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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Crystal Mountain Resort snow history

Through Oct 18, the Crystal Mountain Resort SNOTEL station (Morse Lake) has measured 2 in. of snow since Oct 1, 91% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 4 in.

Measured at the Morse Lake SNOTEL station (5,400 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
2 in.
18 days measured · 1 snow days
Percent of normal to date
91%
of the 20-winter mean, 2.2 in. · 80% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
2 in.
Oct 9 · now 0 in.
Same day last season
4 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season -2 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
falling · the 7 before: 2 in.

The last ten winters averaged 2.5 in. by this date, 14% above the 30-winter normal of 2.2 in.; both are shown.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 20 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 2 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 20-winter mean of 2.2 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 2.5).050100150200250300350OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 20-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 2 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 20-winter mean of 2.2 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 2.5).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured270 in.6610
2024-25365 days measured294 in.6613
2023-24366 days measured318 in.7711
2022-23365 days measured299 in.769
2021-22365 days measured340 in.7512
2020-21365 days measured316 in.6318
2019-20232 days measured218 in.5410
2018-19365 days measured262 in.648
2017-18365 days measured329 in.6711

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked04080Oct9Nov53Dec68Jan50Feb48Mar46Apr25May8Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep1
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct8.8 in.9.3 in.(106%)
Nov53.4 in.50.7 in.(95%)
Dec68.1 in.70.7 in.(104%)
Jan50.3 in.52.7 in.(105%)
Feb48.3 in.54.2 in.(112%)
Mar46.4 in.40.6 in.(88%)
Apr24.9 in.23.5 in.(94%)
May7.5 in.5 in.(67%)
Jun0.6 in.0.7 in.(117%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.8 in.0 in.(0%)
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 54.2 in. in Feb, 12% above the 30-winter normal of 48.3 in.; both are shown.
  • Mar: The last ten winters averaged 40.6 in. in Mar, 12% below the 30-winter normal of 46.4 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 5 in. in May, 33% below the 30-winter normal of 7.5 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.7 in. in Jun, 17% above the 30-winter normal of 0.6 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0 in. in Sep, 100% below the 30-winter normal of 0.8 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 20 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.