Purgatory — the season
Colorado · snowpack measured at Cascade #2 SNOTEL, 8,990′
Peak vs NRCS median peak
38%
peak 3.9″ · NRCS median peak 10.4″
Peak snowpack
3.9″
SWE · NRCS median peak 10.4″ (Mar 6)
Season snowfall
56″
measured, 2025-26
Past winters on record
36
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 36 past winters on record sat.
2025-26 (this season)
NRCS median
middle half of 36 past winters (p25–p75)
previous season
View as table (1st of each month)
| Date | 2025-26 SWE | NRCS median SWE |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Nov 1 | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Dec 1 | 0.6″ | 1.9″ |
| Jan 1 | 0.7″ | 4.2″ |
| Feb 1 | 1.5″ | 6.9″ |
| Mar 1 | 2.3″ | 9.6″ |
| Apr 1 | 1.2″ | 5.3″ |
| May 1 | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
| Jun 1 | 0.0″ | 0.0″ |
The regional snowfall race
Cumulative measured snowfall across Colorado this season — who's running away with it.
Aspen Snowmass
Wolf Creek
Silverton Mountain
Steamboat
Loveland
View as table (season totals)
| Resort | Season snowfall |
|---|---|
| Aspen Snowmass | 199″ |
| Wolf Creek | 181″ |
| Silverton Mountain | 149″ |
| Steamboat | 140″ |
| Loveland | 138″ |
| Telluride | 138″ |
| Winter Park | 136″ |
| Keystone | 126″ |
| Arapahoe Basin | 126″ |
| Eldora | 110″ |
| Crested Butte | 109″ |
| Beaver Creek | 102″ |
| Breckenridge | 96″ |
| Copper Mountain | 96″ |
| Vail | 95″ |
| Purgatory | 56″ |
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.