# Meadowlark Lodge snow history, season 2026-27

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

Through Oct 19, the Meadowlark Lodge SNOTEL station (Powder River 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 7 in.

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Powder River Pass, 9,480 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 (19 days measured, 0 snow days, 0 powder days at ≥ 8 in)
- Base now: 0 in
- Percent of normal to date: 0% of the 23-winter mean (8.7 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (9.1 in)
- Same day last season (2025-26): 7 in, 0 powder days, base 7 in; this season -7 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 | 0.4 in | 0 in – 0 in | 0.5 in |
| 2026-10-20 | 20 | 0 in | 8.7 in | 3.5 in – 12 in | 9.1 in |

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

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 92 in | 70% | 42 | 1 | 14 in (2025-12-04 to 2025-12-06) | 36 in (2026-02-25) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 109 in | 83% | 49 | 1 | 10 in (2025-04-28) | 32 in (2025-04-04) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 113 in | 86% | 49 | 2 | 12 in (2024-05-06) | 27 in (2024-04-07) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 120 in | 91% | 48 | 2 | 18 in (2023-02-18 to 2023-02-20) | 47 in (2023-02-20) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 131 in | 99% | 61 | 0 | 8 in (2021-12-26 to 2021-12-27) | 41 in (2022-03-16) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 129 in | 98% | 61 | 1 | 24 in (2021-02-03 to 2021-02-06) | 48 in (2021-02-06) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 128 in | 97% | 64 | 0 | 8 in (2019-11-03 to 2019-11-04) | 51 in (2020-03-01) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 103 in | 78% | 53 | 0 | 6 in (2019-04-09) | 40 in (2019-03-08) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 149 in | 113% | 53 | 4 | 20 in (2018-02-02 to 2018-02-05) | 61 in (2018-02-05) | 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 | 14 in | 13.2 in (94%) | 5.6 | 3.7 in | 15 in (2017-10-31) | 23 |
| Nov | 14.5 in | 13.9 in (96%) | 6.7 | 10.7 in | 23 in (2014-11-22) | 23 |
| Dec | 16 in | 15.9 in (99%) | 7.3 | 18.7 in | 14 in (2025-12-04) | 23 |
| Jan | 15.7 in | 14.2 in (90%) | 7.3 | 26.4 in | 15 in (2023-01-24) | 23 |
| Feb | 18.1 in | 17.3 in (96%) | 7.6 | 34.3 in | 24 in (2021-02-03) | 23 |
| Mar | 17.8 in | 15.6 in (88%) | 7.3 | 37.4 in | 24 in (2007-03-28) | 23 |
| Apr | 21.5 in | 21.2 in (99%) | 7.8 | 32.8 in | 14 in (2013-04-29) | 23 |
| May | 12.8 in | 10.2 in (80%) | 4.3 | 16.9 in | 17 in (2005-05-07) | 23 |
| Jun | 1.6 in | 0 in (0%) | 0.6 | 1.6 in | 9 in (2005-06-07) | 23 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 23 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 23 |
| Sep | 2.8 in | 2.1 in (75%) | 1.1 | 0.2 in | 12 in (2013-09-26) | 23 |
- Mar: The last ten winters averaged 15.6 in. in Mar, 12% below the 30-winter normal of 17.8 in.; both are shown.
- May: The last ten winters averaged 10.2 in. in May, 20% below the 30-winter normal of 12.8 in.; both are shown.
- Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0 in. in Jun, 100% below the 30-winter normal of 1.6 in.; both are shown.
- Sep: The last ten winters averaged 2.1 in. in Sep, 25% below the 30-winter normal of 2.8 in.; both are shown.
Averages per calendar month at the Powder River 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