Schweitzer — the season

Idaho · snowpack measured at Schweitzer Basin SNOTEL, 6,090′

Snowpack vs NRCS median
146%
1.6″ SWE now · NRCS median 1.1″
Peak snowpack
1.6″
SWE · NRCS median peak 51.0″ (Apr 21)
Season snowfall
10″
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
15″ 30″ 45″ 60″ 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—1.8″
Dec 1—9.4″
Jan 1—18.6″
Feb 1—31.3″
Mar 1—39.9″
Apr 1—48.0″
May 1—46.6″
Jun 1—27.9″

The regional snowfall race

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

Schweitzer Sun Valley
2″ 4″ 6″ 8″ 10″ Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Schweitzer 10″ Sun Valley 0″
View as table (season totals)
ResortSeason snowfall
Schweitzer10″
Sun Valley0″

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.