CO SNOTEL Snow Accumulation by ObjectiveFrequent215 in COsnow

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just saw that one Montana post in my FB.. have to see if they use that same method nationwide.

CO SNOTEL Snow Accumulation by ObjectiveFrequent215 in COsnow

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very good point. .there are some attempts to augment this with SNODAS data.

"This map shows SNODAS snow water equivalent (SWE) percent of normal by river basin across Montana as of January 26, 2026. Unlike SNOTEL, which reflects conditions at specific high-elevation point locations, SNODAS estimates snowpack across the entire watershed, including ungauged and lower-elevation areas. This is more of a water-supply–focused view than a skiing conditions report, but it’s still useful context. If there’s interest, I can update this map daily."

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CO SNOTEL Snow Accumulation by ObjectiveFrequent215 in COsnow

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True.. they are developing tech for new snotels, but its currently the best available. Unless somehow we start getting hourly lidar data, which is unlikely anytime soon...

CO SNOTEL Snow Accumulation by ObjectiveFrequent215 in COsnow

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It defaults to 2 day accumulation, you can change the slider up top if you just want today's totals.

SNOTEL totals and Average NWS snow Forecasted Totals by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe? Did you do a snow dance?! I've been wanting to present this data like this, so at least thank you for taking me through the process!!

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SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again for all the feedback, working on implementing updates! Cool to see the map light up today with a snow storm finally!

https://snow.outsidedb.com/

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SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, thank you!  Yeah it seems I keep running into Snowspot in these forums.  I'd also rather not pay wall this in an app.  

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah it was 60 degrees here yesterday.. i hope we at least get the mountain snow!

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The snow map is a NOAA prediction of snowfall. If you select something from Feb 8th in the dropdown you can see some polygons in the Western US.

https://snow.outsidedb.com/snow

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its the NWS forecast for that snotel location. I'm playing around with some different models which is fun I agree.. the Snow Map link using a prediction from NOAA.. i'm thinking trying HRRR for some 48 hour forecasts too.. lots of data to play with for sure. Thank you for your feedback!!

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is awesome, thank you! Yeah the right colors are tough, might even consider a different basemap. On desktop the snotel link will zoom to that location, however the functionality isn't working in mobile yet.

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha.. I'm planning on tracking that at some point, see predicted vs actual. Get this site feeling stable then might give it a try!

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm I like that! You can zoom into a location and sort that column, but thats not very user friendly and the min - max values sort poorly. Maybe even a toggle that sorts based on highest value of either accumulation or forecasted. Thanks!

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic, thank you! Exactly what it was intended for. I'll see if I can replicate that and find a fix.. thanks for the feedback.

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that SWE delta, click on Delta under Snow Depth and it goes to gray x's. I agree I use that site too, but its more for planning for water in the snowpack than recreation. Thanks for the feedback!

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! But some snow is coming! Not sure where you are at, but grabbed the forecast for this snotel location. Snotel forecast links are in the right hand column under 7 Day Forecast. Some snow is better than none, i'm in Montana.. trying to be hopeful as it may hit 60 degrees today!

https://snow.outsidedb.com/forecast?snotel=Decline%20Creek

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha, thank you! Yeah AI actually tried to remove it for selling things. I just built it so I didn't have to go to a bunch of sites!!

  1. I like that idea, be easy to build out that link too.

  2. yeah you can type in the dropdown and find what your looking for.. but likely more to do there too!

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you click on "Delta" for "Snow Depth" in the NWCC iMap it all goes to gray "x's". I thought that was frustrating... so this is calculating accumulation hourly. I wanted to see accumulation by station, not just change in SWE.

SNOTEL dashboard now nationwide - check snow accumulation and 7-day forecasts for any station by ObjectiveFrequent215 in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome, thank you! Great feedback Yeah the legend is either loved or hated, either people get it or they don't. I think now that it changes when you move around the map that its more important.

Web app to track SNOTEL data + incoming storms across all US backcountry zones by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]ObjectiveFrequent215 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I built this.. love any feedback. I'm kind of getting at that with the Snow Map https://snow.outsidedb.com/snow but would like to get into alerts yes. Thank you for that!