# Great Divide Ski Area snow report: measured conditions

As of 9:46 AM MT on Oct 20, 2026, Great Divide Ski Area measures a 1 in base, 0 in of new snow in the last 24 hours and 0 in over 48 hours (SNOTEL, Nevada Ridge, 7,030 ft). Conditions rating: poor; Standard Conditions. Standard mountain conditions expected today.

## Today's numbers

| Measure | Value | Source | Measured at (UTC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Base depth | 1 in | SNOTEL, Nevada Ridge, 7,030 ft | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z |
| New snow, 24 h | 0 in | SNOTEL, Nevada Ridge, 7,030 ft | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z |
| New snow, 48 h | 0 in | SNOTEL, Nevada Ridge, 7,030 ft | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z |
| Snow water equivalent | 0.8 in | SNOTEL, Nevada Ridge, 7,030 ft | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z |
| Percent of normal | n/a | SNOTEL, Nevada Ridge, 7,030 ft | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z |

7-day trend: stable; outlook: warming.

Season: unknown (2026-27 season); projected opening Nov 28, 2026, as of 2026-10-20. Source: https://www.skigd.com/hours-of-operations

## Status and freshness

**PRE_SEASON** — As of Oct 20, Great Divide Ski Area has not opened for the season: projected opening Nov 28; base 1 in. (SNOTEL, 6 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (SNOTEL).

| Field | Value | Source | Observed (UTC) | Freshness |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Status | PRE_SEASON | profile | static | recent |
| Season opening | 2026-11-28 | profile | 2026-10-20T15:42:05.519Z | recent |
| Base depth (measured) | 1 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z | recent (6.1 h) |
| New snow, 24 h | 0 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z | recent (6.1 h) |
| New snow, 48 h | 0 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z | recent (6.1 h) |
| Snow water equivalent | 0.8 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:46:16.519Z | recent (6.1 h) |
| Lifts total | 6 | profile | static | recent |
| Temperature | 46.9 °F | station:snotel | 2026-10-19T23:59:59.000Z | recent (21.9 h) |

Recommendable today: no. projected opening date 2026-11-28 (third-party estimate) is ahead of 2026-10-20; status is PRE_SEASON.

Tiers: live ≤ 3 h from an hourly source; recent ≤ 30 h; estimated = model value; stale > 30 h; unknown = nothing on file. Status is OPEN only on a fresh operator lift feed or a resort-confirmed opening date. Local day 2026-10-20 (America/Denver). JSON: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/great-divide/conditions, schema https://www.peakcam.io/.well-known/schemas/resort-conditions-v1.json.

## Last 7 days

| Date | Snow depth | SWE | Precip (accum.) | High / low | QC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-19 | 1 in | 0.8 in | 2.3 in | 59°F / 40°F | valid |
| 2026-10-18 | 2 in | 0.9 in | 2.3 in | 54°F / 36°F | valid |
| 2026-10-17 | 2 in | 1 in | 2.3 in | 57°F / 39°F | valid |
| 2026-10-16 | 4 in | 1.1 in | 2.3 in | 55°F / 35°F | valid |
| 2026-10-15 | 5 in | 1.1 in | 2.3 in | 43°F / 25°F | valid |
| 2026-10-14 | 5 in | 1 in | 2.2 in | 37°F / 27°F | valid |
| 2026-10-13 | 6 in | 1.2 in | 2.2 in | 33°F / 25°F | valid |

Rows are daily readings from NRCS station 903:MT:SNTL, quality-controlled (range and spike checks; `suspect` rows are kept but flagged).

## Forecast

| Day | Forecast | High / low | Est. snow | Precip chance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Today | Mostly Sunny | 51°F / 40°F | 0 in | 0% |
| Wed | Sunny | 57°F / 43°F | 0 in | 1% |
| Thu | Sunny | 57°F / 38°F | 0 in | 4% |
| Fri | Rain | 45°F / 28°F | 3 in | 94% |
| Sat | Mostly Sunny | 39°F / 27°F | 0 in | 2% |

Source: National Weather Service point forecast. Snow amounts are keyword estimates from the forecast text, not a quantitative precipitation forecast.

## On-mountain reports

No user-submitted conditions reports in the last 48 hours.

## Links

- Resort page: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide
- Snow report: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/snow-report (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/snow-report/index.md)
- Forecast: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/snow-forecast (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/snow-forecast/index.md)
- Webcams: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/webcams (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/webcams/index.md)
- History: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/history (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/history/index.md)
- API: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/great-divide
- Powder feed (Atom): https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/powder.xml
- How the station is read: https://www.peakcam.io/methodology#snotel (station 903:MT:SNTL, Nevada Ridge)

Canonical: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/great-divide/snow-report

Data: PeakCam (https://www.peakcam.io) - SNOTEL data: USDA NRCS; forecasts: NWS/Open-Meteo; cams: their operators. Cite the canonical URL when quoting these numbers.
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