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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Monarch Mountain snow history

Through Oct 18, the Monarch Mountain SNOTEL station (Porphyry Creek) has measured 3 in. of snow since Oct 1, 115% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 1 in.

Measured at the Porphyry Creek SNOTEL station (10,790 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
3 in.
18 days measured · 3 snow days
Percent of normal to date
115%
of the 20-winter mean, 2.6 in. · 130% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
1 in.
Oct 8 · now 1 in.
Same day last season
1 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season +2 in.
Last 7 days
2 in.
rising · the 7 before: 1 in.

The last ten winters averaged 2.3 in. by this date, 12% below the 30-winter normal of 2.6 in.; both are shown.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 20 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 3 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 20-winter mean of 2.6 inches by the same day (middle half 0.8 to 3.3).050100150200OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 20-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 3 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 20-winter mean of 2.6 inches by the same day (middle half 0.8 to 3.3).

The last 9 seasons

Measured snowfall, newest first. Powder day = 8 in. or more in a day.

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured122 in.385
2024-25365 days measured166 in.604
2023-24366 days measured201 in.645
2022-23365 days measured147 in.612
2021-22365 days measured159 in.601
2020-21365 days measured211 in.636
2019-20366 days measured163 in.547
2018-19365 days measured201 in.684
2017-18365 days measured113 in.372

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked02040Oct9Nov19Dec30Jan25Feb26Mar26Apr20May12Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep1
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct9.2 in.9.8 in.(107%)
Nov18.8 in.21.2 in.(113%)
Dec30.3 in.26.7 in.(88%)
Jan24.7 in.26.6 in.(108%)
Feb26.2 in.25.7 in.(98%)
Mar26 in.30.2 in.(116%)
Apr19.5 in.13.9 in.(71%)
May12.2 in.12.2 in.(100%)
Jun0.6 in.0.7 in.(117%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0.4 in.0.2 in.(50%)
Sep1.4 in.1.7 in.(121%)
  • Nov: The last ten winters averaged 21.2 in. in Nov, 13% above the 30-winter normal of 18.8 in.; both are shown.
  • Dec: The last ten winters averaged 26.7 in. in Dec, 12% below the 30-winter normal of 30.3 in.; both are shown.
  • Mar: The last ten winters averaged 30.2 in. in Mar, 16% above the 30-winter normal of 26 in.; both are shown.
  • Apr: The last ten winters averaged 13.9 in. in Apr, 29% below the 30-winter normal of 19.5 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.
  • Aug: The last ten winters averaged 0.2 in. in Aug, 50% below the 30-winter normal of 0.4 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 1.7 in. in Sep, 21% above the 30-winter normal of 1.4 in.; both are shown.

How to read this page

Daily new snow is the positive change in snow depth at the station from one day to the next, after PeakCam’s quality control. Settling and melt make it a floor on what fell, never a ceiling, so a season total here will read lower than a resort’s own snowfall figure. A snow day is one inch or more; a powder day is 8 in. or more, the same threshold as the powder alerts.

The normal band is the station’s own: the middle half of the 20 most recent complete winters, with the mean dashed. The recent-decade line uses only the last 10; when the two disagree by more than 10% the page says so rather than picking one. Percent of normal on the resort page is a different number (snow water equivalent against the 1991–2020 median). How the history and normals are built.