# Purgatory Resort snow history, season 2026-27

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

Through Oct 18, the Purgatory Resort SNOTEL station (Cascade #2) 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 0 in.

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Cascade #2, 8,990 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 (1.1 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (1.4 in)
- The last ten winters averaged 1.4 in. by this date, 27% above the 30-winter normal of 1.1 in.; both are shown.
- Same day last season (2025-26): 0 in, 0 powder days, base 0 in; this season +0 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 | 1.1 in | 0 in – 1.5 in | 1.4 in |

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

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 56 in | 53% | 22 | 1 | 21 in (2026-02-17 to 2026-02-18) | 21 in (2026-02-18) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 79 in | 75% | 32 | 2 | 21 in (2025-02-12 to 2025-02-14) | 26 in (2025-02-14) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 104 in | 98% | 29 | 2 | 18 in (2024-02-06 to 2024-02-08) | 40 in (2024-02-08) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 197 in | 187% | 47 | 9 | 22 in (2023-02-13 to 2023-02-15) | 66 in (2023-03-22) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 144 in | 136% | 37 | 3 | 26 in (2022-02-21 to 2022-02-23) | 44 in (2021-12-31) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 101 in | 96% | 35 | 1 | 16 in (2021-01-22 to 2021-01-24) | 34 in (2021-02-15) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 108 in | 102% | 32 | 2 | 14 in (2019-11-29) | 38 in (2019-12-27) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 176 in | 167% | 50 | 6 | 26 in (2019-02-18 to 2019-02-22) | 72 in (2019-02-22) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 51 in | 48% | 20 | 2 | 11 in (2018-02-12) | 18 in (2018-02-22) | 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 | 2.3 in | 2.7 in (117%) | 1.2 | 0.2 in | 7 in (2013-10-10) | 22 |
| Nov | 12.4 in | 12.3 in (99%) | 4 | 2.3 in | 19 in (2013-11-21) | 22 |
| Dec | 26 in | 23.5 in (90%) | 6.8 | 13.1 in | 28 in (2009-12-06) | 22 |
| Jan | 21.8 in | 21.7 in (100%) | 5.6 | 24.1 in | 37 in (2010-01-18) | 22 |
| Feb | 24.3 in | 29.7 in (122%) | 5.9 | 28.6 in | 26 in (2019-02-18) | 22 |
| Mar | 14.5 in | 20.2 in (139%) | 4.4 | 20.7 in | 18 in (2023-03-20) | 22 |
| Apr | 2.6 in | 2 in (77%) | 1.5 | 4.3 in | 5 in (2016-04-15) | 22 |
| May | 1.8 in | 2.1 in (117%) | 0.5 | 0.1 in | 12 in (2011-05-18) | 22 |
| Jun | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 22 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 22 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 22 |
| Sep | 0 in | 0.1 in | 0 | 0 in | 1 in (2020-09-08) | 22 |
- Oct: The last ten winters averaged 2.7 in. in Oct, 17% above the 30-winter normal of 2.3 in.; both are shown.
- Feb: The last ten winters averaged 29.7 in. in Feb, 22% above the 30-winter normal of 24.3 in.; both are shown.
- Mar: The last ten winters averaged 20.2 in. in Mar, 39% above the 30-winter normal of 14.5 in.; both are shown.
- Apr: The last ten winters averaged 2 in. in Apr, 23% below the 30-winter normal of 2.6 in.; both are shown.
- May: The last ten winters averaged 2.1 in. in May, 17% above the 30-winter normal of 1.8 in.; both are shown.
Averages per calendar month at the Cascade #2 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