# Lost Trail Ski Area snow report: measured conditions

As of 9:48 AM MT on Oct 20, 2026, Lost Trail Ski Area measures a 3 in base, 0 in of new snow in the last 24 hours and 0 in over 48 hours (SNOTEL, Saddle Mtn., 7,890 ft). Conditions rating: poor; Standard Conditions. Standard mountain conditions expected today.

## Today's numbers

| Measure | Value | Source | Measured at (UTC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Base depth | 3 in | SNOTEL, Saddle Mtn., 7,890 ft | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z |
| New snow, 24 h | 0 in | SNOTEL, Saddle Mtn., 7,890 ft | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z |
| New snow, 48 h | 0 in | SNOTEL, Saddle Mtn., 7,890 ft | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z |
| Snow water equivalent | 0.8 in | SNOTEL, Saddle Mtn., 7,890 ft | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z |
| Percent of normal | n/a | SNOTEL, Saddle Mtn., 7,890 ft | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z |

7-day trend: stable; outlook: warming.

Season: unknown, as of 2026-10-20.

## Status and freshness

**UNKNOWN** — As of Oct 20, Lost Trail Ski Area has no confirmed operating status; base 3 in. (SNOTEL, 6 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (SNOTEL).

| Field | Value | Source | Observed (UTC) | Freshness |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Status | UNKNOWN | none | static | unknown |
| Base depth (measured) | 3 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z | recent (6.1 h) |
| New snow, 24 h | 0 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z | recent (6.1 h) |
| New snow, 48 h | 0 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z | recent (6.1 h) |
| Snow water equivalent | 0.8 in | snotel | 2026-10-20T15:48:16.175Z | recent (6.1 h) |
| Lifts total | 5 | profile | static | recent |
| Runs total | 69 | profile | static | recent |
| Temperature | 41.5 °F | station:ghcn | 2026-10-16T23:59:59.000Z | stale (93.9 h) |

Recommendable today: no. no opening date on file; status is UNKNOWN.

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/lost-trail/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 | 3 in | 0.8 in | 1.2 in | 53°F / 39°F | valid |
| 2026-10-18 | 3 in | 0.9 in | 1.2 in | 54°F / 38°F | valid |
| 2026-10-17 | 4 in | 1 in | 1.2 in | 52°F / 37°F | valid |
| 2026-10-16 | 5 in | 1.1 in | 1.2 in | 48°F / 35°F | valid |
| 2026-10-15 | 5 in | 1.1 in | 1.2 in | 44°F / 27°F | valid |
| 2026-10-14 | 6 in | 1.1 in | 1.2 in | 38°F / 26°F | valid |
| 2026-10-13 | 7 in | 1.1 in | 1.2 in | 33°F / 20°F | valid |

Rows are daily readings from NRCS station 727: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 | 59°F / 35°F | 0 in | 0% |
| Wed | Sunny | 57°F / 38°F | 0 in | 2% |
| Thu | Mostly Sunny | 57°F / 36°F | 0 in | 9% |
| Fri | Rain And Snow | 39°F / 24°F | 3 in | 91% |
| Sat | Mostly Sunny | 41°F / 27°F | 0 in | 0% |

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/lost-trail
- Snow report: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/snow-report (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/snow-report/index.md)
- Forecast: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/snow-forecast (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/snow-forecast/index.md)
- Webcams: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/webcams (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/webcams/index.md)
- History: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/history (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/history/index.md)
- API: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/lost-trail
- Powder feed (Atom): https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/powder.xml
- How the station is read: https://www.peakcam.io/methodology#snotel (station 727:MT:SNTL, Saddle Mtn.)

Canonical: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/lost-trail/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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