 0% 0.0
Lake Irene Colorado 10,680 ft 0.0 2.8 0% 0.0
Mancos San Miguel–Dolores–Animas–San Juan 10,020 ft 0.0 0.7 0% −1.2
Mccoy Park Colorado 9,500 ft 0.0 1.0 0% −0.4
Moon Pass Rio Grande 11,110 ft 0.0 0.6 0% 0.0
Rawah North Platte 9,100 ft 0.0 1.7 0% −0.3
University Camp South Platte 10,330 ft 0.0 1.8 0% 0.0
Wild Basin South Platte 9,410 ft 0.0 1.5 0% 0.0

Latest snowpack updates

Nov. 13, 2026Colorado snowpack update: Storm relief forecast to combat persistent melt offNov. 10, 2026Colorado snowpack update: Statewide SWE 9x higher in 2026 than in 2025Nov. 6, 2026Colorado snowpack update: Colorado, Arkansas basins filling in some after mid-week snow

About this data

Snow water equivalent (SWE) is how much water the snowpack would hold if it melted. It matters more for rivers and reservoirs than snow depth does.

Figures come from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service SNOTEL network. Rocky Mountain Journal averages the stations that report a median for the date, so statewide and basin numbers can differ slightly from NRCS’s own published figures.

Percentile compares this date with the same date in each of the past 35 seasons. The median peak date varies by source and by station.

The tracker updates every morning from Oct. 1 through May 31.

Source: USDA NRCS →