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Vail Mountain snowpack
NRCS SNOTEL station 842 at 10,290 ft in Eagle County, Colorado, in the Colorado Headwaters basin, with daily records since Oct 1, 1978. Latest reading Oct 29, 2026.
Snow water equivalent
38%
of the 1991–2020 median for this date · 25% of average
SWE today
0.3 in
median 0.8 in · average 1.2 in
Water-year precipitation
48%
of average since Oct 1 · 1.2 in vs. 2.5 in
Toward the normal peak
2%
of the average peak, 20.6 in around Apr 25
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 39.1 in (May 9, 1984) and as low as 9.5 in (Mar 8, 2026). The 1991–2020 average peak is 20.6 in around Apr 25.
| Water year | Peak SWE (in) | Peak date | % of normal peak | April 1 SWE (in) | Days of data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.5 | Mar 8, 2026 | 46% | 0.4 | 365 |
| 2025 | 16.8 | Mar 24, 2025 | 82% | 15.5 | 365 |
| 2024 | 20.4 | Apr 16, 2024 | 99% | 19.8 | 366 |
| 2023 | 21.7 | Apr 6, 2023 | 105% | 21.5 | 365 |
| 2022 | 17 | Apr 14, 2022 | 83% | 15.5 | 365 |
| 2021 | 14.6 | Mar 30, 2021 | 71% | 14.6 | 365 |
| 2020 | 19.7 | Apr 24, 2020 | 96% | 18.8 | 366 |
| 2019 | 20.8 | Mar 24, 2019 | 101% | 20.4 | 365 |
| 2018 | 14.7 | Apr 9, 2018 | 71% | 12 | 365 |
| 2017 | 20.3 | Mar 10, 2017 | 99% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 2016 | 21.3 | Apr 30, 2016 | 103% | 19.4 | 366 |
| 2015 | 14.6 | Mar 10, 2015 | 71% | 12.2 | 365 |
| 2014 | 23.1 | Apr 7, 2014 | 112% | 22.2 | 365 |
| 2013 | 17.8 | Apr 23, 2013 | 86% | 11.7 | 365 |
| 2012 | 12.4 | Mar 3, 2012 | 60% | 4.2 | 366 |
| 2011 | 32.1 | May 3, 2011 | 156% | 22.8 | 365 |
| 2010 | 20.8 | May 15, 2010 | 101% | 15 | 365 |
| 2009 | 28.1 | Apr 19, 2009 | 136% | 23.8 | 365 |
| 2008 | 29.4 | May 14, 2008 | 143% | 25.6 | 366 |
| 2007 | 19.1 | Apr 25, 2007 | 93% | 16 | 365 |
| 2006 | 29.2 | Apr 15, 2006 | 142% | 27.5 | 365 |
| 2005 | 20 | May 1, 2005 | 97% | 17.8 | 365 |
| 2004 | 16.8 | Apr 25, 2004 | 82% | 14.2 | 366 |
| 2003 | 28 | May 10, 2003 | 136% | 21 | 365 |
| 2002 | 14.6 | Mar 25, 2002 | 71% | 14.4 | 365 |
| 2001 | 19.8 | Apr 22, 2001 | 96% | 16.1 | 365 |
| 2000 | 22.7 | Apr 24, 2000 | 110% | 18.8 | 366 |
| 1999 | 17.7 | May 6, 1999 | 86% | 11.8 | 365 |
| 1998 | 20.7 | Apr 25, 1998 | 100% | 16.3 | 365 |
| 1997 | 33.6 | Apr 29, 1997 | 163% | 28.4 | 365 |
| 1996 | 35 | May 1, 1996 | 170% | 29.5 | 366 |
| 1995 | 31.3 | May 12, 1995 | 152% | 19.2 | 365 |
| 1994 | 20 | May 3, 1994 | 97% | 17.5 | 365 |
| 1993 | 34 | Apr 26, 1993 | 165% | 29.8 | 365 |
| 1992 | 23.1 | Apr 22, 1992 | 112% | 20.9 | 366 |
| 1991 | 27.4 | May 4, 1991 | 133% | 20.4 | 365 |
| 1990 | 19.9 | May 16, 1990 | 97% | 16.7 | 365 |
| 1989 | 21.3 | Apr 11, 1989 | 103% | 18 | 365 |
| 1988 | 22 | Apr 25, 1988 | 107% | 20.5 | 366 |
| 1987 | 17.8 | Apr 20, 1987 | 86% | 15.9 | 365 |
| 1986 | 25.5 | Apr 27, 1986 | 124% | 20.6 | 365 |
| 1985 | 27.8 | Apr 26, 1985 | 135% | 23.1 | 365 |
| 1984 | 39.1 | May 9, 1984 | 190% | 28.7 | 366 |
| 1983 | 37.3 | May 19, 1983 | 181% | 24.6 | 365 |
| 1982 | 31.6 | Apr 27, 1982 | 153% | 27.5 | 365 |
| 1981 | 15.7 | Apr 8, 1981 | 76% | 13.7 | 365 |
Water years with fewer than 150 days of data are omitted. Data: NRCS National Water and Climate Center AWDB (station 842:CO:SNTL), pulled nightly; current-year values are provisional. Station location: 39.6177, -106.3802. Other stations in the Colorado Headwaters basin are listed on the basin page.