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North Lost Trail snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 669 at 9,190 ft in Gunnison County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Sep 17, 1985. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
100%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 33% of average
SWE today
0.2 in
median 0.2 in · average 0.6 in
Water-year precipitation
152%
of average since Oct 1 · 4.1 in vs. 2.7 in
Toward the normal peak
1%
of the average peak, 16.8 in around Mar 29
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 1986 this station's snowpack has peaked as high as 30.8 in (Apr 12, 2008) and as low as 10.5 in (Mar 20, 1990). The 1991–2020 average peak is 16.8 in around Mar 29.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11.3 | Mar 15, 2026 | 67% | 3 | 365 |
| 2025 | 15 | Mar 21, 2025 | 89% | 13.5 | 365 |
| 2024 | 18.6 | Apr 2, 2024 | 111% | 18.4 | 365 |
| 2023 | 29.6 | Apr 1, 2023 | 176% | 29.6 | 365 |
| 2022 | 20.4 | Mar 19, 2022 | 121% | 19.7 | 365 |
| 2021 | 15.9 | Apr 1, 2021 | 95% | 15.9 | 365 |
| 2020 | 18.5 | Apr 4, 2020 | 110% | 17.7 | 366 |
| 2019 | 23.1 | Mar 24, 2019 | 138% | 22.4 | 365 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | Mar 23, 2018 | 70% | 10.6 | 365 |
| 2017 | 21.8 | Mar 8, 2017 | 130% | 18 | 365 |
| 2016 | 13.4 | Apr 1, 2016 | 80% | 13.4 | 366 |
| 2015 | 11.7 | Mar 6, 2015 | 70% | 8.6 | 365 |
| 2014 | 19.5 | Apr 7, 2014 | 116% | 18.9 | 365 |
| 2013 | 16 | Apr 20, 2013 | 95% | 13.1 | 365 |
| 2012 | 13 | Mar 4, 2012 | 77% | 8.3 | 366 |
| 2011 | 25.1 | May 1, 2011 | 149% | 24.7 | 365 |
| 2010 | 17.4 | Apr 7, 2010 | 104% | 16.3 | 365 |
| 2009 | 23.6 | Apr 4, 2009 | 140% | 22.2 | 365 |
| 2008 | 30.8 | Apr 12, 2008 | 183% | 28.8 | 366 |
| 2007 | 15.4 | Mar 11, 2007 | 92% | 13.2 | 365 |
| 2006 | 17.4 | Apr 2, 2006 | 104% | 17.2 | 365 |
| 2005 | 24.2 | Apr 1, 2005 | 144% | 24.2 | 365 |
| 2004 | 15.8 | Mar 8, 2004 | 94% | 9.9 | 366 |
| 2003 | 14.3 | Apr 7, 2003 | 85% | 12.8 | 365 |
| 2002 | 12 | Mar 19, 2002 | 71% | 8.2 | 365 |
| 2001 | 12.1 | Mar 30, 2001 | 72% | 11.5 | 365 |
| 2000 | 16.9 | Apr 3, 2000 | 101% | 16.6 | 366 |
| 1999 | 12.9 | Mar 12, 1999 | 77% | 8.9 | 365 |
| 1998 | 20.8 | Apr 18, 1998 | 124% | 17.5 | 365 |
| 1997 | 22.8 | Mar 9, 1997 | 136% | 20.4 | 365 |
| 1996 | 20 | Mar 26, 1996 | 119% | 19.3 | 366 |
| 1995 | 25.4 | May 12, 1995 | 151% | 24.1 | 365 |
| 1994 | 15.4 | Apr 9, 1994 | 92% | 14.3 | 365 |
| 1993 | 28.6 | Apr 21, 1993 | 170% | 26.1 | 365 |
| 1992 | 14.9 | Mar 29, 1992 | 89% | 14.6 | 366 |
| 1991 | 17.5 | Apr 3, 1991 | 104% | 17.1 | 365 |
| 1990 | 10.5 | Mar 20, 1990 | 63% | 9.2 | 365 |
| 1989 | 19.6 | Mar 7, 1989 | 117% | 19.1 | 365 |
| 1988 | 15.6 | Apr 2, 1988 | 93% | 15.5 | 366 |
| 1987 | 15.9 | Apr 6, 1987 | 95% | 15.3 | 365 |
| 1986 | 21.6 | Mar 20, 1986 | 129% | 18.8 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 669:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.0782, -107.1439. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.