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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Arizona Snowbowl snow history

Through Oct 18, the Arizona Snowbowl SNOTEL station (Snowslide Canyon) has measured 1 in. of snow since Oct 1, 63% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 0 in.

Measured at the Snowslide Canyon SNOTEL station (9,720 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
1 in.
18 days measured · 1 snow days
Percent of normal to date
63%
of the 27-winter mean, 1.6 in. · 34% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
1 in.
Oct 12 · now 0 in.
Same day last season
0 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season +1 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 1 in.

The last ten winters averaged 2.9 in. by this date, 81% above the 30-winter normal of 1.6 in.; both are shown.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 27 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 1 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 27-winter mean of 1.6 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 2).050100150200OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 27-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 1 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 27-winter mean of 1.6 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 2).

The last 9 seasons

Measured snowfall, newest first. Powder day = 8 in. or more in a day.

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured83 in.273
2024-25365 days measured117 in.364
2023-24366 days measured170 in.368
2022-23365 days measured220 in.3811
2021-22365 days measured132 in.347
2020-21365 days measured123 in.334
2019-20366 days measured139 in.346
2018-19365 days measured180 in.505
2017-18365 days measured52 in.112

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked02040Oct5Nov15Dec24Jan26Feb26Mar23Apr12May3Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct5 in.4.1 in.(82%)
Nov15.4 in.16.1 in.(105%)
Dec24.4 in.19.3 in.(79%)
Jan25.8 in.28.5 in.(110%)
Feb26 in.29.1 in.(112%)
Mar23.1 in.31.2 in.(135%)
Apr11.7 in.7.3 in.(62%)
May2.7 in.2.5 in.(93%)
Jun0 in.0 in.
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.1 in.0.4 in.(400%)
  • Oct: The last ten winters averaged 4.1 in. in Oct, 18% below the 30-winter normal of 5 in.; both are shown.
  • Dec: The last ten winters averaged 19.3 in. in Dec, 21% below the 30-winter normal of 24.4 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 29.1 in. in Feb, 12% above the 30-winter normal of 26 in.; both are shown.
  • Mar: The last ten winters averaged 31.2 in. in Mar, 35% above the 30-winter normal of 23.1 in.; both are shown.
  • Apr: The last ten winters averaged 7.3 in. in Apr, 38% below the 30-winter normal of 11.7 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.4 in. in Sep, 300% above the 30-winter normal of 0.1 in.; both are shown.

How to read this page

Daily new snow is the positive change in snow depth at the station from one day to the next, after PeakCam’s quality control. Settling and melt make it a floor on what fell, never a ceiling, so a season total here will read lower than a resort’s own snowfall figure. A snow day is one inch or more; a powder day is 8 in. or more, the same threshold as the powder alerts.

The normal band is the station’s own: the middle half of the 27 most recent complete winters, with the mean dashed. The recent-decade line uses only the last 10; when the two disagree by more than 10% the page says so rather than picking one. Percent of normal on the resort page is a different number (snow water equivalent against the 1991–2020 median). How the history and normals are built.