ARAPAHOE BASIN


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  • Snowpack
  • 53.0"
  • Snowpack levels are currently 16% below the seasonal average of 63". The highest snowpack in recent years was in 2011, when snowpack depth was observed at 84.0 inches.
  • New Snowfall
  • Past 24 hours
  • 0"
  • Snowpack levels remain unchanged since yesterday, with the mountain sitting at a 53.0" snowpack and a 15.7" snow water equivalent. Perched in colorado, Arapahoe Basin air temperatures were recorded at 23.0° at last check.

  • Air Temp
  • 31°
  • Forecast models predict more snow this week in colorado, with up to 8" of new snowfall on the slopes in the next 5 days.

Nearby Snow Forecasts

Hourly snow forecasts for ski areas in the region

Snow Forecast

  • Next 5 Days
  • 7-10"
  • Today, Sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -1. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Tomorrow, Sunny, with a high near 29. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
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David Riordon

2021-01-26

Cold single digits day, firm snow, fun.... (Shane Lamb, surf inspired frontside slash turn off the lip going right)

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Outdoor Recreation

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Sunset Point 25 8,297 ft
Kenosha Pass 25 10,052 ft
Mizpah 10 9,640 ft
Lodgepole - Jefferson 34 9,960 ft
Idlewild 24 8,893 ft
Selkirk 15 10,488 ft
St. Louis Creek 17 8,859 ft
Willow Creek 35 8,201 ft
Robbers Roost 11 9,778 ft
Arapaho Bay 84 8,337 ft
Hall Valley 9 9,842 ft
Byers Creek 6 9,352 ft
Handcart 10 9,818 ft
Geneva Park 25 9,791 ft
Hideaway Park Dispersed None 8,784 ft
Michigan Creek 12 10,076 ft
Jefferson Creek 17 10,117 ft
Aspen 12 9,956 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Arapahoe Basin 53" 31° 6.68"
Breckenridge Ski Resort 33" 49° 5.39"
Keystone Resort 34" 44° 7.17"
Copper Mountain Resort 33" 49° 5.39"
Loveland 53" 31° 6.68"
Eldora Mountain Resort 31" 50° 7.93"
Ski Estes Park (Hidden Valley) 45" 47° 8.69"
SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch 47" 43° 6.28"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Lower Snake 10.9cfs 4.0 Mi III to III+
Milk Run 227.0cfs 4.0 Mi II+ to III-
Fractions 227.0cfs 7.0 Mi III to III+
Upper Blue (Blue River CG to Columbine Landing) 249.0cfs 3.0 Mi III to IV-
Lower Ten Mile 38.3cfs 3.0 Mi II to III
Breckenridge Whitewater Park (Town Run) 53.9cfs 0.25 Mi II+ to III
Buena Vista Whitewater Park 227.0cfs 1.0 Mi II+ to III+
Upper-Upper Ten Mile 38.3cfs 3.0 Mi III+ to IV-
Silverthorne Town Run 34.7cfs 0.5 Mi II to III-
Upper Ten Mile 38.3cfs 2.0 Mi IV+ to V
Middle Ten Mile 38.3cfs 3.0 Mi III+ to IV

Area Hydrology

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Homestake Creek At Gold Park
USGS 09064000 		5 cfs 4.0 ft
Snake River Near Montezuma
USGS 09047500 		11 cfs 1.0 ft
Chicago Creek Blw Devils Canyon Nr Idaho Sprgs Co
USGS 06717400 		4 cfs 0.5 ft
Monte Cristo Diversion Near Hoosier Pass
USGS 09041900 		1 cfs 0.1 ft
Eagle River Near Minturn
USGS 09064600 		61 cfs 3.1 ft
Boulder Creek Near Orodell
USGS 06727000 		32 cfs 2.0 ft
Grand Lake Outlet Blw Chipmunk Ln At Grand Lk
USGS 09014050 		526 cfs 8.5 ft
Booth Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066200 		3 cfs 3.2 ft
Clear Creek Abv West Fork Clear Creek Nr Empire Co
USGS 06715000 		18 cfs 3.6 ft
Wurtz Ditch Near Tenneessee Pass
USGS 09062500 		-999 cfs -4.1 ft
Ranch Creek Blw Meadow Cr Nr Tabernash Co
USGS 09033100 		10 cfs 6.7 ft
Illinois Creek Near Rand
USGS 06617500 		4 cfs 1.2 ft
Tenmile Creek Bl North Tenmile C
USGS 09050100 		38 cfs 2.0 ft
Williams Fork Below Steelman Creek
USGS 09035500 		2 cfs 2.9 ft
Blue River Below Green Mountain Reservoir
USGS 09057500 		263 cfs 3.9 ft
Bobtail Creek Near Jones Pass
USGS 09034900 		1 cfs 2.3 ft
Arkansas River Near Nathrop
USGS 07091200 		323 cfs 3.8 ft
Keystone Gulch Near Dillon
USGS 09047700 		2 cfs 2.0 ft
Cross Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09065100 		6 cfs 2.8 ft
Colorado River Below Lake Granby
USGS 09019000 		21 cfs 3.2 ft
South Platte River Near Lake George
USGS 06696000 		56 cfs 0.7 ft
Blue River Below Dillon
USGS 09050700 		54 cfs 0.8 ft
North Clear Creek Above Mouth Nr Blackhawk
USGS 06718550 		5 cfs 4.0 ft
Colorado R Below Baker Gulch
USGS 09010500 		107 cfs 3.5 ft
Fourmile Creek At Orodell
USGS 06727500 		3 cfs 4.8 ft
Blue River At Blue River
USGS 09046490 		9 cfs 0.6 ft
St. Vrain Creek At Lyons
USGS 06724000 		59 cfs 3.1 ft
Columbine Ditch Near Fremont Pass
USGS 09061500 		-999 cfs -3.5 ft
Gore Creek At Upper Station
USGS 09065500 		10 cfs 2.3 ft
Tarryall Creek At Upper Station
USGS 06696980 		1 cfs 4.7 ft
Colorado River Near Kremmling
USGS 09058000 		701 cfs 4.7 ft
Colorado River Bl Shadow Mountain Reservoir
USGS 09015000 		19 cfs 1.4 ft
Grand River Ditch At La Poudre Pass
USGS 09010000 		-999 cfs 0.0 ft
South Platte River Above Cheesman Lake
USGS 06700000 		120 cfs 5.0 ft
St. Louis Creek Near Fraser
USGS 09026500 		5 cfs 1.3 ft
South Fork Of Williams Fork Near Leal
USGS 09035900 		9 cfs 2.3 ft
Piney River Below Piney Lake
USGS 09058500 		1 cfs 3.0 ft
Arkansas River Below Granite
USGS 07087050 		227 cfs 3.7 ft
Colorado River At Windy Gap
USGS 09034250 		211 cfs 4.0 ft
Williams Fork Near Parshall
USGS 09037500 		70 cfs 2.3 ft
Fraser River At Winter Park
USGS 09024000 		8 cfs 0.8 ft
Muddy Crk Blw Wolford Mtn Reser. Nr Kremmling
USGS 09041400 		61 cfs 4.5 ft
South St. Vrain Creek Near Ward
USGS 06722500 		4 cfs 1.5 ft
Cabin Creek Near Fraser
USGS 09032100 		1 cfs 1.6 ft
Arkansas River Near Leadville
USGS 07081200 		11 cfs 4.4 ft
West Fork Clear Creek Abv Mouth Nr Empire
USGS 06716100 		14 cfs 4.2 ft
Black Gore Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066000 		4 cfs 2.7 ft
Muddy Creek Above Antelope Creek Nr. Kremmling
USGS 09041090 		75 cfs 2.7 ft
Williams Fork Near Leal
USGS 09036000 		34 cfs 1.6 ft
Colorado River Near Granby
USGS 09019500 		30 cfs 1.1 ft
Eagle River At Red Cliff
USGS 09063000 		4 cfs 2.7 ft
Clear Creek Near Lawson
USGS 06716500 		26 cfs 2.6 ft
Moffat Water Tunnel At East Portal
USGS 09022500 		8 cfs 0.3 ft
East Fork Eagle River Near Climax
USGS 09061600 		54 cfs 0.1 ft
Missouri Creek Near Gold Park
USGS 09063900 		1 cfs 1.4 ft
South Clear Creek Abv Lower Cabin Creek Reservoir
USGS 06714400 		2 cfs 5.1 ft
Gore Creek At Mouth
USGS 09066510 		58 cfs 5.5 ft
Leavenworth Creek @ Mouth Nr Georgetown
USGS 06714800 		1 cfs 3.4 ft
Clear Creek At Golden
USGS 06719505 		51 cfs 3.7 ft
Arkansas River Below Empire Gulch Near Malta
USGS 07083710 		105 cfs 3.1 ft
Straight Cr Blw Laskey Gulch Nr Dillon
USGS 09051050 		5 cfs 4.1 ft
Middle Boulder Creek At Nederland
USGS 06725500 		10 cfs 0.7 ft
Coal Creek Near Plainview
USGS 06730300 		8 cfs 0.8 ft
Ranch Creek Near Fraser
USGS 09032000 		5 cfs 4.6 ft
Ef Arkansas R At Us Hiway 24
USGS 07079300 		12 cfs 2.6 ft
Joe Wright Creek Above Joe Wright Reservoir
USGS 06746095 		5 cfs 4.3 ft
Fall River Near Idaho Springs
USGS 06717000 		4 cfs 3.7 ft
Michigan River Near Cameron Pass
USGS 06614800 		0 cfs 2.4 ft
Berthoud Pass Ditch At Berthoud Pass
USGS 09021500 		-999 cfs -0.2 ft
Clear Creek Above Clear Creek Reservoir
USGS 07086500 		-999 cfs -1.2 ft
Williams Fork Above Darling Creek
USGS 09035700 		7 cfs 6.7 ft
Ewing Ditch At Tennessee Pass
USGS 09062000 		-999 cfs -0.7 ft
Middle Creek Near Minturn
USGS 09066300 		0 cfs 2.1 ft
Fraser River Blw Crooked Cr At Tabernash Co
USGS 09033300 		48 cfs 2.8 ft
Left Hand Creek Near Boulder
USGS 06724500 		15 cfs 0.5 ft
Halfmoon Creek Near Malta
USGS 07083000 		325 cfs 4.5 ft
S Platte R Ab 11-Mile Canyon Re
USGS 06695000 		168 cfs 1.4 ft
Lake Fork Below Sugar Loaf Reservoir
USGS 07082500 		4 cfs 0.3 ft
Arkansas River At Granite
USGS 07086000 		249 cfs 2.8 ft
Willow Creek Below Willow Creek Reservoir
USGS 09021000 		7 cfs 2.5 ft
South Platte River Below Cheesman Lake
USGS 06701500 		43 cfs 0.6 ft
Gore Creek Abv Red Sandstone Creek At Vail
USGS 09066325 		40 cfs 5.0 ft
Elk Creek At Upper Station
USGS 09025300 		0 cfs 4.9 ft
Joe Wright Creek Below Joe Wright Reservoir
USGS 06746110 		4 cfs 1.5 ft
Lake Creek Above Twin Lakes Reservoir
USGS 07084500 		24 cfs 2.2 ft
Bemrose-Hoosier Diversion Near Hoosier Pass
USGS 09044300 		1 cfs 0.1 ft
S Clear Cr Abv Lwr Cabin Cr Res Spilwy Nr Georgtwn
USGS 06714500 		0 cfs 0.2 ft
Williams Fork Below Williams Fork Reservoir
USGS 09038500 		162 cfs 1.8 ft
Blue River Near Dillon
USGS 09046600 		35 cfs 4.4 ft
Fraser River At Upper Sta
USGS 09022000 		3 cfs 0.5 ft
Bear Creek Above Evergreen
USGS 06710385 		16 cfs 4.3 ft
Vasquez Creek At Winter Park
USGS 09025000 		5 cfs 1.5 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
rollinsville 1.1 ssw, co
SNOTEL CO-GL-17 		11.66" -0.43"
Lake Irene
SNOTEL 565 		63" 1"
Loveland Basin
SNOTEL 602 		53" 0"
Never Summer
SNOTEL 1031 		45" 1"
laramie 1se
SNOTEL ADFW4 		0.37" 0"
ward 4.6 ne, co
SNOTEL CO-BO-202 		3.15" -0.24"
cabin creek
SNOTEL GCRC2 		14.59" -0.33"
frisco 0.5 n, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-4 		3.81" -1.1"
Beaver Ck Village
SNOTEL 1041 		19" -1"
Willow Park
SNOTEL 870 		50" 1"
Phantom Valley
SNOTEL 688 		21" 2"
Stillwater Creek
SNOTEL 793 		2" 1"
Copper Mountain
SNOTEL 415 		33" 0"
Jackwhacker Gulch
SNOTEL 935 		34" 0"
South Colony
SNOTEL 773 		55" 0"
Joe Wright
SNOTEL 551 		58" 4"
Saint Elmo
SNOTEL 1100 		26" -1"
fairplay 2.7 wnw, co
SNOTEL CO-PK-15 		19.57" -0.38"
South Brush Creek
SNOTEL 772 		21" 0"
North French Creek
SNOTEL 668 		70" 2"
Niwot
SNOTEL 663 		34" 0"
vail 3.5 e, co
SNOTEL CO-EG-53 		21.04" -0.41"
Willow Creek Pass
SNOTEL 869 		37" -1"
Echo Lake
SNOTEL 936 		29" 0"
Sargents Mesa
SNOTEL 1128 		40" -1"
Jones Pass
SNOTEL 970 		40" 0"
Hourglass Lake
SNOTEL 1122 		36" 1"
Hoosier Pass
SNOTEL 531 		41" 1"
co st forest st park
SNOTEL CSFC2 		2.87" 0.23"
Bear Lake
SNOTEL 322 		45" 0"
laramie 7sse
SNOTEL CMBW4 		0.64" 0"
Fremont Pass
SNOTEL 485 		47" 0"
climax coop
SNOTEL CLXC2 		35.1" -0.71"
tabernash 2.7 nw, co
SNOTEL CO-GR-68 		2.92" -0.69"
Crow Creek
SNOTEL 1045 		10" 0"
Roach
SNOTEL 718 		45" 1"
Deadman Hill
SNOTEL 438 		60" 5"
Med Bow
SNOTEL 1196 		94" 3"
Fool Creek
SNOTEL 1186 		52" 0"
Cinnabar Park
SNOTEL 1046 		47" 0"
Sand Lake
SNOTEL 731 		86" 6"
Hayden Pass
SNOTEL 1102 		38" 0"
Grizzly Peak
SNOTEL 505 		42" 0"
Sawtooth
SNOTEL 1251 		56" 0"
Lake Eldora
SNOTEL 564 		31" -1"
Porphyry Creek
SNOTEL 701 		37" -1"
Rough And Tumble
SNOTEL 939 		29" 1"
silverthorne 2.1 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-SU-6 		14.64" -0.22"
Middle Fork Camp
SNOTEL 1014 		23" -1"
Wild Basin
SNOTEL 1042 		37" -1"
Vail Mountain
SNOTEL 842 		32" -1"
Berthoud Summit
SNOTEL 335 		56" 1"
Brooklyn Lake
SNOTEL 367 		62" 3"
Arapaho Ridge
SNOTEL 1030 		55" -1"
glen haven 1.2 n, co
SNOTEL CO-LR-868 		0.16" 0"
livermore 9.9 wsw, co
SNOTEL CO-LR-897 		0.22" 0"
Buckskin Joe
SNOTEL 938 		28" 0"
Elliot Ridge
SNOTEL 1120 		46" -1"
Black Mountain
SNOTEL 1161 		40" 3"
Rawah
SNOTEL 1032 		27" 1"
Summit Ranch
SNOTEL 802 		20" -1"
High Lonesome
SNOTEL 1187 		47" 0"

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