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Alaska Snowpack & Snow Report

As of Oct 22, 2026, Alaska's snowpack is at 98% of normal across 101 SNOTEL stations — the deepest is 142" at Alyeska Weather Top. Live SNOTEL snow depth, snowfall, snow-water equivalent, and 5-day forecasts for every mountain in Alaska.

SNOTEL stations
101
State percent normal
98%
0%normal200%
Ski areas covered
19
Updated
Oct 22
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Snow briefing · Oct 22, 2026

Alaska snow conditions today

What’s on the ground, how it compares to normal and what’s coming — refreshed daily from SNOTEL and NOAA.

Alaska's snowpack is at 98% of normal for today's date. The deepest station is Alyeska Weather Top with 142" on the ground (seasonal average 171"). Alpine Airstrip is the coldest right now at 24°F. The biggest expected snowfall over the next 5 days is at Grandview: 26".

The Alaska snowpack is monitored by the USDA NRCS SNOTEL network — automated stations sitting on the mountain that report snow depth, snow water equivalent (SWE), and air temperature every hour. Snoflo joins those live readings to a 5-day NOAA forecast for each station so you can see what's on the ground and what's coming.

Use the SNOTEL inventory below to find the closest station to where you're headed. Percent of normal tells you how today's snowpack compares to the historical average for the same date — below 70% is drought-stressed; above 130% is a fat year. Snow water content (SWC) indicates how wet and dense the snowpack is — useful for water-supply planning and avalanche stability assessment.

For backcountry travel always cross-reference with your regional avalanche center at avalanche.org.

Alaska snow report

101 stations
Snowpack monitoring site Snowpack (in) Snowfall (in) 24hr fcst (in) Next 72hrs (in) Temp (°F) % Normal SWC (%) Watershed Elevation (ft)
Look Eyrie Snotel, Ak
Site LESA2 		223 0 0 0 15 % 9% Delta River 5,212
Monument Creek, Ak
Site MNCA2 		21 0 0 0 20 199% 77% Chena River 1,870
Atigun Pass, Ak
Site 957 		19 0 0 0 6 % · Middle Fork-North Fork 4,800
Atigun Pass, Ak
Site ATGA2 		18 0 0 0 6 % % Middle Fork-North Fork 4,751
Gates Glacier, Ak
Site GGLA2 		18 0 0 0 20 % % Chitina River 3,811
Indian Pass, Ak
Site INPA2 		18 0 0 0 23 % % Anchorage 2,391
Indian Pass, Ak
Site 946 		17 0 0 0 23 0% · Anchorage 2,350
Tana Knob, Ak
Site TANA2 		16 0 0 0 24 % % Chitina River 3,300
Munson Ridge, Ak
Site MSOA2 		16 0 0 0 17 119% 55% Chena River 3,024
Jack Wade Junction Snotel, Ak
Site JWJA2 		15 0 0 0 17 190% 13% Fortymile River 3,611
Alyeska Weather Top, Ak
Site AYTA2 		14 1 0 0 29 % % Anchorage 2,706
Eielson Visitors Center, Ak
Site EVCA2 		13 0 0 0 18 % % Kantishna River 3,264
Imnaviat Creek, Ak
Site 968 		12 0 0 1 16 % · Kuparuk River 3,050
Sagwon, Ak
Site 1183 		12 0 0 0 24 % · Kuparuk River 1,000
Eagle River 7.8 Se, Ak
Site AK-AB-38 		12 0 0 0 21 % % Anchorage 2,145
Imnaviat Creek, Ak
Site TOOA2 		12 0 0 1 16 % % Kuparuk River 3,057
Sagwon, Ak
Site SGWA2 		12 0 0 0 25 % % Sagavanirktok River 1,178
Horsepasture Pass, Ak
Site HRPA2 		10 0 0 0 16 % % Middle Copper River 4,261
Chicken, Ak
Site CQNA2 		10 0 0 0 22 % % Fortymile River 1,781
Moraine, Ak
Site 1035 		9 0 0 0 29 % 6% Matanuska 2,100
Mt. Ryan, Ak
Site 948 		9 -1 0 0 20 75% 10% Chena River 2,800
Upper Tsaina River, Ak
Site 1055 		9 0 0 0 28 550% 24% Lower Copper River 1,750
Moraine, Ak
Site MORA2 		9 0 0 0 29 350% 6% Matanuska 1,971
Tok #2, Ak
Site TOAA2 		9 0 0 0 24 % % Tok 1,660
Upper Charley River, Ak
Site UPRA2 		9 0 0 0 13 % % Eagle To Circle 3,592
Upper Tsaina River, Ak
Site UPPA2 		9 0 0 0 28 % 24% Lower Copper River 1,735
Coldfoot, Ak
Site 958 		8 0 0 0 17 200% 15% Upper Koyukuk River 1,040
Chisana Snotel, Ak
Site CNAA2 		8 0 0 0 25 133% 10% Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 3,323
Coldfoot, Ak
Site COFA2 		8 0 0 0 16 200% 15% Upper Koyukuk River 1,033
Turnagain Pass, Ak
Site TUGA2 		8 0 0 0 28 % 9% Upper Kenai Peninsula 1,830
Tok Snotel, Ak
Site TOSA2 		8 0 0 0 24 % 11% Tok 1,620
Luck Shot Mine Low, Ak
Site LSLA2 		8 0 0 0 24 % % Lower Susitna River 2,184
Anchorage Hillside, Ak
Site 1070 		7 0 0 0 24 1400% 19% Anchorage 2,080
Chisana, Ak
Site 1093 		7 0 0 0 25 160% 13% Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 3,320
Kelly Station, Ak
Site 1175 		7 0 4 11 34 % 14% Lower Noatak River 310
Wigand Creek, Ak
Site WIGA2 		7 0 0 0 21 % % Kantishna River 1,735
American Creek, Ak
Site 1189 		6 1 0 0 23 700% 15% Eagle To Circle 1,050
Bettles Field, Ak
Site 1182 		6 0 0 0 16 340% 27% Upper Koyukuk River 640
Granite Crk, Ak
Site 963 		6 0 0 0 23 250% 12% Healy Lake 1,240
Kantishna, Ak
Site 1072 		6 0 0 0 21 % 10% Kantishna River 1,550
Monahan Flat, Ak
Site 1094 		6 0 0 0 16 % 35% Upper Susitna River 2,710
Upper Nome Creek, Ak
Site 1090 		6 0 0 0 18 % 13% Birch-Beaver Creeks 2,520
Bettles Field, Ak
Site BFLA2 		6 0 0 0 16 % 28% Upper Koyukuk River 626
Bettles Arpt, Ak
Site BTT 		6 0 0 0 16 % % Upper Koyukuk River 633
Kantishna, Ak
Site KTSA2 		6 0 0 0 21 63% 10% Kantishna River 1,588
Primrose Snolite, Ak
Site PIMA2 		6 0 0 0 27 % % Upper Kenai Peninsula 2,096
Granite Crk, Ak
Site GCKA2 		6 0 0 0 23 125% 12% Healy Lake 1,250
Gilmore Creek, Ak
Site GCQA2 		6 0 0 0 21 % % Tolovana River 938
Anchorage Hillside, Ak
Site HILA2 		6 0 0 0 32 350% 23% Anchorage 269
Kelly Station, Ak
Site KLLA2 		6 0 4 11 34 300% 15% Lower Noatak River 400
Fairbanks, Ak
Site MNFA2 		6 0 0 0 16 400% 35% Upper Susitna River 2,788
Bettles Airport, Ak
Site PABT 		6 0 0 0 16 % % Allakaket 643
Eagle Summit, Ak
Site EAGA2 		6 0 0 0 13 % % Birch-Beaver Creeks 3,631
Eagle Summit, Ak
Site 960 		5 0 0 0 13 % · Birch-Beaver Creeks 3,650
Mt. Alyeska, Ak
Site 1103 		5 0 0 0 29 1300% 26% Anchorage 1,540
Wiseman, Ak
Site WSMA2 		5 0 0 0 15 % % Upper Koyukuk River 1,181
Bonanaza Creek, Ak
Site BONA2 		5 0 0 0 23 % % Tanana Flats 941
Eagle, Ak
Site EGLA2 		5 0 0 0 24 % % Eagle To Circle 892
Ester 5ne, Ak
Site ENEA2 		5 0 0 0 24 % % Tolovana River 584
Mt Alyeska, Ak
Site YESA2 		5 0 0 0 32 % 26% Anchorage 1,817
American Creek, Ak
Site AMCA2 		5 0 0 0 23 % 18% Eagle To Circle 1,043
Chicken Creek, Ak
Site CREA2 		5 0 0 0 14 % % Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 5,150
Glacier Creek Valley Constantine, Ak
Site GCVA2 		5 0 2 3 34 % % Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 1,378
Rocky Point, Ak
Site 973 		4 0 0 12 36 % · Nome 250
Aurora, Ak
Site AURA2 		4 0 0 0 26 % % Chena River 440
Coal Creek, Ak
Site CLCA2 		4 0 0 0 21 % % Eagle To Circle 833
Rocky Point, Ak
Site RPTA2 		4 0 0 12 37 % % Nome 164
North Pole, Ak
Site NOPA2 		4 0 0 0 26 % % Chena River 489
Creamers Field Snotel, Ak
Site SCFA2 		4 0 0 0 26 % 10% Chena River 440
Hozatka Lake, Ak
Site HZLA2 		4 0 0 0 31 % % Kateel River 220
Nunatak Lower, Ak
Site GNLA2 		4 0 3 4 40 % % Glacier Bay 105
Snotel 1260 Chena Lakes, Ak
Site CLNA2 		3 0 0 0 26 67% 20% Chena River 499
College Observatory, Ak
Site FAOA2 		3 0 0 0 25 % % Chena River 617
Flower Mountain Snotel, Ak
Site FLOA2 		3 0 2 3 32 104% 37% Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 2,188
Galena Snowtel, Ak
Site GANA2 		3 0 0 1 31 100% 10% Galena 312
Bonanza Creek Lter2, Ak
Site BZKA2 		3 0 0 0 24 % % Tanana Flats 387
Inigok Airfield Raws, Ak
Site IGKA2 		3 0 0 0 29 % % Harrison Bay 167
Sugarloaf Mtn, Ak
Site 1095 		2 1 0 0 28 % · N/A 550
Susitna Valley High, Ak
Site 967 		2 0 0 0 31 % 25% Lower Susitna River 375
Tokositna Valley, Ak
Site 1089 		2 0 0 0 29 0% · Chulitna River 850
Susitna Valley High, Ak
Site SUVA2 		2 0 0 0 31 % 25% Lower Susitna River 364
Tokositna Valley, Ak
Site TKVA2 		2 0 0 0 29 % % Chulitna River 800
Glennallen Kcam, Ak
Site GLNA2 		2 0 0 0 24 % % Middle Copper River 1,381
Keystone Ridge, Ak
Site KERA2 		2 0 0 0 22 % % Tolovana River 1,607
Mcgrath Snotel, Ak
Site MCSA2 		2 0 0 3 26 200% 20% Stony River 331
Toklat, Ak
Site TKLA2 		2 0 0 0 20 % % Kantishna River 3,175
Northway Airport, Ak
Site PAOR 		2 0 0 0 24 % % Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 1,709
Paradise Hill Snotel, Ak
Site SPHA2 		2 0 0 0 24 % 15% Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 2,004
Fort Yukon, Ak
Site 961 		1 0 0 0 20 % · Yukon Flats 430
Middle Fork Bradley, Ak
Site 1064 		1 0 0 0 28 % · Lower Kenai Peninsula 2,300
Prudhoe Bay, Ak
Site 1177 		1 0 0 0 25 % · Kuparuk River 30
Summit Creek, Ak
Site 955 		1 0 0 0 29 % 40% Upper Kenai Peninsula 1,400
Seven Mile Snotel, Ak
Site SVMA2 		1 0 0 0 19 % 60% Ramparts 633
Sugarloaf Mtn, Ak
Site SUGA2 		1 0 0 0 32 % % Eastern Prince William Sound 426
Telaquana Lake, Ak
Site TQUA2 		1 0 0 0 17 % 30% Mulchatna River 3,667
Summit Creek, Ak
Site SUUA2 		1 0 0 0 29 % 40% Upper Kenai Peninsula 1,374
Prudhoe Bay, Ak
Site PRBA2 		1 0 0 0 25 % % Sagavanirktok River 62
Fort Yukon, Ak
Site FYNA2 		1 0 0 0 20 % % Yukon Flats 426
Mf Bradley River, Ak
Site MFBA2 		1 0 0 0 25 % % Lower Kenai Peninsula 2,332
Ripinsky Ridge Weather Station, Ak
Site RRWA2 		1 0 0 0 39 % % Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 2,496
Nenana Snotel, Ak
Site NESA2 		1 0 0 0 23 % % Lower Tanana River 420
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Snow report FAQ

About Alaska snowpack

What is Alaska's snowpack right now?

As of October 22, 2026, Alaska's snowpack is at 98% of normal across 101 SNOTEL stations, and the deepest station is Alyeska Weather Top with 142" on the ground. The full SNOTEL table is below.

Where is the deepest snow in Alaska right now?

As of October 22, 2026, the deepest snowpack in Alaska is 142" at Alyeska Weather Top. See the SNOTEL station table for the full ranking by depth and snow-water equivalent.

Is Alaska's snowpack above or below normal?

Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: 100% is right at the historical average for the date, below 70% is drought-stressed, and above 130% is a well-above-normal year. Each SNOTEL station also shows its own percent of normal.

Where does the Alaska snowpack data come from?

The USDA NRCS SNOTEL network (SNOpack TELemetry) -- automated mountain stations that continuously measure snow depth, snow water equivalent, precipitation, and air temperature. Snoflo aggregates the live readings and joins them to a 5-day NOAA forecast for each station.

What is Snow Water Equivalent (SWE)?

The depth of water you'd get if you melted the entire snowpack. A 30-inch snowpack with 8 inches of SWE is wetter and denser than one with 5 inches -- useful for water-supply forecasting and avalanche assessment. The "SWC %" column shows the ratio.

What does Percent Normal mean?

Current snowpack as a percentage of the historical average for the same date at that station. 100% is right at the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought-stressed snowpack; above 130% is a fat year.

How fresh is the Alaska data?

SNOTEL stations transmit hourly; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The 5-day forecasts regenerate from NOAA NOHRSC analysis fields and NWS forecast guidance.

Why are SNOTEL stations only in some states?

The NRCS SNOTEL network is concentrated in the western mountain U.S. -- where the snowpack drives federal water supply forecasts for irrigation, hydropower, and municipal water. Eastern snowpack is measured by other networks (CoCoRaHS, NWS) which Snoflo includes elsewhere.

Is this a substitute for the local avalanche center?

No. For backcountry travel always consult your regional avalanche forecast at avalanche.org. Snoflo is informational data only.

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