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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Pajarito Mountain Ski Area snow history

Through Nov 3, the Pajarito Mountain Ski Area SNOTEL station (Quemazon) has measured 6 in. of snow since Oct 1, 51% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 3 in.

Measured at the Quemazon SNOTEL station (9,500 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
6 in.
34 days measured · 6 snow days
Percent of normal to date
51%
of the 25-winter mean, 11.8 in. · 240% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
2 in.
Oct 25 · now 0 in.
Same day last season
3 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season +3 in.
Last 7 days
2 in.
falling · the 7 before: 3 in.

The last ten winters averaged 2.5 in. by this date, 79% below the 30-winter normal of 11.8 in.; both are shown.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 25 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 6 inches by 2026-11-04, against a 25-winter mean of 11.8 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 5).050100150OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 25-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 6 inches by 2026-11-04, against a 25-winter mean of 11.8 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 5).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured31 in.140
2024-25365 days measured46 in.180
2023-24366 days measured105 in.362
2022-23365 days measured83 in.282
2021-22365 days measured62 in.221
2020-21358 days measured56 in.231
2019-20366 days measured61 in.220
2018-19365 days measured105 in.372
2017-18365 days measured20 in.90

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked01020Oct11Nov8Dec18Jan14Feb14Mar11Apr5May1Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct11.1 in.1.5 in.(14%)
Nov7.6 in.7.6 in.(100%)
Dec17.5 in.13.4 in.(77%)
Jan14.4 in.14.5 in.(101%)
Feb13.9 in.12 in.(86%)
Mar11.4 in.11.7 in.(103%)
Apr5.1 in.2.2 in.(43%)
May0.8 in.1.2 in.(150%)
Jun0 in.0 in.
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0 in.0 in.
  • Oct: The last ten winters averaged 1.5 in. in Oct, 86% below the 30-winter normal of 11.1 in.; both are shown.
  • Dec: The last ten winters averaged 13.4 in. in Dec, 23% below the 30-winter normal of 17.5 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 12 in. in Feb, 14% below the 30-winter normal of 13.9 in.; both are shown.
  • Apr: The last ten winters averaged 2.2 in. in Apr, 57% below the 30-winter normal of 5.1 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 1.2 in. in May, 50% above the 30-winter normal of 0.8 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 25 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.