# Schweitzer Mountain Resort snow history, season 2026-27

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

Through Oct 18, the Schweitzer Mountain Resort SNOTEL station (Schweitzer Basin) 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 14 in.

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Schweitzer Basin, 6,090 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 25-winter mean (5.1 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (5.8 in)
- The last ten winters averaged 5.8 in. by this date, 14% above the 30-winter normal of 5.1 in.; both are shown.
- Same day last season (2025-26): 14 in, 0 powder days, base 8 in; this season -14 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 | 0.1 in | 0 in – 0 in | 0 in |
| 2026-10-20 | 20 | 0 in | 5.1 in | 0 in – 9 in | 5.8 in |

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

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 203 in | 78% | 57 | 6 | 16 in (2026-03-11 to 2026-03-13) | 96 in (2026-03-13) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 244 in | 94% | 61 | 7 | 24 in (2025-01-31 to 2025-02-03) | 144 in (2025-03-23) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 230 in | 89% | 67 | 6 | 21 in (2024-02-27 to 2024-02-29) | 114 in (2024-03-04) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 238 in | 92% | 65 | 7 | 24 in (2022-12-27 to 2022-12-28) | 137 in (2023-03-13) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 257 in | 99% | 70 | 9 | 36 in (2021-12-21 to 2021-12-26) | 113 in (2022-04-04) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 201 in | 78% | 67 | 3 | 30 in (2020-12-30 to 2021-01-04) | 110 in (2021-03-24) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 243 in | 94% | 72 | 7 | 37 in (2019-12-18 to 2019-12-21) | 135 in (2020-04-03) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 226 in | 87% | 66 | 7 | 25 in (2019-02-08 to 2019-02-09) | 118 in (2019-04-14) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 314 in | 121% | 78 | 10 | 27 in (2018-01-23 to 2018-01-29) | 184 in (2018-04-17) | 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 | 11.8 in | 10.9 in (92%) | 4.6 | 2.3 in | 20 in (2024-10-31) | 25 |
| Nov | 41 in | 35.4 in (86%) | 11.2 | 18.6 in | 56 in (2001-11-27) | 25 |
| Dec | 55 in | 50.9 in (93%) | 13 | 50 in | 42 in (2002-12-25) | 25 |
| Jan | 43.7 in | 39.3 in (90%) | 12.3 | 81.5 in | 40 in (2006-01-06) | 25 |
| Feb | 37.7 in | 44.5 in (118%) | 10.6 | 99 in | 31 in (2017-02-03) | 25 |
| Mar | 38.3 in | 33.3 in (87%) | 10.4 | 116.8 in | 40 in (2012-03-28) | 25 |
| Apr | 21.7 in | 20.9 in (96%) | 7.4 | 119.7 in | 17 in (2013-04-12) | 25 |
| May | 7.7 in | 5.4 in (70%) | 2.8 | 84.3 in | 11 in (2013-05-22) | 25 |
| Jun | 1.7 in | 1 in (59%) | 0.6 | 24.3 in | 8 in (2012-06-06) | 25 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0.8 in | – | 25 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 25 |
| Sep | 0.6 in | 0.7 in (117%) | 0.3 | 0 in | 3 in (2007-09-30) | 25 |
- Nov: The last ten winters averaged 35.4 in. in Nov, 14% below the 30-winter normal of 41 in.; both are shown.
- Feb: The last ten winters averaged 44.5 in. in Feb, 18% above the 30-winter normal of 37.7 in.; both are shown.
- Mar: The last ten winters averaged 33.3 in. in Mar, 13% below the 30-winter normal of 38.3 in.; both are shown.
- May: The last ten winters averaged 5.4 in. in May, 30% below the 30-winter normal of 7.7 in.; both are shown.
- Jun: The last ten winters averaged 1 in. in Jun, 41% below the 30-winter normal of 1.7 in.; both are shown.
- Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.7 in. in Sep, 17% above the 30-winter normal of 0.6 in.; both are shown.
Averages per calendar month at the Schweitzer Basin 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