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Columbine Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 409 at 9,160 ft in Montrose County, Colorado, in the Gunnison basin, with daily records since Sep 30, 1986. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
—
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 225% of average
SWE today
0.9 in
median 0 in · average 0.4 in
Water-year precipitation
383%
of average since Oct 1 · 8.8 in vs. 2.3 in
Toward the normal peak
5%
of the average peak, 17 in around Mar 14
This water year against the normals
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 median1991–2020 average
Water-year precipitation
Water year 2027Water year 20261991–2020 average
Peak snowpack by water year
Since 1987 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 46 in (Apr 3, 2023) and as low as 7.3 in (Mar 23, 2018). The 1991–2020 average peak is 17 in around Mar 14.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.5 | Feb 23, 2026 | 62% | 2.2 | 365 |
| 2025 | 14.7 | Mar 20, 2025 | 86% | 9.6 | 365 |
| 2024 | 20.4 | Mar 31, 2024 | 120% | 20.2 | 366 |
| 2023 | 46 | Apr 3, 2023 | 271% | 45 | 365 |
| 2022 | 21.8 | Mar 18, 2022 | 128% | 19.8 | 365 |
| 2021 | 15.4 | Mar 26, 2021 | 91% | 13.5 | 365 |
| 2020 | 15.5 | Mar 30, 2020 | 91% | 15 | 366 |
| 2019 | 28.5 | Mar 31, 2019 | 168% | 28.5 | 365 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | Mar 23, 2018 | 43% | 5.6 | 365 |
| 2017 | 24.4 | Mar 8, 2017 | 144% | 16.3 | 365 |
| 2016 | 17.5 | Mar 8, 2016 | 103% | 17.4 | 366 |
| 2015 | 10.8 | Mar 3, 2015 | 64% | 2.3 | 365 |
| 2014 | 13.5 | Mar 14, 2014 | 79% | 11.4 | 365 |
| 2013 | 17.6 | Mar 11, 2013 | 104% | 12.6 | 365 |
| 2012 | 16.4 | Mar 7, 2012 | 96% | 6.6 | 366 |
| 2011 | 21.5 | Mar 27, 2011 | 126% | 19.2 | 365 |
| 2010 | 25 | Apr 7, 2010 | 147% | 24.5 | 365 |
| 2009 | 17.4 | Apr 6, 2009 | 102% | 15.8 | 365 |
| 2008 | 22.3 | Feb 24, 2008 | 131% | 19.9 | 366 |
| 2007 | 16.3 | Mar 8, 2007 | 96% | 12.5 | 365 |
| 2006 | 17.7 | Apr 6, 2006 | 104% | 17.1 | 365 |
| 2005 | 29.5 | Mar 30, 2005 | 174% | 29.2 | 365 |
| 2004 | 18.5 | Mar 4, 2004 | 109% | 8.4 | 366 |
| 2003 | 18.3 | Mar 20, 2003 | 108% | 16.8 | 365 |
| 2002 | 10.9 | Mar 8, 2002 | 64% | 7.6 | 365 |
| 2001 | 16.8 | Apr 12, 2001 | 99% | 13.7 | 365 |
| 2000 | 18.8 | Apr 1, 2000 | 111% | 18.8 | 366 |
| 1999 | 9.3 | Feb 26, 1999 | 55% | 4.3 | 365 |
| 1998 | 21.5 | Apr 17, 1998 | 126% | 16.7 | 365 |
| 1997 | 23.4 | Mar 6, 1997 | 138% | 19.3 | 365 |
| 1996 | 13.3 | Mar 25, 1996 | 78% | 11.2 | 366 |
| 1995 | 22.1 | Mar 29, 1995 | 130% | 21.9 | 365 |
| 1994 | 14.4 | Feb 25, 1994 | 85% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 1993 | 36.7 | Apr 16, 1993 | 216% | 33.5 | 365 |
| 1992 | 19.4 | Mar 31, 1992 | 114% | 19.3 | 366 |
| 1991 | 23 | Mar 27, 1991 | 135% | 22.9 | 365 |
| 1990 | 8.9 | Mar 14, 1990 | 52% | 7.8 | 365 |
| 1989 | 18.3 | Mar 3, 1989 | 108% | 12.3 | 365 |
| 1988 | 15.1 | Mar 20, 1988 | 89% | 11.2 | 366 |
| 1987 | 20.8 | Apr 7, 1987 | 122% | 19.6 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 409:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 38.4182, -108.3831. Other stations in the Gunnison basin are listed on the basin page.