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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Steamboat Ski Resort snow history

Through Oct 18, the Steamboat Ski Resort SNOTEL station (Dry Lake) has measured 5 in. of snow since Oct 1, 139% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 2 in.

Measured at the Dry Lake SNOTEL station (8,240 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
5 in.
18 days measured · 2 snow days
Percent of normal to date
139%
of the 28-winter mean, 3.6 in. · 119% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
4 in.
Oct 14 · now 1 in.
Same day last season
2 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season +3 in.
Last 7 days
5 in.
rising · the 7 before: 0 in.

The last ten winters averaged 4.2 in. by this date, 17% above the 30-winter normal of 3.6 in.; both are shown.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 28 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 5 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 28-winter mean of 3.6 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 5.3).050100150200250OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 28-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 5 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 28-winter mean of 3.6 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 5.3).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured139 in.442
2024-25365 days measured169 in.713
2023-24366 days measured202 in.656
2022-23365 days measured259 in.758
2021-22365 days measured209 in.577
2020-21365 days measured168 in.554
2019-20366 days measured218 in.616
2018-19365 days measured242 in.687
2017-18365 days measured187 in.567

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked02550Oct10Nov25Dec35Jan33Feb30Mar24Apr19May6Jun1Jul1Aug0Sep1
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct9.6 in.10.9 in.(114%)
Nov25.1 in.24.8 in.(99%)
Dec34.8 in.40.1 in.(115%)
Jan32.5 in.33.5 in.(103%)
Feb30 in.34.7 in.(116%)
Mar24.2 in.25.7 in.(106%)
Apr19.1 in.21.1 in.(110%)
May6 in.6.9 in.(115%)
Jun0.6 in.0.3 in.(50%)
Jul0.9 in.0 in.(0%)
Aug0.2 in.0 in.(0%)
Sep1 in.0.2 in.(20%)
  • Oct: The last ten winters averaged 10.9 in. in Oct, 14% above the 30-winter normal of 9.6 in.; both are shown.
  • Dec: The last ten winters averaged 40.1 in. in Dec, 15% above the 30-winter normal of 34.8 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 34.7 in. in Feb, 16% above the 30-winter normal of 30 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 6.9 in. in May, 15% above the 30-winter normal of 6 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.3 in. in Jun, 50% below the 30-winter normal of 0.6 in.; both are shown.
  • Jul: The last ten winters averaged 0 in. in Jul, 100% below the 30-winter normal of 0.9 in.; both are shown.
  • Aug: The last ten winters averaged 0 in. in Aug, 100% below the 30-winter normal of 0.2 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.2 in. in Sep, 80% below the 30-winter normal of 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 28 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.