# Crystal Mountain Resort snow history, season 2026-27

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

Through Oct 18, the Crystal Mountain Resort SNOTEL station (Morse Lake) has measured 2 in. of snow since Oct 1, 71% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 4 in.

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Morse Lake, 5,400 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: 2 in (18 days measured, 1 snow days, 0 powder days at ≥ 8 in)
- Base now: 0 in; deepest 2 in on 2026-10-09
- Percent of normal to date: 71% of the 20-winter mean (2.8 in); 71% of the last 10 winters (2.8 in)
- Same day last season (2025-26): 4 in, 0 powder days, base 0 in; this season -2 in
- Trend: falling (last 7 days 0 in, the 7 before 2 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 | 2 in | 2.8 in | 0 in – 4 in | 2.8 in |

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

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 270 in | 88% | 66 | 10 | 41 in (2026-03-09 to 2026-03-13) | 110 in (2026-03-13) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 294 in | 95% | 66 | 13 | 41 in (2024-12-22 to 2024-12-27) | 149 in (2025-03-21) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 318 in | 103% | 77 | 11 | 26 in (2024-01-02 to 2024-01-06) | 125 in (2024-03-11) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 299 in | 97% | 76 | 9 | 36 in (2022-11-27 to 2022-11-30) | 132 in (2023-04-02) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 340 in | 110% | 75 | 12 | 43 in (2021-12-09 to 2021-12-12) | 124 in (2022-04-20) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 316 in | 103% | 63 | 18 | 38 in (2021-01-02 to 2021-01-05) | 159 in (2021-02-26) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 218 in | 71% | 54 | 10 | 32 in (2019-12-31 to 2020-01-07) | 118 in (2020-02-08) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 262 in | 85% | 64 | 8 | 42 in (2019-02-08 to 2019-02-12) | 128 in (2019-02-12) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 329 in | 107% | 67 | 11 | 33 in (2018-01-21 to 2018-01-26) | 141 in (2018-03-08) | 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 | 8.8 in | 9.3 in (106%) | 3.3 | 1.6 in | 25 in (2005-10-28) | 20 |
| Nov | 53.4 in | 50.7 in (95%) | 11.8 | 19.7 in | 44 in (2015-11-30) | 20 |
| Dec | 68.1 in | 70.7 in (104%) | 13.2 | 53.2 in | 43 in (2021-12-09) | 20 |
| Jan | 50.3 in | 52.7 in (105%) | 10.1 | 86.1 in | 47 in (2006-01-09) | 20 |
| Feb | 48.3 in | 54.2 in (112%) | 10.4 | 103 in | 48 in (2014-02-14) | 20 |
| Mar | 46.4 in | 40.6 in (88%) | 9.6 | 120.4 in | 41 in (2026-03-09) | 20 |
| Apr | 24.9 in | 23.5 in (94%) | 6.8 | 117 in | 22 in (2022-04-03) | 20 |
| May | 7.5 in | 5 in (67%) | 2.3 | 83.9 in | 17 in (2009-05-04) | 20 |
| Jun | 0.6 in | 0.7 in (117%) | 0.5 | 31.5 in | 3 in (2021-06-06) | 20 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 2.5 in | – | 20 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 20 |
| Sep | 0.8 in | 0 in (0%) | 0.2 | 0 in | 14 in (2013-09-29) | 20 |
- 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.
Averages per calendar month at the Morse Lake 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