United States Natural Resources Water and Climate Center Department of Conservation Portland, Oregon Agriculture Service S N O W - P R E C I P I T A T I O N U P D A T E Based on Mountain Data from NRCS SNOTEL Sites As of TUESDAY: FEBRUARY 23 , 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASIN ELEV. SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT TOTAL PRECIPITATION Data Site Name (Ft) % % Current Average Avg Current Average Avg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- WESTERN US SKI AREA REPORT -- -- ALASKA -- Alyeska Ski Resort MT. ALYESKA 1540 23.0 28.1 82 32.7 36.8 89 TURNAGAIN PASS 1880 30.2 27.9 108 34.1 33.1 103 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 95 96 -- ARIZONA -- Arizona Snow Bowl WHITE HORSE LAKE 7180 12.7 5.4 235 18.0 13.6 132 MORMON MOUNTAIN 7500 18.7 6.4 292 21.5 13.6 158 SNOWSLIDE CANYON 9730 23.8 11.3 211 21.4 27.3 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 239 112 Bill Williams Ski Area WHITE HORSE LAKE 7180 12.7 5.4 235 18.0 13.6 132 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 235 132 Sunrise BALDY 9125 14.3 7.6 188 15.8 11.2 141 MAVERICK FORK 9200 15.9 9.4 169 16.2 12.4 131 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 178 136 -- CALIFORNIA -- Heavenly Valley HEAVENLY VALLEY 8582 14.7 22.3 66 18.1 19.1 95 HAGAN'S MEADOW 7776 11.8 13.7 86 17.3 18.2 95 FALLEN LEAF 6236 8.3 6.8 122 17.1 20.3 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 91 Squaw Valley CSS LAB 6855 29.0 27.1 107 36.0 46.6 77 SQUAW VALLEY G.C. 8029 28.2 42.4 67 32.8 42.9 76 TAHOE CITY CROSS 6797 11.5 12.7 91 20.2 24.1 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 84 78 Alpine SQUAW VALLEY G.C. 8029 28.2 42.4 67 32.8 42.9 76 WARD CREEK #3 6655 23.9 27.1 88 35.5 46.9 76 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 75 76 Northstar TRUCKEE #2 6509 16.5 14.0 118 20.0 22.4 89 TAHOE CITY CROSS 6797 11.5 12.7 91 20.2 24.1 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 105 86 Boreal Ridge CSS LAB 6855 29.0 27.1 107 36.0 46.6 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 107 77 -- COLORADO -- Steamboat Springs TOWER 10500 -M 35.8 * -M 30.4 * COLUMBINE 9160 15.3 20.7 74 17.0 19.8 86 DRY LAKE 8400 12.8 17.8 72 15.3 19.1 80 RABBIT EARS 9400 10.8 20.3 53 16.0 23.2 69 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 66 78 Powderhorn PARK RESERVOIR 9960 19.7 20.4 97 22.1 20.5 108 MESA LAKES 10000 11.9 13.2 90 15.6 16.0 98 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 94 103 Sunlight Snowmass NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 12.7 13.8 92 16.6 16.5 101 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 92 101 Aspen INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 11.9 12.3 97 11.9 13.4 89 MC CLURE PASS 9500 13.6 13.8 99 15.4 16.5 93 NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 12.7 13.8 92 16.6 16.5 101 SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 25.9 25.8 100 23.4 25.2 93 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 98 94 Ashcroft INDEPENDENCE PASS 10600 11.9 12.3 97 11.9 13.4 89 SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 25.9 25.8 100 23.4 25.2 93 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 99 91 Crested Butte BUTTE 10160 10.8 11.8 92 10.6 13.2 80 SCHOFIELD PASS 10700 25.9 25.8 100 23.4 25.2 93 NORTH LOST TRAIL 9200 12.7 13.8 92 16.6 16.5 101 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 96 92 Monarch PORPHYRY CREEK 10760 10.5 12.0 88 9.2 11.3 81 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 88 81 Telluride RED MOUNTAIN PASS 11200 16.8 18.0 93 19.5 19.2 102 LIZARD HEAD PASS 10200 13.3 11.8 113 10.6 13.0 82 MINERAL CREEK 10040 11.4 11.6 98 13.5 13.5 100 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 100 95 Wolf Creek WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 11000 29.3 24.4 120 29.2 25.6 114 MIDDLE CREEK 11250 15.3 14.3 107 18.2 18.2 100 UPPER SAN JUAN 10200 25.9 24.0 108 30.5 25.3 121 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 112 113 Purgatory CASCADE 8880 14.1 11.7 121 16.9 15.6 108 SPUD MOUNTAIN 10660 21.1 23.2 91 24.0 23.6 102 MOLAS LAKE 10500 15.2 16.1 94 15.9 16.0 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 99 103 Ski Cooper FREMONT PASS 11400 10.2 12.3 83 9.6 11.6 83 HOOSIER PASS 11400 10.1 11.1 91 10.5 11.2 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 88 Copper Mtn. - Breckenridge FREMONT PASS 11400 10.2 12.3 83 9.6 11.6 83 HOOSIER PASS 11400 10.1 11.1 91 10.5 11.2 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 87 88 Vail - Beaver Creek VAIL MOUNTAIN 10300 12.3 15.9 77 13.7 16.2 85 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 77 85 Keystone - Arapahoe - Loveland GRIZZLY PEAK 11100 9.1 13.0 70 8.0 13.4 60 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 70 60 Berthoud Pass BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 13.1 13.5 97 14.2 16.8 85 ARROW 9680 6.2 10.5 59 5.7 10.6 54 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 73 Winter Park - Ski Idlewild BERTHOUD SUMMIT 11300 13.1 13.5 97 14.2 16.8 85 ARROW 9680 6.2 10.5 59 5.7 10.6 54 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 73 Lake Eldora LAKE ELDORA 9700 8.4 9.1 92 10.7 10.4 103 NIWOT 9910 8.3 9.5 87 9.8 10.4 94 ARROW 9680 6.2 10.5 59 5.7 10.6 54 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79 83 Hidden Valley LAKE IRENE 10700 14.2 19.9 71 13.3 15.6 85 WILLOW PARK 10700 11.8 13.1 90 14.2 16.5 86 COPELAND LAKE 8600 4.5 4.5 100 9.4 9.7 97 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 81 88 -- IDAHO -- Sun Valley LOST-WOOD DIVIDE 7900 8.4 17.6 48 9.3 17.4 53 GALENA 7470 7.5 14.5 52 9.4 15.9 59 GALENA SUMMIT 8780 11.9 16.0 74 11.0 17.4 63 HYNDMAN 7440 5.8 10.6 55 9.4 12.1 78 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 57 62 Bald Mountain HEMLOCK BUTTE 5810 23.9 38.7 62 25.0 39.1 64 SHANGHI SUMMIT 4570 12.8 23.0 56 21.7 32.3 67 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 59 65 Bogus Basin BOGUS BASIN 6340 16.9 -M * 17.8 -M * MORES CREEK SUMMIT 6100 18.6 27.5 68 23.0 30.6 75 TRINITY MTN. 7770 20.8 31.7 66 22.9 32.4 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67 73 Brundage Mountain BEAR BASIN 5350 10.4 15.3 68 15.5 20.1 77 BRUNDAGE RESERVOIR 6250 16.0 24.1 66 21.5 28.7 75 SECESH SUMMIT 6520 14.7 27.5 53 15.0 28.8 52 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 67 Kelly Canyon PINE CREEK PASS 6720 9.1 13.5 67 11.4 16.8 68 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 67 68 Pebble Creek SEDGWICK PEAK 7850 -M 16.9 * 12.5 18.1 69 WILDHORSE DIVIDE 6490 8.6 14.4 60 10.7 16.4 65 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 60 67 Pomerelle / Magic Mountain BOSTETTER R.S. 7500 10.7 16.7 64 11.2 12.8 87 HOWELL CANYON 7980 16.2 19.1 85 17.1 20.5 83 MAGIC MOUNTAIN 6880 12.7 16.5 77 13.4 17.5 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 76 82 Schweitzer Mountain SCHWEITZER BASIN 6090 -M 40.7 * 25.8 34.4 75 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average * 75 Silver Mountain / Lookout LOOKOUT 5140 12.9 25.9 50 19.4 33.7 58 SUNSET 5540 9.9 24.7 40 18.3 28.9 63 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 45 60 Soldier Mountain CAMAS CREEK DIVIDE 5710 11.1 11.2 99 13.6 15.6 87 DOLLARHIDE SUMMIT 8420 13.5 19.9 68 15.4 22.0 70 SOLDIER R.S. 5740 7.8 11.5 68 11.2 15.6 72 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 76 76 Tamarack LONG VALLEY 4890 6.6 -M * 11.0 -M * SQUAW FLAT 6240 10.9 18.9 58 18.1 24.8 73 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 58 73 -- MONTANA -- Big Sky CARROT BASIN 9000 15.1 21.6 70 14.6 21.3 69 SHOWER FALLS 8100 14.8 16.6 89 15.2 18.2 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 78 75 Bridger Bowl SHOWER FALLS 8100 14.8 16.6 89 15.2 18.2 84 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 89 84 Big Mountain NOISY BASIN 6040 28.6 32.3 89 32.7 34.6 95 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 89 95 Lost Trail Powder Mountain MOOSE CREEK 6200 8.2 14.4 57 10.0 16.3 61 SADDLE MTN. 7940 11.0 21.0 52 10.4 21.8 48 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 54 54 -- NEVADA -- MT Rose MARLETTE LAKE 7880 15.4 19.2 80 18.1 20.6 88 MT ROSE SKI AREA 8801 22.0 33.7 65 30.2 33.4 90 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 71 89 Diamond Peak MARLETTE LAKE 7880 15.4 19.2 80 18.1 20.6 88 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 80 88 -- NEW MEXICO -- Taos GALLEGOS PEAK 9800 8.0 8.8 91 10.5 10.6 99 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 91 99 Angle Fire GALLEGOS PEAK 9800 8.0 8.8 91 10.5 10.6 99 RED RIVER PASS #2 9850 6.3 6.2 102 8.6 7.3 118 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 95 107 Santa Fe SANTA FE 11445 13.9 10.4 134 14.8 12.1 122 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 134 122 Sugarite WHISKEY CK 10220 7.6 7.7 99 10.1 11.5 88 NORTH COSTILLA 10600 6.6 4.3 153 9.8 9.0 109 APISHAPA 10000 6.6 6.0 110 9.3 8.6 108 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 116 100 -- OREGON -- MT Hood MT HOOD TEST SITE 5370 29.8 46.6 64 48.2 67.9 71 MUD RIDGE 4070 12.6 21.3 59 32.1 45.3 71 RED HILL 4410 24.2 39.5 61 49.8 74.3 67 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 62 69 Bachelor Butte THREE CREEKS MEADOW 5690 12.2 16.4 74 22.2 29.0 77 SUMMIT LAKE 5610 20.2 30.1 67 -M 45.9 * CASCADE SUMMIT 5100 18.2 26.0 70 30.6 43.0 71 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 70 73 Anthony Lakes WOLF CREEK 5630 10.4 14.1 74 13.7 16.9 81 BOURNE 5850 11.4 16.0 71 15.7 19.4 81 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 72 81 -- UTAH -- Park City - Snowbird PARLEY'S SUMMIT 7500 9.1 14.6 62 12.1 16.8 72 BRIGHTON 8750 13.7 19.3 71 16.0 22.1 72 TIMPANOGOS DIVIDE 8140 13.9 19.3 72 18.2 19.7 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 69 79 Sundance TIMPANOGOS DIVIDE 8140 13.9 19.3 72 18.2 19.7 92 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 72 92 Bryanhead KOLOB 9206 22.6 16.2 140 19.3 15.0 129 MERCHANT VALLEY 8703 12.6 10.7 118 14.0 12.1 116 MIDWAY VALLEY 9800 23.5 18.0 131 19.9 15.8 126 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 131 124 Beaver Mountain TONY GROVE LAKE 8386 19.2 28.3 68 20.8 28.0 74 FRANKLIN BASIN 8085 14.0 21.9 64 19.0 24.2 79 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 66 76 -- WASHINGTON -- MT Spokane QUARTZ PEAK 4700 13.8 18.6 74 23.8 26.2 91 RAGGED MOUNTAIN 4210 -M -M * 22.5 -M * ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 74 91 Ski Bluewood TOUCHET 5530 17.6 27.4 64 26.8 34.9 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 64 77 Stevens Pass STEVENS PASS 3950 23.2 36.9 63 45.0 59.3 76 TROUGH 5480 11.4 9.0 127 15.1 16.9 89 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 75 79 White Pass WHITE PASS E.S. 4440 12.9 20.9 62 23.8 31.6 75 PIGTAIL PEAK 5800 30.7 42.7 72 40.6 51.4 79 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 69 78 Crystal Mountain RAINY PASS 4890 24.0 37.0 65 25.8 37.5 69 HARTS PASS 6490 25.8 38.2 68 26.5 34.2 77 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 66 73 -- WYOMING -- Grand Targhee GRAND TARGHEE 9260 27.3 -M * 21.2 -M * PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 13.1 22.6 58 14.8 23.4 63 PINE CREEK PASS 6720 9.1 13.5 67 11.4 16.8 68 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 65 Jackson Hole GRASSY LAKE 7265 16.8 28.0 60 19.0 29.6 64 PHILLIPS BENCH 8200 13.1 22.6 58 14.8 23.4 63 TOGWOTEE PASS 9580 13.1 19.8 66 13.2 19.7 67 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 61 65 Hogadon CASPER MTN. 7900 7.0 10.7 65 8.2 10.5 78 RENO HILL 8400 9.1 9.8 93 10.2 10.9 94 ----- ----- Basin wide percent of average 79 86 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -M = Missing data * = Data may not provide a valid measure of conditions. Units = inches for the Current and Average Snow Water Equivalent and Total Precipitation values If the Basin wide percent of average value is flagged as potentially invalid, care should be taken to evaluate if the value is representative of conditions in the basin. The SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT Percent of Average represents the snow water equivalent found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. The TOTAL PRECIPITATION Percent of Average represents the total precipitation (beginning October 1st) found at selected SNOTEL sites in or near the basin compared to the average value for those sites on this day. Contact your state water supply staff for assistance. Reference period for average conditions is 1961-90. Provisional data, subject to revision.