Where strong El Niño winters have left the most snow

Median April 1 snowpack, as a percent of the 1991–2020 median, across the strong El Niño winters since 1972. Hover a region for each winter; the range inside a region is wide.

Well above (over 125%)Above (105–125%)Near normal (95–105%)Below (80–95%)Well below (under 80%)

Data: USDA NRCS SNOTEL and snow courses (region = median of its nearby stations); strong = peak NOAA RONI ≥ 1.5. White Mountains uses peak snowpack. Map: DisasterAWARE.DisasterAWARE

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Region	Median April 1 snowpack, strong El Niño winters	Winters with data
Arizona Snowbowl	166%	6
Taos, NM	156%	6
White Mountains, AZ	148%	5
South Lake Tahoe	138%	6
Mammoth, CA	137%	6
North Lake Tahoe	129%	6
Wolf Creek & San Juans, CO	110%	6
Cottonwood Canyons, UT	108%	6
Mt Hood, OR	98%	5
Park City & Deer Valley, UT	98%	4
Summit County & Vail, CO	96%	6
Jackson Hole & Tetons, WY	96%	6
Sun Valley, ID	96%	6
Big Sky, MT	89%	6
Crystal & Paradise, WA	84%	4
Mt Baker, WA	79%	3
Stevens Pass, WA	76%	5