# Bear Valley Mountain Resort snow history, season 2026-27

Canonical page: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/bear-valley/history  ·  Resort: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/bear-valley  ·  JSON: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/bear-valley/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.

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Blue Lakes, 8,060 ft (measured, quality-controlled by PeakCam, synced every 6 h). Daily new snow = positive change in station depth, a floor on what fell.

## This season to date

- Snow since 2026-10-01: 0 in (18 days measured, 0 snow days, 0 powder days at ≥ 8 in)
- Base now: 0 in
- Percent of normal to date: 0% of the 28-winter mean (2.3 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (2.1 in)
- Same day last season (2025-26): 13 in, 1 powder days, base 0 in; this season -13 in
- Trend: steady (last 7 days 0 in, the 7 before 0 in)

## Season curve vs normal

| Date | Day | Measured so far | 30-winter mean | p25–p75 | Last 10 winters |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-01 | 1 | 0 in | 0 in | 0 in – 0 in | 0 in |
| 2026-10-20 | 20 | 0 in | 2.3 in | 0 in – 3.3 in | 2.1 in |

Full daily curve (20 points) and the band for days 1–273: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/bear-valley/history

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 168 in | 91% | 29 | 7 | 40 in (2026-02-16 to 2026-02-17) | 73 in (2026-02-19) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 156 in | 84% | 42 | 6 | 22 in (2025-02-13 to 2025-02-14) | 73 in (2025-03-17) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 201 in | 108% | 50 | 9 | 35 in (2024-01-31 to 2024-02-05) | 100 in (2024-03-03) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 328 in | 177% | 46 | 15 | 58 in (2023-02-21 to 2023-02-28) | 162 in (2023-03-12) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 158 in | 85% | 39 | 7 | 43 in (2021-12-22 to 2021-12-27) | 73 in (2021-12-27) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 144 in | 78% | 38 | 3 | 45 in (2021-01-23 to 2021-01-28) | 68 in (2021-01-28) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 162 in | 87% | 35 | 8 | 36 in (2020-03-14 to 2020-03-16) | 68 in (2020-04-05) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 249 in | 134% | 56 | 10 | 47 in (2019-02-02 to 2019-02-04) | 117 in (2019-03-07) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 134 in | 72% | 35 | 5 | 31 in (2018-03-13 to 2018-03-16) | 61 in (2018-03-16) | La Niña (ONI -0.71) |

Weekly cumulative totals per season are in the JSON (`pastSeasons[].weeklyCumulativeIn`).

## Monthly climatology

| Month | Avg snowfall (30 winters) | Last 10 winters | Snow days | Avg depth | Biggest storm | Winters |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct | 4.9 in | 3.4 in (69%) | 1.5 | 0.7 in | 17 in (2004-10-17) | 28 |
| Nov | 18.5 in | 16.7 in (90%) | 5.6 | 6.1 in | 30 in (2022-11-07) | 28 |
| Dec | 38.7 in | 38.9 in (101%) | 8.4 | 23.9 in | 44 in (2002-12-13) | 28 |
| Jan | 32.4 in | 39.4 in (122%) | 6.6 | 43.5 in | 45 in (2021-01-23) | 28 |
| Feb | 37.8 in | 43.4 in (115%) | 8.3 | 57 in | 58 in (2023-02-21) | 28 |
| Mar | 29.9 in | 35.2 in (118%) | 6.3 | 66.4 in | 36 in (2020-03-14) | 28 |
| Apr | 18.1 in | 16.1 in (89%) | 4.7 | 57.7 in | 22 in (1999-04-05) | 28 |
| May | 4.9 in | 4.3 in (88%) | 1.9 | 32.2 in | 10 in (2024-05-04) | 28 |
| Jun | 0.2 in | 0 in (0%) | 0.2 | 7.9 in | 2 in (1999-06-04) | 28 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0.1 in | – | 28 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 28 |
| Sep | 0.2 in | 0.3 in (150%) | 0.1 | 0 in | 3 in (2014-09-26) | 28 |
- 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.
Averages per calendar month at the Blue Lakes SNOTEL station over the 30 most recent complete winters and, separately, the 10 most recent. Snowfall is the sum of daily depth increases, a measured floor; a snow day has at least 1 in; the storm is the biggest run of consecutive snow days starting in that month.

Methodology: https://www.peakcam.io/methodology#history  ·  Attribution: PeakCam (https://www.peakcam.io), SNOTEL data: USDA NRCS  ·  Terms: https://www.peakcam.io/about#terms