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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Whitefish Mountain Resort snow history

Through Oct 18, the Whitefish Mountain Resort SNOTEL station (Emery Creek) has measured 1 in. of snow since Oct 1, 100% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 0 in.

Measured at the Emery Creek SNOTEL station (4,340 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
1 in.
18 days measured · 1 snow days
Percent of normal to date
100%
of the 23-winter mean, 1 in. · 59% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
1 in.
Oct 11 · now 0 in.
Same day last season
0 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season +1 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 1 in.

The last ten winters averaged 1.7 in. by this date, 70% above the 30-winter normal of 1 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: 1 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 23-winter mean of 1 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 1.5).050100150OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches 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: 1 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 23-winter mean of 1 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 1.5).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured84 in.351
2024-25365 days measured93 in.500
2023-24366 days measured100 in.441
2022-23330 days measured127 in.563
2021-22365 days measured135 in.561
2020-21365 days measured145 in.651
2019-20366 days measured135 in.562
2018-19362 days measured98 in.550
2017-18361 days measured178 in.652

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked01530Oct4Nov19Dec27Jan25Feb22Mar15Apr9May2Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct3.6 in.3.6 in.(100%)
Nov19.1 in.17.1 in.(90%)
Dec27.2 in.27.5 in.(101%)
Jan25.2 in.22.2 in.(88%)
Feb21.9 in.26.7 in.(122%)
Mar14.6 in.14 in.(96%)
Apr8.9 in.8.8 in.(99%)
May1.7 in.1 in.(59%)
Jun0.6 in.0.6 in.(100%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.4 in.0.1 in.(25%)
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 22.2 in. in Jan, 12% below the 30-winter normal of 25.2 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 26.7 in. in Feb, 22% above the 30-winter normal of 21.9 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 1 in. in May, 41% below the 30-winter normal of 1.7 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.1 in. in Sep, 75% below the 30-winter normal of 0.4 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.