Mt. Hood Meadows — the season

Oregon · snowpack measured at Mt Hood Test Site SNOTEL, 5,380′

Snowpack vs NRCS median
240%
2.4″ SWE now · NRCS median 1.0″
Peak snowpack
2.4″
SWE · NRCS median peak 59.4″ (Apr 25)
Season snowfall
12″
measured, 2026-27
Past winters on record
36
behind the shaded band

Snowpack vs the NRCS median

This winter's snow-water equivalent against the daily median NRCS publishes for this station — the shaded band is where the middle half of its 36 past winters on record sat.

2026-27 (this season) NRCS median middle half of 36 past winters (p25–p75) previous season
20″ 40″ 60″ 80″ Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun peak 2″ 2026-27 NRCS median
View as table (1st of each month)
Date2026-27 SWENRCS median SWE
Oct 10.0″0.0″
Nov 1—1.0″
Dec 1—8.4″
Jan 1—23.3″
Feb 1—33.8″
Mar 1—43.6″
Apr 1—53.0″
May 1—53.4″
Jun 1—36.6″

The regional snowfall race

Cumulative measured snowfall across Oregon this season — who's running away with it.

Mt. Hood Meadows Timberline Lodge Mt. Bachelor
3″ 6″ 9″ 12″ 15″ Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Mt. Hood Meadows 12″ Timberline Lodge 12″ Mt. Bachelor 0″
View as table (season totals)
ResortSeason snowfall
Mt. Hood Meadows12″
Timberline Lodge12″
Mt. Bachelor0″

Snowpack & snowfall: USDA NRCS SNOTEL (wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov); the median is NRCS's published daily median. Snowfall is measured as daily depth-rise and reads conservative; a resort-reported total will appear here once the claims lens is live.