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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Bear Valley Mountain Resort snow history

Through Oct 18, the Bear Valley Mountain Resort SNOTEL station (Blue Lakes) has measured 0 in. of snow since Oct 1, 0% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 13 in.

Measured at the Blue Lakes SNOTEL station (8,060 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
0 in.
18 days measured · 0 snow days
Percent of normal to date
0%
of the 28-winter mean, 2 in. · 0% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
—
Same day last season
13 in.
2025-26: 1 powder days, base 2 in. · this season -13 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 0 in.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 28 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 0 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 28-winter mean of 2 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 3.3).050100150200250OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 28-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 0 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 28-winter mean of 2 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 3.3).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured168 in.297
2024-25365 days measured156 in.426
2023-24366 days measured201 in.509
2022-23365 days measured328 in.4615
2021-22365 days measured158 in.397
2020-21365 days measured144 in.383
2019-20366 days measured162 in.358
2018-19365 days measured249 in.5610
2017-18365 days measured134 in.355

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked02550Oct5Nov19Dec39Jan32Feb38Mar30Apr18May5Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct4.9 in.3.4 in.(69%)
Nov18.5 in.16.7 in.(90%)
Dec38.7 in.38.9 in.(101%)
Jan32.4 in.39.4 in.(122%)
Feb37.8 in.43.4 in.(115%)
Mar29.9 in.35.2 in.(118%)
Apr18.1 in.16.1 in.(89%)
May4.9 in.4.3 in.(88%)
Jun0.2 in.0 in.(0%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.2 in.0.3 in.(150%)
  • Oct: The last ten winters averaged 3.4 in. in Oct, 31% below the 30-winter normal of 4.9 in.; both are shown.
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 39.4 in. in Jan, 22% above the 30-winter normal of 32.4 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 43.4 in. in Feb, 15% above the 30-winter normal of 37.8 in.; both are shown.
  • Mar: The last ten winters averaged 35.2 in. in Mar, 18% above the 30-winter normal of 29.9 in.; both are shown.
  • Apr: The last ten winters averaged 16.1 in. in Apr, 11% below the 30-winter normal of 18.1 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 4.3 in. in May, 12% below the 30-winter normal of 4.9 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0 in. in Jun, 100% below the 30-winter normal of 0.2 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.3 in. in Sep, 50% above the 30-winter normal of 0.2 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 28 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.