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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Sunlight Mountain Resort snow history

Through Oct 18, the Sunlight Mountain Resort SNOTEL station (Bison Lake) has measured 9 in. of snow since Oct 1, 161% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 1 in.

Measured at the Bison Lake SNOTEL station (10,950 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
9 in.
18 days measured · 4 snow days
Percent of normal to date
161%
of the 26-winter mean, 5.6 in. · 148% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
9 in.
Oct 14 · now 6 in.
Same day last season
1 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season +8 in.
Last 7 days
6 in.
rising · the 7 before: 3 in.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 26 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 9 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 26-winter mean of 5.6 inches by the same day (middle half 1 to 9.5).050100150200250OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 26-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 9 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 26-winter mean of 5.6 inches by the same day (middle half 1 to 9.5).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured133 in.422
2024-25365 days measured163 in.593
2023-24366 days measured187 in.622
2022-23365 days measured295 in.8111
2021-22365 days measured214 in.659
2020-21365 days measured185 in.662
2019-20366 days measured181 in.721
2018-19365 days measured279 in.887
2017-18365 days measured168 in.547

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked02040Oct14Nov24Dec32Jan28Feb28Mar25Apr25May10Jun2Jul0Aug0Sep1
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct14 in.14.6 in.(104%)
Nov23.7 in.22.2 in.(94%)
Dec31.8 in.32.1 in.(101%)
Jan28.3 in.33.5 in.(118%)
Feb28 in.36.7 in.(131%)
Mar24.6 in.29.8 in.(121%)
Apr24.5 in.22.1 in.(90%)
May10.2 in.10.6 in.(104%)
Jun1.7 in.1.8 in.(106%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep1.2 in.1.3 in.(108%)
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 33.5 in. in Jan, 18% above the 30-winter normal of 28.3 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 36.7 in. in Feb, 31% above the 30-winter normal of 28 in.; both are shown.
  • Mar: The last ten winters averaged 29.8 in. in Mar, 21% above the 30-winter normal of 24.6 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 26 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.