Loveland — the season

Colorado · snowpack measured at Loveland Basin SNOTEL, 11,410′

Snowpack vs NRCS median
29%
0.4″ SWE now · NRCS median 1.4″
Peak snowpack
0.5″
SWE · NRCS median peak 24.4″ (May 2)
Season snowfall
8″
measured, 2026-27
Past winters on record
34
behind the shaded band

Snowpack vs the NRCS median

This winter's snow-water equivalent against the daily median NRCS publishes for this station — the shaded band is where the middle half of its 34 past winters on record sat.

2026-27 (this season) NRCS median middle half of 34 past winters (p25–p75) previous season
5″ 10″ 15″ 20″ 25″ Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun peak 0″ 2026-27 NRCS median
View as table (1st of each month)
Date2026-27 SWENRCS median SWE
Oct 10.1″0.0″
Nov 1—2.4″
Dec 1—5.4″
Jan 1—7.8″
Feb 1—11.2″
Mar 1—14.8″
Apr 1—18.9″
May 1—23.0″
Jun 1—10.0″

The regional snowfall race

Cumulative measured snowfall across Colorado this season — who's running away with it.

Telluride Silverton Mountain Loveland Steamboat Aspen Snowmass
3″ 6″ 9″ 12″ 15″ Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Telluride 12″ Silverton Mountain 12″ Loveland 8″ Steamboat 6″ Aspen Snowmass 5″
View as table (season totals)
ResortSeason snowfall
Telluride12″
Silverton Mountain12″
Loveland8″
Steamboat6″
Aspen Snowmass5″
Keystone4″
Arapahoe Basin4″
Wolf Creek3″
Beaver Creek2″
Vail1″
Crested Butte1″
Winter Park0″
Purgatory0″
Breckenridge0″
Copper Mountain0″
Eldora0″

Snowpack & snowfall: USDA NRCS SNOTEL (wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov); the median is NRCS's published daily median. Snowfall is measured as daily depth-rise and reads conservative; a resort-reported total will appear here once the claims lens is live.