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Alaska Snowpack & Snow Report

As of Oct 20, 2026, Alaska's snowpack is at 98% of normal across 85 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
85
State percent normal
98%
0%normal200%
Ski areas covered
19
Updated
Oct 20
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Snow briefing · Oct 20, 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

85 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 7 9 35 % 8% Delta River 5,212
Munson Ridge, Ak
Site MSOA2 		26 0 2 4 27 115% 33% Chena River 3,024
Hatcher Pass, Ak
Site HATA2 		23 0 7 7 29 240% 16% Lower Susitna River 3,546
Monument Creek, Ak
Site MNCA2 		22 0 2 3 26 199% 73% Chena River 1,870
Tincan Snolite, Ak
Site TNCA2 		20 0 4 5 32 % % Upper Kenai Peninsula 3,211
Atigun Pass, Ak
Site 957 		19 0 0 0 8 % · Middle Fork-North Fork 4,800
Atigun Pass, Ak
Site ATGA2 		19 0 0 0 11 % % Middle Fork-North Fork 4,751
Harbor Mountain, Ak
Site HMWA2 		18 0 0 0 50 % % Baranof-Chicagof Islands 2,194
Frostbite Bottom Snotel Site, Ak
Site FBBA2 		16 0 9 9 33 250% 13% Lower Susitna River 2,998
Sagwon, Ak
Site 1183 		11 0 0 0 22 % · Kuparuk River 1,000
Gates Glacier, Ak
Site GGLA2 		11 0 13 14 35 % % Chitina River 3,811
Indian Pass, Ak
Site INPA2 		11 0 9 10 32 % % Anchorage 2,391
Sagwon, Ak
Site SGWA2 		11 0 0 1 20 % % Sagavanirktok River 1,178
Imnaviat Creek, Ak
Site 968 		10 0 0 0 21 % · Kuparuk River 3,050
Imnaviat Creek, Ak
Site TOOA2 		10 0 0 0 14 % % Kuparuk River 3,057
Coldfoot, Ak
Site 958 		8 0 0 0 21 240% 16% Upper Koyukuk River 1,040
Coldfoot, Ak
Site COFA2 		8 0 0 0 21 240% 16% Upper Koyukuk River 1,033
Jack Wade Junction Snotel, Ak
Site JWJA2 		8 0 5 6 31 117% 14% Fortymile River 3,611
Kelly Station, Ak
Site KLLA2 		8 0 0 4 24 67% 11% Lower Noatak River 400
Upper Tsaina River, Ak
Site UPPA2 		7 0 20 20 38 % 19% Lower Copper River 1,735
Bettles Field, Ak
Site 1182 		6 0 0 0 23 425% 28% Upper Koyukuk River 640
Munson Ridge, Ak
Site 950 		6 0 0 1 40 65% 18% Chena River 3,100
Upper Chena, Ak
Site 952 		6 0 0 1 37 550% 20% Chena River 2,850
Bettles Field, Ak
Site BFLA2 		6 0 0 0 24 % 28% Upper Koyukuk River 626
Bettles Arpt, Ak
Site BTT 		6 0 0 0 24 % % Upper Koyukuk River 633
Primrose Snolite, Ak
Site PIMA2 		6 0 3 3 35 % % Upper Kenai Peninsula 2,096
Fairbanks, Ak
Site MNFA2 		6 0 2 3 30 222% 23% Upper Susitna River 2,788
Bettles Airport, Ak
Site PABT 		6 0 0 0 24 % % Allakaket 643
Upper Nome Creek, Ak
Site 1090 		5 0 0 4 31 % 14% Birch-Beaver Creeks 2,520
Wiseman, Ak
Site WSMA2 		5 0 0 0 20 % % Upper Koyukuk River 1,181
Horsepasture Pass, Ak
Site HRPA2 		5 0 5 6 29 % % Middle Copper River 4,261
Eielson Visitors Center, Ak
Site EVCA2 		5 0 3 5 25 % % Kantishna River 3,264
Eagle Summit, Ak
Site 960 		4 0 0 4 24 % · Birch-Beaver Creeks 3,650
Circle Hot Springs, Ak
Site CHSA2 		4 0 3 4 26 % % Birch-Beaver Creeks 853
Sugarloaf Mtn, Ak
Site SUGA2 		4 0 25 26 38 % % Eastern Prince William Sound 426
Alyeska Weather Top, Ak
Site AYTA2 		4 2 7 8 36 % % Anchorage 2,706
Turnagain Pass, Ak
Site TUGA2 		4 0 7 8 35 % 10% Upper Kenai Peninsula 1,830
Upper Nome Creek, Ak
Site UNCA2 		4 0 1 2 25 % 18% Birch-Beaver Creeks 2,503
Wigand Creek, Ak
Site WIGA2 		4 0 3 3 26 % % Kantishna River 1,735
Eagle Summit, Ak
Site EAGA2 		4 0 2 4 22 % % Birch-Beaver Creeks 3,631
Hozatka Lake, Ak
Site HZLA2 		4 0 0 0 29 % % Kateel River 220
Anchorage Hillside, Ak
Site 1070 		3 1 0 21 36 % 27% Anchorage 2,080
Middle Fork Bradley, Ak
Site 1064 		3 -1 8 21 36 % · Lower Kenai Peninsula 2,300
Monahan Flat, Ak
Site 1094 		3 0 2 10 33 % 30% Upper Susitna River 2,710
Mt. Alyeska, Ak
Site 1103 		3 1 2 22 38 0% 30% Anchorage 1,540
Rocky Point, Ak
Site 973 		3 1 0 0 31 % · Nome 250
Sugarloaf Mtn, Ak
Site 1095 		3 -1 18 18 34 % · N/A 550
Tokositna Valley, Ak
Site 1089 		3 0 0 0 36 % · Chulitna River 850
Upper Tsaina River, Ak
Site 1055 		3 0 13 54 38 350% 23% Lower Copper River 1,750
Tokositna Valley, Ak
Site TKVA2 		3 0 0 0 36 % % Chulitna River 800
Galena Snowtel, Ak
Site GANA2 		3 0 0 0 29 67% 7% Galena 312
Rocky Point, Ak
Site RPTA2 		3 0 0 0 32 % % Nome 164
Tok Snotel, Ak
Site TOSA2 		3 0 4 4 33 % 10% Tok 1,620
Inigok Airfield Raws, Ak
Site IGKA2 		3 0 0 0 23 % % Harrison Bay 167
Nunatak Lower, Ak
Site GNLA2 		3 0 20 32 49 % % Glacier Bay 105
Granite Crk, Ak
Site 963 		2 0 0 7 34 0% · Healy Lake 1,240
Kantishna, Ak
Site 1072 		2 0 0 7 33 % 50% Kantishna River 1,550
Kantishna, Ak
Site KTSA2 		2 0 3 4 27 157% 20% Kantishna River 1,588
Flower Mountain Snotel, Ak
Site FLOA2 		2 0 25 35 40 89% 40% Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 2,188
Granite Crk, Ak
Site GCKA2 		2 0 5 7 30 0% · Healy Lake 1,250
Gilmore Creek, Ak
Site GCQA2 		2 0 3 4 32 % % Tolovana River 938
Harding Lake 1s, Ak
Site HDLA2 		2 0 4 7 30 % % Tanana Flats 918
Anchorage Hillside, Ak
Site HILA2 		2 0 4 4 37 0% 40% Anchorage 269
Mcgrath Snotel, Ak
Site MCSA2 		2 0 0 0 31 0% 15% Stony River 331
Mt Alyeska, Ak
Site YESA2 		2 0 9 10 39 % 40% Anchorage 1,817
Upper Charley River, Ak
Site UPRA2 		2 0 3 5 27 % % Eagle To Circle 3,592
Nenana Snotel, Ak
Site NESA2 		2 0 3 4 28 % % Lower Tanana River 420
Glacier Creek Valley Constantine, Ak
Site GCVA2 		2 0 25 35 42 % % Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 1,378
Little Chena Ridge, Ak
Site 947 		1 0 0 2 39 55% 40% Chena River 2,000
Mcneil River Sgs, Ak
Site 1191 		1 0 1 1 38 % · Tuxedni-Kamishak Bays 140
Prudhoe Bay, Ak
Site 1177 		1 0 0 0 21 % · Kuparuk River 30
Susitna Valley High, Ak
Site SUVA2 		1 0 5 5 37 % 40% Lower Susitna River 364
Bonanaza Creek, Ak
Site BONA2 		1 0 4 5 29 % % Tanana Flats 941
Seven Mile Snotel, Ak
Site SVMA2 		1 0 0 0 26 % 60% Ramparts 633
College Observatory, Ak
Site FAOA2 		1 0 3 4 31 % % Chena River 617
Goldstream Creek, Ak
Site GSCA2 		1 0 3 4 30 % % Tolovana River 577
Keystone Ridge, Ak
Site KERA2 		1 0 3 4 27 % % Tolovana River 1,607
Kuparuk, Ak
Site UBW 		1 0 0 0 22 % % Kuparuk River 72
Alexander Lake, Ak
Site ALXA2 		1 0 0 0 38 % 30% Lower Susitna River 151
Prudhoe Bay, Ak
Site PRBA2 		1 0 0 0 20 % % Sagavanirktok River 62
Creamers Field Snotel, Ak
Site SCFA2 		1 0 3 4 31 % · Chena River 440
Paradise Hill Snotel, Ak
Site SPHA2 		1 0 0 0 36 % 30% Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 2,004
Ripinsky Ridge Weather Station, Ak
Site RRWA2 		1 0 23 30 44 % % Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 2,496
Luck Shot Mine Low, Ak
Site LSLA2 		1 0 7 7 32 % % Lower Susitna River 2,184
Chicken, Ak
Site CQNA2 		1 0 5 6 36 % % Fortymile River 1,781
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Snow report FAQ

About Alaska snowpack

What is Alaska's snowpack right now?

As of October 20, 2026, Alaska's snowpack is at 98% of normal across 85 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 20, 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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