# Kirkwood Mountain Resort snow history, season 2026-27

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

Through Oct 18, the Kirkwood Mountain Resort SNOTEL station (Carson Pass) 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 11 in.

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Carson Pass, 8,360 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 22-winter mean (3.4 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (2.3 in)
- The last ten winters averaged 2.3 in. by this date, 32% below the 30-winter normal of 3.4 in.; both are shown.
- Same day last season (2025-26): 11 in, 1 powder days, base 0 in; this season -11 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 | 3.4 in | 0 in – 4.8 in | 2.3 in |

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

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 188 in | 83% | 27 | 9 | 36 in (2025-12-24 to 2025-12-26) | 78 in (2026-02-19) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 175 in | 77% | 40 | 7 | 23 in (2025-02-13 to 2025-02-14) | 80 in (2025-03-17) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 210 in | 93% | 40 | 7 | 37 in (2024-02-29 to 2024-03-03) | 102 in (2024-03-03) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 349 in | 154% | 43 | 15 | 54 in (2023-02-21 to 2023-02-28) | 164 in (2023-03-14) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 162 in | 72% | 33 | 7 | 43 in (2021-12-22 to 2021-12-27) | 80 in (2021-12-27) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 153 in | 68% | 37 | 6 | 49 in (2021-01-25 to 2021-01-28) | 78 in (2021-01-28) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 197 in | 87% | 34 | 8 | 48 in (2019-11-26 to 2019-12-02) | 84 in (2020-04-05) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 268 in | 118% | 48 | 12 | 45 in (2019-02-02 to 2019-02-04) | 131 in (2019-03-06) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 175 in | 77% | 45 | 7 | 36 in (2018-03-13 to 2018-03-16) | 89 in (2018-03-22) | 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 | 6.5 in | 4.4 in (68%) | 1.6 | 1 in | 23 in (2004-10-19) | 22 |
| Nov | 22.1 in | 20.5 in (93%) | 5.4 | 7.7 in | 48 in (2019-11-26) | 22 |
| Dec | 44.6 in | 41.8 in (94%) | 8.2 | 28.2 in | 51 in (2004-12-27) | 22 |
| Jan | 37.5 in | 42.2 in (113%) | 6.7 | 51.1 in | 49 in (2021-01-25) | 22 |
| Feb | 43 in | 44.8 in (104%) | 7.6 | 66 in | 54 in (2023-02-21) | 22 |
| Mar | 43.1 in | 42.3 in (98%) | 7 | 77.1 in | 46 in (2009-03-01) | 22 |
| Apr | 20.5 in | 18.1 in (88%) | 4.1 | 64.1 in | 27 in (2020-04-04) | 22 |
| May | 8.8 in | 6 in (68%) | 2.2 | 31.1 in | 15 in (2005-05-08) | 22 |
| Jun | 0.4 in | 0.2 in (50%) | 0.1 | 6.9 in | 6 in (2011-06-06) | 22 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0.1 in | – | 22 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 22 |
| Sep | 0.4 in | 0.4 in (100%) | 0.1 | 0 in | 4 in (2014-09-26) | 22 |
- Oct: The last ten winters averaged 4.4 in. in Oct, 32% below the 30-winter normal of 6.5 in.; both are shown.
- Jan: The last ten winters averaged 42.2 in. in Jan, 13% above the 30-winter normal of 37.5 in.; both are shown.
- Apr: The last ten winters averaged 18.1 in. in Apr, 12% below the 30-winter normal of 20.5 in.; both are shown.
- May: The last ten winters averaged 6 in. in May, 32% below the 30-winter normal of 8.8 in.; both are shown.
- Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.2 in. in Jun, 50% below the 30-winter normal of 0.4 in.; both are shown.
Averages per calendar month at the Carson Pass 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