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Fremont Pass snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 485 at 11,310 ft in Summit County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Jul 27, 1980. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
21%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 20% of average
SWE today
0.3 in
median 1.4 in · average 1.5 in
Water-year precipitation
85%
of average since Oct 1 · 1.7 in vs. 2 in
Toward the normal peak
2%
of the average peak, 19.9 in around May 2
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 29.1 in (May 10, 1984) and as low as 9.8 in (May 6, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 19.9 in around May 2.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.8 | May 6, 2026 | 49% | 7.3 | 365 |
| 2025 | 18.4 | Apr 24, 2025 | 92% | 17.4 | 365 |
| 2024 | 22.2 | May 14, 2024 | 112% | 16 | 366 |
| 2023 | 17.1 | May 12, 2023 | 86% | 14.7 | 365 |
| 2022 | 17.6 | May 5, 2022 | 88% | 14 | 365 |
| 2021 | 15.5 | May 12, 2021 | 78% | 13.3 | 365 |
| 2020 | 20.2 | Apr 24, 2020 | 102% | 17.1 | 366 |
| 2019 | 28.1 | May 29, 2019 | 141% | 22 | 365 |
| 2018 | 20.4 | Apr 24, 2018 | 103% | 15.1 | 365 |
| 2017 | 21.1 | May 22, 2017 | 106% | 17.3 | 365 |
| 2016 | 19.9 | May 11, 2016 | 100% | 15.8 | 366 |
| 2015 | 22.5 | May 19, 2015 | 113% | 16.3 | 365 |
| 2014 | 25.6 | May 16, 2014 | 129% | 19.6 | 365 |
| 2013 | 19.1 | May 9, 2013 | 96% | 12.7 | 365 |
| 2012 | 12.4 | Apr 27, 2012 | 62% | 10.7 | 366 |
| 2011 | 27.5 | May 21, 2011 | 138% | 20.9 | 365 |
| 2010 | 18.3 | May 15, 2010 | 92% | 13.4 | 365 |
| 2009 | 23 | May 5, 2009 | 116% | 19.7 | 365 |
| 2008 | 26.1 | May 18, 2008 | 131% | 20.2 | 366 |
| 2007 | 19.4 | Apr 25, 2007 | 97% | 15.6 | 365 |
| 2006 | 23.7 | May 10, 2006 | 119% | 21.1 | 365 |
| 2005 | 18.1 | May 8, 2005 | 91% | 13.7 | 365 |
| 2004 | 16.3 | May 1, 2004 | 82% | 12.4 | 366 |
| 2003 | 22.6 | May 11, 2003 | 114% | 16.7 | 365 |
| 2002 | 12.2 | Mar 14, 2002 | 61% | 11.3 | 365 |
| 2001 | 19.5 | May 5, 2001 | 98% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 2000 | 18.8 | May 2, 2000 | 94% | 15.1 | 366 |
| 1999 | 21.6 | May 12, 1999 | 109% | 14.9 | 365 |
| 1998 | 16.8 | May 9, 1998 | 84% | 13.9 | 365 |
| 1997 | 25.7 | May 29, 1997 | 129% | 18.6 | 365 |
| 1996 | 27.1 | May 1, 1996 | 136% | 22.4 | 366 |
| 1995 | 27.9 | Jun 2, 1995 | 140% | 16.5 | 365 |
| 1994 | 16.7 | Apr 14, 1994 | 84% | 14.6 | 365 |
| 1993 | 24.2 | May 27, 1993 | 122% | 19.5 | 365 |
| 1992 | 17.3 | Apr 26, 1992 | 87% | 14.6 | 366 |
| 1991 | 21.2 | Jun 7, 1991 | 107% | 14.5 | 365 |
| 1990 | 19.5 | May 18, 1990 | 98% | 13.5 | 365 |
| 1989 | 19.3 | May 4, 1989 | 97% | 14.6 | 365 |
| 1988 | 18.6 | May 2, 1988 | 93% | 16.6 | 366 |
| 1987 | 18.5 | May 21, 1987 | 93% | 14.6 | 365 |
| 1986 | 20.5 | Apr 27, 1986 | 103% | 17.2 | 365 |
| 1985 | 18.3 | Apr 27, 1985 | 92% | 14.5 | 365 |
| 1984 | 29.1 | May 10, 1984 | 146% | 20.5 | 366 |
| 1983 | 24.8 | May 31, 1983 | 125% | 16.6 | 365 |
| 1982 | 22.6 | May 13, 1982 | 114% | 18.6 | 365 |
| 1981 | 14.4 | May 30, 1981 | 72% | 10.3 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 485:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.3801, -106.1978. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.