# Taos Ski Valley snow history, season 2026-27

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

Through Oct 18, the Taos Ski Valley SNOTEL station (Taos Powderhorn) 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 1 in.

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Taos Powderhorn, 11,020 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 16-winter mean (4.1 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (3.2 in)
- The last ten winters averaged 3.2 in. by this date, 22% below the 30-winter normal of 4.1 in.; both are shown.
- Same day last season (2025-26): 1 in, 0 powder days, base 0 in; this season -1 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 | 0.2 in |
| 2026-10-20 | 20 | 0 in | 4.1 in | 0 in – 8 in | 3.2 in |

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

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 88 in | 59% | 25 | 2 | 12 in (2026-04-01) | 33 in (2026-02-20) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 99 in | 66% | 31 | 5 | 20 in (2025-05-04 to 2025-05-06) | 42 in (2025-05-06) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 177 in | 118% | 40 | 9 | 32 in (2024-03-23 to 2024-03-26) | 76 in (2024-03-26) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 173 in | 115% | 46 | 7 | 23 in (2023-02-13 to 2023-02-15) | 78 in (2023-03-24) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 134 in | 89% | 35 | 5 | 28 in (2022-02-01 to 2022-02-02) | 65 in (2022-03-10) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 183 in | 122% | 40 | 9 | 26 in (2021-03-13 to 2021-03-14) | 75 in (2021-03-24) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 138 in | 92% | 48 | 4 | 18 in (2020-02-03 to 2020-02-04) | 67 in (2020-03-27) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 203 in | 135% | 50 | 5 | 31 in (2019-03-11 to 2019-03-13) | 93 in (2019-03-13) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 66 in | 44% | 23 | 1 | 15 in (2018-01-20 to 2018-01-21) | 30 in (2018-03-28) | 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 | 9.7 in | 8.1 in (84%) | 2.9 | 2.4 in | 22 in (2020-10-25) | 16 |
| Nov | 15.3 in | 14.3 in (93%) | 4.3 | 10.4 in | 19 in (2015-11-15) | 16 |
| Dec | 23.9 in | 20.3 in (85%) | 6.1 | 20.7 in | 19 in (2011-12-01) | 16 |
| Jan | 20.6 in | 23.3 in (113%) | 5.7 | 30.5 in | 16 in (2017-01-19) | 16 |
| Feb | 26.3 in | 26.7 in (102%) | 5.9 | 41 in | 28 in (2022-02-01) | 16 |
| Mar | 28.3 in | 32.6 in (115%) | 7.3 | 53.5 in | 32 in (2024-03-23) | 16 |
| Apr | 16.1 in | 11.1 in (69%) | 4.4 | 55.9 in | 26 in (2016-04-15) | 16 |
| May | 9.6 in | 9.1 in (95%) | 3.3 | 40.5 in | 20 in (2025-05-04) | 16 |
| Jun | 0.5 in | 0.8 in (160%) | 0.1 | 5.2 in | 8 in (2023-06-09) | 16 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 16 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 16 |
| Sep | 0.2 in | 0.2 in (100%) | 0.2 | 0 in | 1 in (2013-09-22) | 16 |
- Oct: The last ten winters averaged 8.1 in. in Oct, 16% below the 30-winter normal of 9.7 in.; both are shown.
- Dec: The last ten winters averaged 20.3 in. in Dec, 15% below the 30-winter normal of 23.9 in.; both are shown.
- Jan: The last ten winters averaged 23.3 in. in Jan, 13% above the 30-winter normal of 20.6 in.; both are shown.
- Mar: The last ten winters averaged 32.6 in. in Mar, 15% above the 30-winter normal of 28.3 in.; both are shown.
- Apr: The last ten winters averaged 11.1 in. in Apr, 31% below the 30-winter normal of 16.1 in.; both are shown.
- Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.8 in. in Jun, 60% above the 30-winter normal of 0.5 in.; both are shown.
Averages per calendar month at the Taos Powderhorn 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