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Alaska Snowpack & Snow Report

As of Oct 27, 2026, Alaska's snowpack is at 98% of normal across 110 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
110
State percent normal
98%
0%normal200%
Ski areas covered
19
Updated
Oct 27
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Snow briefing · Oct 27, 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

110 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 		65 0 0 0 24 % 30% Delta River 5,212
Monument Creek, Ak
Site MNCA2 		32 0 1 1 34 199% 51% Chena River 1,870
Munson Ridge, Ak
Site MSOA2 		30 0 1 1 32 123% 32% Chena River 3,024
Mt. Ryan, Ak
Site MTRA2 		30 0 0 0 35 180% 70% Chena River 2,795
Tincan Snolite, Ak
Site TNCA2 		20 0 0 0 37 % % Upper Kenai Peninsula 3,211
Wiseman, Ak
Site WSMA2 		19 0 0 2 35 % % Upper Koyukuk River 1,181
Tana Knob, Ak
Site TANA2 		16 0 0 0 26 % % Chitina River 3,300
Alyeska Weather Top, Ak
Site AYTA2 		16 0 0 0 38 % % Anchorage 2,706
Gates Glacier, Ak
Site GGLA2 		15 0 0 0 26 % % Chitina River 3,811
Eielson Visitors Center, Ak
Site EVCA2 		15 0 0 0 35 % % Kantishna River 3,264
Bettles Arpt, Ak
Site BTT 		14 0 0 2 37 % % Upper Koyukuk River 633
Indian Pass, Ak
Site INPA2 		14 0 0 0 37 % % Anchorage 2,391
Bettles Airport, Ak
Site PABT 		14 0 0 5 36 % % Allakaket 643
Indian Pass, Ak
Site 946 		13 0 0 0 37 0% · Anchorage 2,350
Bettles Field, Ak
Site BFLA2 		13 0 0 2 37 % 20% Upper Koyukuk River 626
Jack Wade Junction Snotel, Ak
Site JWJA2 		13 0 0 0 26 200% 16% Fortymile River 3,611
Upper Nome Creek, Ak
Site 1090 		12 0 0 0 33 % 11% Birch-Beaver Creeks 2,520
Upper Nome Creek, Ak
Site UNCA2 		12 0 0 0 33 % 10% Birch-Beaver Creeks 2,503
Mt. Ryan, Ak
Site 948 		10 -1 0 0 35 100% 14% Chena River 2,800
Upper Chena, Ak
Site 952 		10 0 0 1 30 340% 17% Chena River 2,850
Ester 5ne, Ak
Site ENEA2 		10 0 0 0 37 % % Tolovana River 584
Rocky Point, Ak
Site RPTA2 		10 0 0 0 40 % % Nome 164
Munson Ridge, Ak
Site 950 		9 0 3 5 30 78% 19% Chena River 3,100
Circle Hot Springs, Ak
Site CHSA2 		9 0 0 0 37 % % Birch-Beaver Creeks 853
Keystone Ridge, Ak
Site KERA2 		9 1 0 0 36 % % Tolovana River 1,607
Fairbanks, Ak
Site MNFA2 		9 0 0 0 27 216% 16% Upper Susitna River 2,788
Horsepasture Pass, Ak
Site HRPA2 		9 0 0 0 27 % % Middle Copper River 4,261
Chicken, Ak
Site CQNA2 		9 0 0 0 31 % % Fortymile River 1,781
Imnaviat Creek, Ak
Site 968 		8 0 0 0 31 % · Kuparuk River 3,050
Upper Tsaina River, Ak
Site 1055 		8 0 0 1 33 314% 28% Lower Copper River 1,750
Imnaviat Creek, Ak
Site TOOA2 		8 0 0 0 31 % % Kuparuk River 3,057
Upper Tsaina River, Ak
Site UPPA2 		8 0 0 1 33 % 28% Lower Copper River 1,735
Goldstream Creek, Ak
Site GSCA2 		7 0 0 0 36 % % Tolovana River 577
Monahan Flat, Ak
Site 1094 		7 -1 0 0 27 % 20% Upper Susitna River 2,710
Tokositna Valley, Ak
Site TKVA2 		7 0 0 1 34 % % Chulitna River 800
Bonanaza Creek, Ak
Site BONA2 		7 0 0 0 36 % % Tanana Flats 941
Upper Charley River, Ak
Site UPRA2 		7 0 0 0 27 % % Eagle To Circle 3,592
Robertson River, Ak
Site RBNA2 		7 0 0 0 33 % % Healy Lake 1,519
Sagwon, Ak
Site 1183 		6 0 0 0 33 % · Kuparuk River 1,000
Tokositna Valley, Ak
Site 1089 		6 -1 0 1 34 0% · Chulitna River 850
Flower Mountain Snotel, Ak
Site FLOA2 		6 0 0 0 35 100% 23% Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 2,188
Tok #2, Ak
Site TOAA2 		6 0 0 0 31 % % Tok 1,660
Sagwon, Ak
Site SGWA2 		6 0 0 0 34 % % Sagavanirktok River 1,178
Toklat, Ak
Site TKLA2 		6 0 0 0 35 % % Kantishna River 3,175
Tok Snotel, Ak
Site TOSA2 		6 0 0 0 31 % 18% Tok 1,620
Eagle Summit, Ak
Site 960 		5 0 0 0 29 % · Birch-Beaver Creeks 3,650
Monument Creek, Ak
Site 949 		5 0 2 3 34 142% 20% Chena River 1,850
Rocky Point, Ak
Site 973 		5 2 0 0 39 % · Nome 250
Aurora, Ak
Site AURA2 		5 0 0 0 37 % % Chena River 440
Coal Creek, Ak
Site CLCA2 		5 0 0 0 34 % % Eagle To Circle 833
Eagle, Ak
Site EGLA2 		5 0 0 0 33 % % Eagle To Circle 892
Harding Lake 1s, Ak
Site HDLA2 		5 0 0 0 36 % % Tanana Flats 918
Creamers Field Snotel, Ak
Site SCFA2 		5 0 0 0 37 % 18% Chena River 440
Eagle Summit, Ak
Site EAGA2 		5 0 0 0 29 % % Birch-Beaver Creeks 3,631
College Observatory, Ak
Site FAOA2 		4 0 0 0 37 % % Chena River 617
American Creek, Ak
Site 1189 		4 0 0 0 32 450% 23% Eagle To Circle 1,050
Anchorage Hillside, Ak
Site 1070 		4 0 0 0 37 275% 25% Anchorage 2,080
Chisana, Ak
Site 1093 		4 0 0 0 27 150% 23% Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 3,320
Kantishna, Ak
Site 1072 		4 0 0 0 38 % 20% Kantishna River 1,550
Eagle River 7.8 Se, Ak
Site AK-AB-38 		4 0 0 0 36 % % Anchorage 2,145
Chisana Snotel, Ak
Site CNAA2 		4 0 0 0 27 112% 23% Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 3,323
Primrose Snolite, Ak
Site PIMA2 		4 0 0 0 40 % % Upper Kenai Peninsula 2,096
East Farmers Loop, Ak
Site EFLA2 		4 0 0 0 38 % % Chena River 695
Granite Crk, Ak
Site GCKA2 		4 0 0 0 34 114% 23% Healy Lake 1,250
Gilmore Creek, Ak
Site GCQA2 		4 0 0 0 35 % % Tolovana River 938
Anchorage Hillside, Ak
Site HILA2 		4 0 0 0 40 220% 25% Anchorage 269
Ralph M Calhoun Memorial Arpt, Ak
Site TAL 		4 0 0 1 38 % % Ramparts To Ruby 207
American Creek, Ak
Site AMCA2 		4 0 0 0 32 % 23% Eagle To Circle 1,043
Wigand Creek, Ak
Site WIGA2 		4 0 0 0 37 % % Kantishna River 1,735
Tanana Calhoun Memorial Airport, Ak
Site PATA 		4 0 0 1 38 % 15% Ramparts To Ruby 200
Nunatak Lower, Ak
Site GNLA2 		4 0 0 0 46 % % Glacier Bay 105
Fairbanks, Ak
Site PAEI 		4 0 0 0 38 % % Tanana Flats 548
Granite Crk, Ak
Site 963 		3 -1 0 0 34 200% 30% Healy Lake 1,240
Little Chena Ridge, Ak
Site 947 		3 -1 3 4 33 150% 30% Chena River 2,000
Moraine, Ak
Site 1035 		3 0 0 0 38 500% 13% Matanuska 2,100
North Pole, Ak
Site NOPA2 		3 0 0 0 38 % % Chena River 489
Snotel 1260 Chena Lakes, Ak
Site CLNA2 		3 0 0 0 38 60% 27% Chena River 499
Kantishna, Ak
Site KTSA2 		3 0 0 0 38 73% 27% Kantishna River 1,588
Moraine, Ak
Site MORA2 		3 0 0 0 38 150% 13% Matanuska 1,971
Turnagain Pass, Ak
Site TUGA2 		3 0 0 0 38 % 20% Upper Kenai Peninsula 1,830
Northway Airport, Ak
Site PAOR 		3 0 0 0 31 % % Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 1,709
Bonanza Creek Lter2, Ak
Site BZKA2 		3 0 0 0 37 % % Tanana Flats 387
Chicken Creek, Ak
Site CREA2 		3 0 0 0 23 % % Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 5,150
Glacier Creek Valley Constantine, Ak
Site GCVA2 		3 0 0 0 36 % % Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 1,378
Kelly Station, Ak
Site 1175 		2 0 6 18 39 250% 25% Lower Noatak River 310
Mt. Alyeska, Ak
Site 1103 		2 1 0 0 38 250% 45% Anchorage 1,540
Teuchet Creek, Ak
Site 951 		2 0 3 4 34 833% 125% Chena River 1,640
Seven Mile Snotel, Ak
Site SVMA2 		2 0 0 0 35 % 50% Ramparts 633
Glennallen Kcam, Ak
Site GLNA2 		2 0 0 0 30 % % Middle Copper River 1,381
Kelly Station, Ak
Site KLLA2 		2 0 6 18 39 84% 25% Lower Noatak River 400
Pilgrim Hot Springs Snotel, Ak
Site PHSA2 		2 0 0 6 44 % · Imuruk Basin 23
Mt Alyeska, Ak
Site YESA2 		2 0 0 0 40 % 45% Anchorage 1,817
Galena Snowtel, Ak
Site GANA2 		2 0 0 1 40 155% 30% Galena 312
Paradise Hill Snotel, Ak
Site SPHA2 		2 0 0 0 32 % 15% Nabesna-Chisana Rivers 2,004
Luck Shot Mine Low, Ak
Site LSLA2 		2 0 0 0 36 % % Lower Susitna River 2,184
Hozatka Lake, Ak
Site HZLA2 		2 0 0 2 42 % % Kateel River 220
Nenana Snotel, Ak
Site NESA2 		2 0 0 0 36 % % Lower Tanana River 420
Fort Yukon, Ak
Site 961 		1 0 0 0 33 % · Yukon Flats 430
Mcneil River Sgs, Ak
Site 1191 		1 1 0 0 47 % · Tuxedni-Kamishak Bays 140
Moore Creek Bridge, Ak
Site 1176 		1 1 0 0 35 % · Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 2,250
Prudhoe Bay, Ak
Site 1177 		1 0 0 0 32 % · Kuparuk River 30
Sugarloaf Mtn, Ak
Site 1095 		1 0 0 2 36 % · N/A 550
Summit Creek, Ak
Site 955 		1 0 0 0 40 166% 40% Upper Kenai Peninsula 1,400
Sugarloaf Mtn, Ak
Site SUGA2 		1 0 0 0 40 % % Eastern Prince William Sound 426
Lake Minchumina, Ak
Site LMHA2 		1 0 0 0 38 % % Kantishna River 892
Kuparuk, Ak
Site UBW 		1 0 0 0 32 % % Kuparuk River 72
Summit Creek, Ak
Site SUUA2 		1 0 0 0 40 % 40% Upper Kenai Peninsula 1,374
Prudhoe Bay, Ak
Site PRBA2 		1 0 0 0 32 % % Sagavanirktok River 62
Fort Yukon, Ak
Site FYNA2 		1 0 0 0 33 % % Yukon Flats 426
Ripinsky Ridge Weather Station, Ak
Site RRWA2 		1 0 0 0 43 % % Chilkat-Skagway Rivers 2,496
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Snow report FAQ

About Alaska snowpack

What is Alaska's snowpack right now?

As of October 27, 2026, Alaska's snowpack is at 98% of normal across 110 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 27, 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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