| 2026-05-20 | 6:30 AM | 0.30 | 2.9 | 0.23 | 3.0 | 0.23 | | Snowpack is limited to raised surfaces. gravel roads, concrete surfaces and flagstone are snow free. Snow stopped at 6:30 while I checked the gauge and patches of blue sky were overhead. Catch had the funnel and inner cylinder in place. careful manipulation of the "muffin top" put all snow into the 4" container where I weighed it. Snowfall began at 8:05 pm on the 19th and was still snowing at 10:00pm (COR: changed time snow began from 6:30pm to 8:05pm based on scribbled notes taken last night) |
| 2026-05-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Evidence of freezing fog. The deck was slick with icy spots and there was limited visibility in light fog. |
| 2026-05-17 | 7:00 AM | T | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Sprinkles from a passing shower. |
| 2026-05-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2026-05-15 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2026-05-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | |
| 2026-05-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | | Delayed report of an on-time observation. I also missed a report from the 12th. The only observation of note on the 12th was the loss of the last trace of snowpack. |
| 2026-05-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | |
| 2026-05-10 | 6:30 AM | 0.10 | T | NA | T | NA | | Some snow on raised surfaces, but not enough to measure. Looks like a rain and snow event occurred overnight. |
| 2026-05-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | |
| 2026-05-08 | 6:30 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | No snow visible except for a deeply shadowed corner around our house. It's a patch 3 by 10ft. |
| 2026-05-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.18 | 2.5 | 0.24 | NA | NA | | Snowing at time of observation. Flurries began at 6:06pm and were intermittent until about 8:30pm when light snow began and continued through the night. |
| 2026-05-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | T | NA | NA | NA | | Two precipitation events: 3:30pm to 3:40pm rain with some imbedded graupel; 5:10pm to 6:15pm rain with occasional snow showers. |
| 2026-05-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | |
| 2026-05-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | Snowpack accounts for 40% to 50% of the ground cover with almost 90% of snowpack in shaded areas. |
| 2026-05-02 | 6:30 AM | T | T | T | 3.0 | NA | | Afternoon flurries amid melting. Ground cover is 85% - 95% snowpack. |
| 2026-05-01 | 6:30 AM | 0.30 | 3.5 | 0.30 | 5.5 | NA | | Rapid melting yesterday afternoon (29th). |
| 2026-03-27 | 6:45 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Foggy morning with thin ice on car windshield. No ice on vegetation or ground. There is still some snow and ice alongside the house, so snowpack is trace. |
| 2026-03-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | The "Trace" of ice and snow may be gone after today. The snowpack is nearly gone. |
| 2026-03-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-03-24 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | a short period of very light rain and a few flurries passed through later in the day and into the early evening. It was not enough to accumulate or measure. |
| 2026-03-23 | 7:30 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-03-22 | 7:30 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Carrying a trace of snowpack until no snow is present. |
| 2026-03-21 | 7:30 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-03-20 | 7:30 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-03-19 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Very warm and dry |
| 2026-03-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-03-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-03-16 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | T | NA | | Snowfall ended at 9:00 am on the 15th. Flurries began at 5:50 pm and continued on-again-off-again into the night. At 7:00 am This morning there was a trace of snow on the ground, just enough for faint animal and bird tracks but not enough to measure. |
| 2026-03-15 | 7:40 AM | 0.03 | 0.4 | 0.04 | 0.5 | NA | | Light snow at time of observation. |
| 2026-03-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-03-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Travelling around Teller County between Midland and Cripple Creek there is still a significant snowpack coverage in the deep, north facing forests that has yet to melt. |
| 2026-03-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Snowpack will be reported as a trace until no snow is present. |
| 2026-03-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Snow cover is between 5% and 20% and only in the shaded areas. |
| 2026-03-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | NA | | Snowpack now covers between 20% and 30% of the ground cover. |
| 2026-03-09 | 7:30 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.0 | NA | | Six snow stakes out with three in dry ground and three in 2" snowpack. Snow covers 40% to 60% of the ground cover so overall snowpack is 1.0" |
| 2026-03-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | NA | | Melting has reduced a hearty snowpack of 6" to 2.5" in one day. Bare ground (5%) is returning under increasing sunshine, even though temps are below freezing. |
| 2026-03-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.53 | 5.8 | 0.55 | 6.0 | NA | | Front deck had 7" snow but was elevated 20ft above ground level so there was no underlying heat source to influence thickness. six snow stakes ranged from 5" to 8" snowpack. Wind came up in the late afternoon and created some drifting. Precip end time maybe +- 20 minutes as wind continued to disperse fallen snow making the distinction between fresh snowfall or snow being transported after accumulation. |
| 2026-03-06 | 6:30 AM | T | T | NA | T | NA | | Got up early to witness the snow fall beginning. Took an observation which will be closer to a storm total. At 06:20 no snow was on the ground, just flurries in the air. by 06:45 snow was collecting on the ground and deck but not enough to measure. Existing Snowpack at 06:30 consisted of islands in the shaded areas which constituted 30% to 40% of ground cover. |
| 2026-03-05 | 7:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | Snowpack accounts for about 40% to 60% of the ground cover. where it does exist it's about 2" thick. Lots of melting yesterday (4th). |
| 2026-03-04 | 6:30 AM | 0.41 | 4.2 | 0.40 | 4.5 | NA | | Drifting was slight but did contribute to areas having 6" of snow. Snowpack averaged 4.3" so 4.5" rounded up to the nearest half inch. Flurries began 12:30pm with 3:00pm being the beginning of the accumulation and light to moderate snowfall based on visibility. Did not observe the end of snowfall. |
| 2026-03-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.0 | NA | | Ponds have open water, snowpack is in patches in areas of continuous shade and steep northern exposures. |
| 2026-03-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Warm, Dry, Winter may be a precursor to a summer of bug infestations for ground and bark dwelling varieties that attack stressed trees. Very disconcerting. |
| 2026-03-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Snowpack is about 5% of ground cover. |
| 2026-02-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-02-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Ponds have a thin sheet of water on ice in low spots. Shore is melting away as ground heats up. |
| 2026-02-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Snowpack is now between 10% and 20% of the ground cover. |
| 2026-02-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Did not get below freezing overnight. Water is on top of pond ice. Honeybee spotted by the bird feeder. |
| 2026-02-24 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | |
| 2026-02-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | Melting overnight and sunshine on the 22nd has reduced the snowpack to 30% to 45% of ground cover. |
| 2026-02-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | NA | | Snowpack covers 40% to 60% on the ground cover. |
| 2026-02-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.05 | 0.7 | 0.06 | 1.0 | NA | | Three separate snowfall events: 12:40pm - 13:50pm; 15:25pm - 16:42pm; and then approximately 18:00pm to 19:00pm |
| 2026-02-20 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 0.5 | NA | | Ground cover is 80% thin snowpack. Flurries in the air at time of observation. |
| 2026-02-19 | 6:30 AM | 0.08 | 1.0 | 0.08 | 1.0 | 0.05 | | A snow squall came through with strong wind. The catch did a good job of collecting snow while the snowboard was exposed to the blowing snow. |
| 2026-02-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Snowfall on the 17th was captured and reported as Significant Weather due to the volatility of the meager amount of snow that melted within an hour of the measurement as the sun came out. No other snowfall occurred after the morning shower. At noon on the 17th you would not have seen any indication of the previous snow flurry that laid down 0.2" of snow. |
| 2026-02-17 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | Dark sky with snow in the immediate future, but not at time of observation |
| 2026-02-16 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | |
| 2026-02-15 | 6:45 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | Three inches of snow melted fast on the 14th. Sunny and warm, the snowpack this morning (15th) is between 20% and 40%. Clear sky this morning may reduce the meager snowpack, despite colder temperatures. |
| 2026-02-14 | 6:45 AM | 0.22 | 2.8 | 0.22 | 3.0 | 0.22 | | Consistent SWE between Board measurement and on the ground measurement. Snow stakes ranged from 2.5" to 4" averaging 3" to the nearest half inch. Snow showers began with 10 minutes of flurries from 4pm to 4:15pm. Steady snow began at 7:00pm and went into the night. |
| 2026-02-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Dry and warm. Snowpack is now between 5% and 15% ground cover. |
| 2026-02-12 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | |
| 2026-02-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | T | NA | | Delayed report of an on-time observation. Snow cover is below 20% of the ground. None of the six snow stakes representing various exposure geography are in snow. Snow is prevalent is deep woods. |
| 2026-02-10 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | Snowpack is between 10% and 20% of ground cover. |
| 2026-02-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 0.5 | NA | | Yesterday (6 Feb 26) being a warm, melting day; there are four of six snow stakes reporting no snowpack. |
| 2026-02-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-02-04 | 7:00 AM | T | T | NA | 1.0 | NA | | Brief snow shower between 1:20pm and 2:00pm. Snow grains dominated most of the time with aggregates toward the end. Cold temps overnight kept the snow grains on the ground without melting or sublimation into the early morning hours. |
| 2026-02-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | NA | | Snowpack covers 40% to 55% of the ground cover. Some "snow islands" are melting from below with little if any change in the height of their surface layer above ground. |
| 2026-02-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | NA | | Six snow stakes representing six exposures with three reporting zero. |
| 2026-02-01 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | NA | | Ground cover is 40% - 60% snowpack |
| 2026-01-31 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-30 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | NA | 1.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-29 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-28 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-27 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | NA | | Bare ground is returning after two days of meager snowfall accumulations. Drifting reduced snowpack measurements on some snow stakes and increased on others. |
| 2026-01-26 | 7:00 AM | 0.09 | 0.5 | 0.13 | 2.5 | NA | | Winds may account for the lower moisture measurement in the catch than the board, which had denser snow accumulation due to drifting. |
| 2026-01-25 | 7:00 AM | 0.02 | 1.1 | 0.05 | 3.0 | NA | | Drifting was visible. Snowboard depth was less than overall snowpack depth. One cause for this may be new snow falling crusted snow stayed intact without melting or sublimation, making accumulation of new snow more prevalent on existing snowpack than it is on bare ground. Snowfall began around 7:30am and stopped shortly after that. It began again around 3:00pm and was intermittent throughout the remaining daylight hours. One check at 9:30pm had accumulation of about a half inch and snowing at that time. |
| 2026-01-24 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 1.5 | NA | | Light snow fell between 6:30pm and 7:00pm on the 23rd and again over night, leaving a dusting of snow on the ground at 07:00am on the 24th. Snowpack remains unchanged at 1.5" to the nearest half inch. It was not snowing at time of observation. |
| 2026-01-23 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-22 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-21 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | Cold temps are keeping the snowpack at 2 inches. |
| 2026-01-20 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-19 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | T | T | | Snowing at time of observation. Snowpack is steady at 70% to 80% ground cover. |
| 2026-01-18 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-17 | 7:00 AM | T | T | T | 2.0 | NA | | Trace of new snow came between 5am and 6am according to radar data. Strong gusty winds on the 16th increased declining snowpack through increased sublimation. |
| 2026-01-16 | 8:15 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | NA | | Sunshine is shrinking the snowpack to between 70% and 80% of ground cover |
| 2026-01-15 | 8:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2.5 | NA | | Snowpack is about 85% to 95% of ground cover. |
| 2026-01-14 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 3.5 | NA | | |
| 2026-01-13 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | NA | | Snow wells showing grass stalks as melting begins under trees. Snowpack at 98% ground cover |
| 2026-01-11 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.65 | | |
| 2026-01-10 | 7:15 AM | 0.06 | 0.5 | 0.04 | 7.5 | NA | | Snow began around 7:15 am MST and continued (on and off) throughout the daylight hours. Snow accumulated from precipitation as well as redistribution from blowing snow. |
| 2026-01-09 | 7:00 AM | 0.59 | 8.7 | 0.61 | 8.5 | 0.61 | | Light snowfall at time of observation. |
| 2026-01-08 | 7:00 AM | 0.01 | 0.1 | T | T | NA | | Not snowing at time of observation (07:00 MST). Snow began again at 07:10 MST on the 8th. |
| 2026-01-07 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | |
| 2026-01-06 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | Snowpack is less than 5% of ground cover and has taken on a layer of ice in contact with the ground. Colder air temps and this ice layer will likely result in staying power for the foreseeable future. |
| 2026-01-05 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | |
| 2026-01-04 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | |
| 2026-01-03 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | Bare ground predominates the area as snowpack shrinks into the darkest shadows. |
| 2026-01-02 | 7:00 AM | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | T | NA | | Snowpack is less than 10% of ground cover. |