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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Red Lodge Mountain snow history

Through Oct 18, the Red Lodge Mountain SNOTEL station (Cole Creek) has measured 2 in. of snow since Oct 1, 16% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 8 in.

Measured at the Cole Creek SNOTEL station (7,910 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
2 in.
18 days measured · 1 snow days
Percent of normal to date
16%
of the 23-winter mean, 12.2 in. · 25% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
2 in.
Oct 11 · now 0 in.
Same day last season
8 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 1 in. · this season -6 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
falling · the 7 before: 2 in.

The last ten winters averaged 8 in. by this date, 34% below the 30-winter normal of 12.2 in.; both are shown.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 23 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 2 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 23-winter mean of 12.2 inches by the same day (middle half 3.5 to 17).050100150200250OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 23-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 2 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 23-winter mean of 12.2 inches by the same day (middle half 3.5 to 17).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured116 in.392
2024-25365 days measured178 in.506
2023-2435 days measured0 in.00
2022-23264 days measured172 in.497
2021-22365 days measured202 in.536
2020-21365 days measured162 in.613
2019-20366 days measured191 in.538
2018-19365 days measured202 in.598
2017-18365 days measured155 in.522

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked02040Oct20Nov19Dec18Jan17Feb23Mar27Apr35May23Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep4
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct19.9 in.14.6 in.(73%)
Nov18.7 in.16.8 in.(90%)
Dec18.4 in.17.9 in.(97%)
Jan16.5 in.17.8 in.(108%)
Feb22.7 in.21.8 in.(96%)
Mar27.4 in.27 in.(99%)
Apr34.6 in.36.2 in.(105%)
May23.3 in.16.4 in.(70%)
Jun1.7 in.0.9 in.(53%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0.1 in.0 in.(0%)
Sep4.1 in.5 in.(122%)
  • Oct: The last ten winters averaged 14.6 in. in Oct, 27% below the 30-winter normal of 19.9 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 16.4 in. in May, 30% below the 30-winter normal of 23.3 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.9 in. in Jun, 47% below the 30-winter normal of 1.7 in.; both are shown.
  • Aug: The last ten winters averaged 0 in. in Aug, 100% below the 30-winter normal of 0.1 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 5 in. in Sep, 22% above the 30-winter normal of 4.1 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 23 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.