Carrot Basin SNOTEL

9,200 ftGallatin County, MontanaNRCS site 385Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

SWE0.0″0% of median
Depth1″0″ 48 h
Temp41°35°–50° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hSnow water equivalent0.0″ now-0.500.50.0″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature41°F now40°32°41°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hSnow water equivalent0.0″ now-0.500.50.0″Snow depth1″ now01″Air temperature41°F now40°32°41°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.0″ now010.0″Snow depth1″ now021″Air temperature41°F now40°32°41°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysSnow water equivalent0.0″ now010.0″Snow depth1″ now021″Air temperature41°F now40°32°41°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″10″20″30″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulMedian peak 31″ · May 30.0″ today · 0% of median
0″20″ONDJFMAMJJMedian peak 31″ · May 30.0″ today · 0% of median
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

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16-day outlook, three models

Snowpack vs. median

0%of the 1991–2020 median for today

0.0″ of water today against a median of 1.7″, 100% below median. The median peak is 31.0″ around May 3.

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Montana
StationElevationDepth, 7 daysSWE% medianDepth48 h
Beaver CreekMT · 3 mi7,820 ft0.1″17%0″0″
Lone MountainMT · 23 mi8,820 ft0.1″12%0″0″
West YellowstoneMT · 23 mi6,680 ft0.1″—0″0″
Tepee CreekMT · 24 mi7,950 ft0.1″50%1″0″
Whiskey CreekMT · 25 mi6,790 ft0.0″—0″0″
Clover MeadowMT · 27 mi8,770 ft0.0″0%1″−1″
Madison PlateauMT · 27 mi7,710 ft0.1″14%0″0″
White ElephantID · 30 mi7,670 ft0.0″0%2″0″

Station details

Elevation
9,200 ft
Location
44.9619°N, 111.2940°W
County
Gallatin County, Montana
Basin
Gallatin · HUC 10020008
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 385
Station ID
385:MT:SNTL · SHEF CRRM8
Reporting since
October 1966
NWS forecast office
Great Falls (TFX) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Carrot Basin SNOTEL update?

The station reports every hour by radio telemetry to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This page refreshes each hour. Readings are provisional until NRCS quality control.

What does “% of median” mean?

It compares today’s SWE with the 1991–2020 median for the same calendar day at this station. Above 100% means more water in the snowpack than on a typical year’s same date.

Where is Carrot Basin SNOTEL?

At 9,200 ft in Gallatin County, Montana (44.9619°N, 111.2940°W), in the Gallatin basin.

How is the snow forecast made?

Vertex runs the HRRR, RRFS and GFS weather models at the station’s own elevation and carries the measured snowpack forward hour by hour. Treat it as guidance, and check your avalanche center’s forecast before heading out.