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Copper Mountain snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 415 at 10,500 ft in Summit County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Oct 1, 1978. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
0%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 0% of average
SWE today
0 in
median 0.6 in · average 0.8 in
Water-year precipitation
47%
of average since Oct 1 · 0.9 in vs. 1.9 in
Toward the normal peak
0%
of the average peak, 16.1 in around Apr 23
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 1981 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 25.8 in (May 5, 2011) and as low as 8.2 in (Mar 17, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 16.1 in around Apr 23.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.2 | Mar 17, 2026 | 51% | 4.6 | 365 |
| 2025 | 16.2 | Apr 1, 2025 | 101% | 16.2 | 365 |
| 2024 | 15.9 | Apr 28, 2024 | 99% | 14.2 | 366 |
| 2023 | 15.7 | Apr 28, 2023 | 98% | 15 | 365 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | Apr 15, 2022 | 86% | 12.6 | 365 |
| 2021 | 12.4 | Apr 1, 2021 | 77% | 12.4 | 365 |
| 2020 | 19.6 | Apr 24, 2020 | 122% | 17.6 | 366 |
| 2019 | 21.5 | May 2, 2019 | 134% | 19 | 365 |
| 2018 | 14.6 | Apr 21, 2018 | 91% | 11 | 365 |
| 2017 | 17.3 | Apr 10, 2017 | 107% | 16 | 365 |
| 2016 | 17.5 | May 2, 2016 | 109% | 14.9 | 366 |
| 2015 | 15.5 | Apr 29, 2015 | 96% | 14 | 365 |
| 2014 | 22.5 | Apr 16, 2014 | 140% | 20.3 | 365 |
| 2013 | 15.3 | Apr 25, 2013 | 95% | 10 | 365 |
| 2012 | 10.3 | Mar 21, 2012 | 64% | 8.2 | 366 |
| 2011 | 25.8 | May 5, 2011 | 160% | 19.2 | 365 |
| 2010 | 12.6 | Apr 6, 2010 | 78% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 2009 | 18.5 | Apr 21, 2009 | 115% | 15.8 | 365 |
| 2008 | 20.4 | Apr 14, 2008 | 127% | 18.3 | 366 |
| 2007 | 17.3 | Apr 24, 2007 | 107% | 12.8 | 365 |
| 2006 | 19.2 | Apr 16, 2006 | 119% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 2005 | 13.7 | May 1, 2005 | 85% | 12.3 | 365 |
| 2004 | 10.3 | Apr 12, 2004 | 64% | 10 | 366 |
| 2003 | 20.6 | Apr 24, 2003 | 128% | 16.5 | 365 |
| 2002 | 12.7 | Apr 10, 2002 | 79% | 12 | 365 |
| 2001 | 14.4 | Apr 23, 2001 | 89% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 2000 | 17.5 | Apr 23, 2000 | 109% | 15.6 | 366 |
| 1999 | 19.4 | May 6, 1999 | 120% | 13 | 365 |
| 1998 | 15.6 | Apr 26, 1998 | 97% | 13.8 | 365 |
| 1997 | 23.2 | May 2, 1997 | 144% | 17.3 | 365 |
| 1996 | 23.4 | May 1, 1996 | 145% | 20.7 | 366 |
| 1995 | 21.5 | May 10, 1995 | 134% | 14.7 | 365 |
| 1994 | 16.4 | Apr 16, 1994 | 102% | 13.9 | 365 |
| 1993 | 19.7 | May 8, 1993 | 122% | 16.4 | 365 |
| 1992 | 13.7 | Apr 20, 1992 | 85% | 12.9 | 366 |
| 1991 | 12.6 | Apr 30, 1991 | 78% | 10.2 | 365 |
| 1990 | 13.2 | May 1, 1990 | 82% | 11.6 | 365 |
| 1989 | 14.2 | Apr 12, 1989 | 88% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 1988 | 13.7 | Apr 2, 1988 | 85% | 13.6 | 366 |
| 1987 | 11.4 | Apr 3, 1987 | 71% | 11 | 365 |
| 1986 | 15.6 | Apr 27, 1986 | 97% | 13.3 | 365 |
| 1985 | 15.8 | Apr 9, 1985 | 98% | 14.8 | 365 |
| 1984 | 20.6 | May 12, 1984 | 128% | 16.6 | 366 |
| 1983 | 19.5 | May 19, 1983 | 121% | 14.7 | 365 |
| 1982 | 17.8 | Apr 27, 1982 | 111% | 16.6 | 365 |
| 1981 | 9.3 | Apr 8, 1981 | 58% | 8 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 415:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.4892, -106.1715. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.