Chalk Creek #2 SNOTEL

Name: Chalk Creek #2 SNOTEL snow depth, snow water equivalent and temperature
Creator: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

8,200 ftSummit County, UtahNRCS site 393Updated Thu Oct 22, 6:00 PM MDT

SWE0.1″no median

Depth0″0″ 48 h

Temp50°42°–57° 48 h

48 h7 daysSeason

SWE % of medianSWESnow depth

<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

—%of the 1991–2020 median for today

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Utah

Station	Elevation	SWE	% median	Depth	48 h
Chalk Creek #1UT · 2 mi	9,160 ft	0.2″	—	2″	0″
Smith MorehouseUT · 7 mi	7,640 ft	0.0″	—	0″	0″
Hayden ForkUT · 11 mi	9,170 ft	0.0″	—	0″	0″
Bear River Ranger StationUT · 13 mi	8,510 ft	0.0″	—	0″	0″
Burts Miller RanchUT · 13 mi	7,900 ft	0.1″	—	2″	0″
Lily LakeUT · 14 mi	9,130 ft	0.0″	—	0″	0″
Trial LakeUT · 16 mi	9,970 ft	1.0″	500%	0″	0″
Redden Mine LowerUT · 17 mi	8,540 ft	0.0″	—	2″	0″

Station details

Elevation: 8,200 ft
Location: 40.8853°N, 111.0695°W
County: Summit County, Utah
Basin: Upper Weber · HUC 16020101
Network: NRCS SNOTEL · site 393
Station ID: 393:UT:SNTL · SHEF CCKU1
Reporting since: October 1978
NWS forecast office: Salt Lake City (SLC) 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 Chalk Creek #2 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 Chalk Creek #2 SNOTEL?

At 8,200 ft in Summit County, Utah (40.8853°N, 111.0695°W), in the Upper Weber 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.