U.S. Snow Report Today
As of November 11, 2026, 844 snow stations are reporting and the typical station is at 81% of normal snowpack. 606 have snow on the ground and 38 reported new snow in the last 24 hours. The most snow in the 5-day forecast: Grandview, 41".
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What the snow is doing today
Today’s summary of SNOTEL readings, snow analysis and NWS snow alerts across the country.
Arctic Alaska Poised for Significant Snowfall as Lower 48 Sees Modest Activity
A stark weather divide is emerging across the United States, with Alaska's remote northern reaches preparing for the most substantial snowfall in the coming days while the Lower 48 experiences only modest accumulations. Over the past 24 hours, Sawmill Ridge in Washington's Cascades and Vallecito in Colorado's San Juan Mountains each recorded 2 inches of new snow—respectable additions but hardly noteworthy for serious snow enthusiasts. However, attention is rapidly shifting northward as forecast models indicate Alaska's Brooks Range and North Slope regions are positioned to receive considerably heavier precipitation, with Imnaviat Creek leading projections at 6 inches of expected snowfall within the next 48 hours.
The atmospheric setup favoring Alaska's Arctic corridor involves moisture-laden systems colliding with frigid air masses, creating ideal conditions for accumulating snow despite the challenging spring transition period. Imnavait Creek, situated in the central Brooks Range at approximately 68.6°N latitude, stands as the focal point for this event with forecasts calling for rain/snow mix accompanied by areas of fog—conditions that typically produce wet, heavy accumulations beneficial for late-season snowpack retention. Just to the south, Atigun Pass, a critical transportation corridor along the Dalton Highway serving Alaska's North Slope oilfields, is expected to receive 4 inches while contending with freezing fog that will significantly reduce visibility for travelers.
Even Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean coast may see 2 inches, though warmer maritime influences could transition precipitation to rain at times.
Meanwhile, the snow drought continues across much of the continental United States, with Washington's Sawmill Ridge maintaining a robust 170-inch base depth that reflects an excellent season-to-date total, even as current activity remains subdued with only hazy conditions and potential afternoon thunderstorms forecast. Colorado's Vallecito sits at a meager 3-inch base with thunderstorms likely—a concerning indicator of premature spring conditions in the Southern Rockies. For researchers and powder enthusiasts seeking the most dynamic snow events, Alaska's remote northern stations clearly offer the most compelling story this cycle, though accessibility remains challenging for all but the most dedicated Arctic adventurers.
Snowpack vs normal, state by state
Each square is the typical snow station in that state, as a percent of normal snowpack for the date. Tap a state for its full snow report.
Most snow in the next 5 days
Snow stations ranked by total forecast snowfall over the next 5 days.
| Station | 24 hrs | 72 hrs | 5 days | On the ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview AK 1,100 ft |
2″ | 15″ | 41" | 7" |
| Exit Glacier AK 400 ft |
1″ | 11″ | 38" | 2" |
| Grandview AK 1,056 ft |
1″ | 15″ | 36" | 7" |
| Exit Glacier AK 377 ft |
1″ | 11″ | 33" | 2" |
| Grouse Creek Divide AK 700 ft |
2″ | 12″ | 31" | 1" |
| Seward Hwy At Divide Mp 11.2 AK 689 ft |
1″ | 12″ | 28" | 3" |
| Grouse Creek Divide AK 712 ft |
1″ | 12″ | 28" | 1" |
| Nuka Glacier AK 1,250 ft |
1″ | 2″ | 27" | 3" |
| Mount Alyeska AK 1,540 ft |
· | 9″ | 26" | 9" |
| Turnagain Pass AK 1,830 ft |
· | 9″ | 24" | 18" |
| Mount Alyeska AK 1,817 ft |
· | 9″ | 24" | 9" |
| Nuka Glacier AK 1,178 ft |
· | 2″ | 21" | 3" |
Fresh snow
| Station | New snow | On the ground |
|---|---|---|
| Vallecito CO | 3" | 4" |
| Lyman Lake WA | 1" | 14" |
| Easy Pass WA | 1" | 9" |
| Pigtail Peak WA | 1" | 4" |
| Park Creek Ridge WA | 1" | 2" |
| Cougar Mountain WA | 1" | 1" |
| Little Warm WY | 1" | 5" |
| Tolby NM | 1" | 1" |
| State Line CA | 1" | 1" |
| Cave Mountain NV | 1" | 9" |
| Ward Mountain NV | 1" | 4" |
| Dorsey Basin NV | 1" | 1" |
Deepest snow
| Station | Depth | % of normal |
|---|---|---|
| Look Eyrie Snotel AK | 68" | · |
| Flower Mountain Snotel AK | 37" | 166% |
| Beartown CO | 30" | 665% |
| Nohrsc Beartown CO | 30" | 297% |
| Upper Tsaina River AK | 30" | 177% |
| Upper Tsaina River AK | 30" | · |
| Hatcher Pass AK | 29" | 276% |
| Munson Ridge AK | 27" | 116% |
| Red Mountain Pass CO | 23" | 256% |
| Nohrsc Red Mountain Pass CO | 23" | · |
| Coldfoot AK | 22" | 362% |
| Coldfoot AK | 22" | 470% |
NRCS SNOTEL and partner stations, 844 reporting in the last few days. Forecasts are model guidance. Tap any station for its history and forecast.
State of the Snow
The water locked inside the snow, and where this winter is heading. Where normal for the date is at least an inch of snow water (229 stations), the West holds 67% of it and the median station sits at 50%, ranking #21 of 24 winters on this date.
1260 SNOTEL/NOHRSC stations (1182 with PULSE forecasts); SWE-weighted % of normal; per-station 15-day cone (climatology-anomaly, weather-forced where available); projected peak and melt-out from the walk-forward-validated model; snowmelt-to-gauge couplings learned out of sample.
Where the snow is
The season so far — and the next 15 days
How this 11-11 ranks
7-day movers
| Station | Range | SWE | Δ 7d | % normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Mountain AK | 6.4 | +3.9 | ||
| Independence Mine AK | 9.0 | +2.9 | 429% | |
| Big Flat CA | 2.84 | +2.84 | ||
| Easy Pass WA | 4.5 | +2.6 | 114% | |
| Mission Ridge Snow Pillow CA | 2.96 | +2.0 |
Basin scorecard
Kootenai / Pend Oreille
Upper Snake
Middle Snake
Great Salt Lake
Truckee / Tahoe
Sevier
South Platte
Upper Colorado
Lower Snake
Dungeness-Elwha
Bighorn / Wind
Missouri Headwaters
Umatilla
Green River
Yellowstone headwaters
Upper Green
Snow by elevation
Alaska
Rockies
Southwest
Cascades / PNW
Great Basin / Wasatch
Snow water now vs normal, by region
From snow to river
Next 7 days of snow by range
| Range | Stations | Snowpack now | Snow next 7 d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 73 | 100% | 6.4 in |
| Rockies | 326 | 61% | 0.7 in |
| Southwest | 91 | 223% | 0.3 in |
| Cascades / PNW | 319 | 58% | 1.7 in |
| Great Basin / Wasatch | 181 | 81% | 2.3 in |
| Sierra Nevada | 64 | 62% | 5.2 in |
Water-supply outlook
| Basin | Now | Proj. peak | Runoff band | Melt-out (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenai / Pend Oreille | 58% | 67% | below normal | Jun 1 | Reservoirs → |
| Upper Snake | 57% | 43% | well below normal | May 25 | Reservoirs → |
| Middle Snake | 56% | 27% | well below normal | May 24 | Reservoirs → |
| Great Salt Lake | 46% | 26% | well below normal | May 26 | Reservoirs → |
| Truckee / Tahoe | 131% | 58% | below normal | May 27 | Reservoirs → |
| Sevier | 135% | 57% | below normal | May 20 | Reservoirs → |
| South Platte | 37% | 52% | below normal | Jun 5 | Reservoirs → |
| Upper Colorado | 75% | 62% | below normal | May 30 | Reservoirs → |
| Lower Snake | 50% | 62% | below normal | Jun 7 | Reservoirs → |
| Dungeness-Elwha | 43% | 41% | well below normal | Jun 21 | Reservoirs → |
| Bighorn / Wind | 55% | 60% | below normal | May 29 | Reservoirs → |
| Missouri Headwaters | 69% | 79% | slightly below normal | Jun 7 | Reservoirs → |
| Umatilla | 73% | 27% | well below normal | Jun 10 | Reservoirs → |
| Green River | 62% | 42% | well below normal | May 19 | Reservoirs → |
| Yellowstone headwaters | 31% | 50% | well below normal | Jun 5 | Reservoirs → |
| Upper Green | 149% | 52% | below normal | May 20 | Reservoirs → |
Methods & data
- Stations: NRCS SNOTEL + NOHRSC records synced daily (
snotel), merged to one station per site (1891 records → 1260 stations) with the NRCS percent preferred; stations silent for 10+ days, or reporting more water than snow depth can hold, are excluded. - Two % of normal figures, on purpose: the water-weighted figure (Σ SWE / Σ normal SWE) is what runoff responds to; the median station is what half of stations are above. Both use only stations whose normal for the date is ≥ 1 in. The hub headline above uses every reporting station's published percentage with no such floor, so early in the season it will read differently.
- Climatology & cone: per-station season-day percentiles and the 15-day PULSE cone from
swe_forecasts; composites are station means. - Basins:
basin_sweroll-up: current %, projected peak %, melt-out spread, runoff band. - Rank: composite of SWE on this calendar date across stations with 20+ years of record; years with fewer than 60% of those stations are skipped.
- Normal for the date: each station's median SWE on this calendar date over its own record (10+ years); percentages are shown only where that normal is ≥ 1 in, so early-season ratios of tiny numbers never appear.
- Snow → river:
pulse_snotelcouplings (station, lag, r²), one per river, r² ≥ 0.5. - API: /api/snowpack/state (JSON, CORS, 10-min cache).
Snow at ski areas
Ski areas with new snow in the last 24 hours or snow in the 5-day forecast.
| Ski area | New snow |
|---|---|
| Angel Fire Resort | 1" |
| Brian Head Resort | 1" |
| White Pass Ski Area | 1" |
| Ski area | 5-day forecast |
|---|---|
| Alyeska Resort | 26.5" |
| Kirkwood | 19.4" |
| Boreal Mountain Resort | 19.3" |
| Donner Ski Ranch | 19.3" |
| Soda Springs | 19.3" |
| Tahoe Donner | 19.3" |
| Mt. Eyak | 19.2" |
| Bear Valley Mountain Resort | 18.7" |
| Mt. Baker Ski Area | 17.6" |
| Dodge Ridge Ski Area | 17.2" |
| Sierra At Tahoe | 16.9" |
| Squaw Valley | 15.5" |
About the U.S. snow report
How much snow is there across the U.S. right now?
As of November 11, 2026, 844 snow stations are reporting and the typical station is at 81% of normal snowpack. 606 have snow on the ground and 38 reported new snow in the last 24 hours. The most snow in the 5-day forecast: Grandview, 41".
Where will it snow in the next 5 days?
The most snow in the 5-day forecast is at Grandview (41"). The full ranking is in the table above.
What’s a SNOTEL station?
SNOpack TELemetry: automated stations run by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Each measures snow depth, snow water equivalent (SWE), precipitation and air temperature — the standard snowpack measurement in the western U.S. and Alaska.
What does “percent of normal” snowpack mean?
Today’s snow water equivalent at a station compared with its historical median for the same date. Early and late in the season, when normal is near zero, the percentage is left out.
How fresh is the data?
Stations report hourly and Snoflo refreshes its tables through the day. Stations silent for more than three days are left out of today’s numbers.
How much snow is in the western snowpack right now?
Where normal for the date is at least an inch of snow water, the West holds 67% of it (229 stations); the typical station in the headline above is 81% by the looser all-stations measure. See “State of the Snow” above for the basin-by-basin view.
Where does the snowmelt go?
Each basin card above links to the river it feeds. PULSE also learns which SNOTEL station leads each river gauge and by how many days, so the river forecast is anchored to the pack while snow is on the ground. The map of where every river ends up is at Where the Rivers Go.
Is this a substitute for the avalanche forecast?
No. For backcountry travel always check your regional avalanche center (avalanche.org). Snoflo is informational data only.