Idaho snowpack
Live SNOTEL readings, fresh snowfall, snow-water content, and 5-day forecasts at every monitored peak in Idaho. Sourced from USDA NRCS and NOAA NOHRSC.
The Idaho 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.
State-wide snowpack overview
Today's standouts across the Idaho SNOTEL network -- the deepest snowpack, coldest mountain, biggest expected snowfall, and how the state sits versus normal.
Percent of normal
100% is the historical norm for today's date. Below 70% is drought-stressed; above 130% is a fat year.
Deepest snowpack
vs 115" seasonal average
Coldest station
Elevation 9,520 ft
Idaho snowpack monitoring sites
Every SNOTEL station Snoflo tracks in Idaho. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any station for its full history.
| Snowpack monitoring site | Snowpack (in) | Snowfall (in) | 24hr fcst (in) | Next 72hrs (in) | Temp (°F) | % Normal | SWC (%) | Watershed | Elevation (ft) |
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Bear Saddle, Id
Site 324 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5% | · | Weiser | 6,180 |
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Big Creek Summit, Id
Site 338 |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10% | 40% | South Fork Salmon | 6,580 |
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Brundage Reservoir, Id
Site 370 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7% | · | Little Salmon | 6,250 |
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Chocolate Gulch, Id
Site 895 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 20% | · | Big Wood | 6,440 |
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Cool Creek, Id
Site 411 |
71 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 76% | 41% | Upper North Fork Clearwater | 6,280 |
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Cozy Cove, Id
Site 423 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 91% | 20% | South Fork Payette | 5,380 |
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Deadwood Summit, Id
Site 439 |
56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86% | 41% | South Fork Salmon | 6,860 |
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Dollarhide Summit, Id
Site 450 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 19% | 38% | Big Wood | 8,420 |
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Franklin Basin, Id
Site 484 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 9% | 27% | Little Bear-Logan | 8,170 |
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Galena, Id
Site 489 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10% | · | Big Wood | 7,470 |
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Galena Summit, Id
Site 490 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4% | 10% | Big Wood | 8,780 |
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Hidden Lake, Id
Site 988 |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 51% | 37% | Lower Kootenai | 5,040 |
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Hilts Creek, Id
Site 524 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14% | · | Little Lost | 8,000 |
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Jackson Peak, Id
Site 550 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 21% | 44% | South Fork Payette | 7,070 |
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Lost Lake, Id
Site 600 |
75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 82% | 42% | Lower North Fork Clearwater | 6,110 |
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Meadow Lake, Id
Site 620 |
8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 20% | 43% | Lemhi | 9,150 |
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Mica Creek, Id
Site 623 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11% | · | St. Joe | 4,510 |
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Mill Creek Summit, Id
Site 627 |
18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 49% | 57% | Upper Salmon | 8,800 |
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Mores Creek Summit, Id
Site 637 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4% | · | North And Middle Forks Boise | 6,100 |
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Morgan Creek, Id
Site 639 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 27% | 20% | Middle Salmon-Panther | 7,600 |
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Mountain Meadows, Id
Site 650 |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 10% | 13% | Lower Selway | 6,360 |
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Oxford Spring, Id
Site 677 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | % | 20% | Lower Bear-Malad | 6,740 |
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Pine Creek Pass, Id
Site 695 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10% | · | Teton | 6,720 |
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Savage Pass, Id
Site 735 |
24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 62% | 38% | Lochsa | 6,170 |
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Schweitzer Basin, Id
Site 738 |
38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 43% | 47% | Pend Oreille Lake | 6,090 |
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Sedgwick Peak, Id
Site 741 |
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6% | · | Portneuf | 7,850 |
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Smiley Mountain, Id
Site 926 |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 53% | 43% | Big Lost | 9,520 |
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Soldier R.S., Id
Site 769 |
1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 78% | · | Camas | 5,740 |
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Sunset, Id
Site 803 |
3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 15% | 17% | Upper Coeur D'Alene | 5,540 |
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Swede Peak, Id
Site 805 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 8% | 30% | Little Wood | 7,640 |
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Trinity Mtn., Id
Site 830 |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 33% | 41% | South Fork Boise | 7,770 |
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Vienna Mine, Id
Site 845 |
35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 62% | 48% | Upper Salmon | 8,960 |
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White Elephant, Id
Site 860 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3% | 50% | Upper Henrys | 7,710 |
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Nohrsc Atlanta Summit, Id
Site ATAI1 |
1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5% | 10% | North And Middle Forks Boise | 7,570 |
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Nohrsc Big Creek Summit, Id
Site BKSI1 |
4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 21% | 45% | North Fork Payette | 6,576 |
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Nohrsc Brundage Reservoir, Id
Site BRRI1 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 16% | 5% | Little Salmon | 6,314 |
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Nohrsc Camas Creek Divide, Id
Site CCDI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | % | · | Camas | 5,717 |
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Nohrsc Chicago Ridge, Id
Site CHIM8 |
36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 60% | 45% | Lower Clark Fork | 5,720 |
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Nohrsc Chocolate Gulch Snotel, Id
Site CHOI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2% | · | Big Wood | 8,256 |
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Nohrsc Cool Creek, Id
Site COLI1 |
71 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 99% | 41% | Upper North Fork Clearwater | 6,324 |
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Nohrsc Cozy Cove, Id
Site COZI1 |
2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 80% | 20% | South Fork Payette | 5,415 |
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Nohrsc Deadwood Summit, Id
Site DDSI1 |
57 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 95% | 40% | South Fork Salmon | 6,858 |
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Nohrsc Dollarhide Summit, Id
Site DHDI1 |
8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 40% | 36% | Big Wood | 8,423 |
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Nohrsc Elk Butte, Id
Site ELBI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7% | 50% | Lower North Fork Clearwater | 5,678 |
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Nohrsc Franklin Basin, Id
Site FBNI1 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 10% | 35% | Little Bear-Logan | 8,141 |
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Nohrsc Garden City Summit, Id
Site GDSU1 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 29% | · | Little Bear-Logan | 7,715 |
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Nohrsc Giveout, Id
Site GIVI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | % | 20% | Bear Lake | 6,937 |
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Nohrsc Galena, Id
Site GLNI1 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 25% | · | Big Wood | 7,508 |
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Nohrsc Galena Summit, Id
Site GLSI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6% | 10% | Big Wood | 8,813 |
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Nohrsc Hawkins Lake, Id
Site HAWM8 |
28 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 45% | 29% | Moyie | 6,481 |
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Nohrsc Hidden Lake, Id
Site HDLI1 |
22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 60% | 37% | Lower Kootenai | 5,002 |
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Hilts Creek, Id
Site HLTI1 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 10% | · | Little Lost | 8,125 |
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Nohrsc Hoodoo Basin, Id
Site HOOM8 |
78 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 116% | 49% | Middle Clark Fork | 6,075 |
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Nohrsc Jackson Peak, Id
Site JKPI1 |
8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 29% | 45% | South Fork Payette | 7,078 |
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Nohrsc Lost Lake, Id
Site LSLI1 |
75 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 76% | 42% | Lower North Fork Clearwater | 5,550 |
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Mica Creek, Id
Site MCKI1 |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12% | · | St. Joe | 4,556 |
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Meadow Lake, Id
Site MDLI1 |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22% | 44% | Lemhi | 9,207 |
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Nohrsc Mill Creek Summit, Id
Site MLKI1 |
19 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 68% | 53% | Upper Salmon | 8,823 |
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Mores Creek Summit, Id
Site MRKI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6% | 10% | Boise-Mores | 6,111 |
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Nohrsc Oxford Spring, Id
Site OXSI1 |
1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | % | 10% | Lower Bear-Malad | 6,796 |
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Nohrsc Poorman Creek, Id
Site PMNM8 |
7 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 33% | 56% | Upper Kootenai | 5,074 |
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Nohrsc Prairie, Id
Site PRAI1 |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | % | · | South Fork Boise | 4,805 |
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Nohrsc Sedgwick Peak, Id
Site SEPI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 72% | · | Portneuf | 7,793 |
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Shanghi Summit, Id
Site SHAI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | % | · | Upper North Fork Clearwater | 4,608 |
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Nohrsc Smiley Mountain, Id
Site SMMI1 |
21 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 97% | 43% | Big Lost | 9,522 |
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Nohrsc Sunset, Id
Site SNSI1 |
4 | 197 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 8% | 13% | Upper Coeur D'Alene | 5,586 |
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Nohrsc Soldier R.S., Id
Site SRSI1 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 142% | · | Camas | 5,786 |
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Schweitzer Basin, Id
Site STZI1 |
38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 62% | 47% | Pend Oreille Lake | 6,091 |
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Nohrsc Swede Peak, Id
Site SWPI1 |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | % | 30% | Little Wood | 7,669 |
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Nohrsc Trinity Mtn., Id
Site TRMI1 |
18 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 36% | 41% | South Fork Boise | 7,813 |
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Nohrsc Vienna Mine Snotel, Id
Site VNNI1 |
35 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 71% | 48% | Upper Salmon | 8,945 |
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Nohrsc Snowschool 1, Id
Site WWA01_MADIS |
114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 132% | · | Payette | 6,222 |
Idaho ski-area meteograms
Per-resort interactive weather forecasts for the next 15 days — temperature curve, precipitation bars, weather symbols, and humidity at every Idaho ski area Snoflo tracks.
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Bald Mountain (Not Sun Valley)
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Bogus Basin
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Brundage Mountain Resort
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Cottonwood Butte
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Kelly Canyon Ski Area
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Little Ski Hill
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Lookout Pass
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Lost Trail
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Lost Trail Powder Mountain
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Mount Pandora
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Pebble Creek Ski Area
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Pomerelle Ski Area
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Schweitzer Mountain Resort
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Silver Mountain Resort
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Snowhaven Ski Area
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Soldier Mountain
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Sun Valley
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Sun Valley - Bald Mountain
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Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain
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Tamarack Resort
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About Idaho snowpack
Where does the Idaho 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 Idaho 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.