Snow survey reports are published four times a winter, generally 7 business days after the beginning of the month. If you like email notification when the report is available, please contact Daniel Fisher at (907)761-7746.
Historic Snow Survey Reports
Recent Snow Survey Reports
Water Year 2020
May 1st, 2020. (PDF 2.3MB) Despite warm weather and heavy melt, snowpacks remain above normal in much of the Interior, Southeast and portions of Southcentral Alaska. The snowpacks on the Kenai Peninsula and in Northern Cook Inlet remain lackluster.
Water Year 2020
April 1st, 2020. (PDF 2.5MB) Snowpacks across much of the state are near or above normal. Some snow sites in the Tanana and the Kuskokwim Basins have set new record highs. The Kenai Peninsula and isolated portions of Southcentral have below normal snowpack.
March 1st, 2020. (PDF 2.3MB) Snowpacks across much of the state made significant gains during February. Northwest Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula continue to have lackluster snow conditions, but Southeast, and much of Southcentral and the Interior have above normal snowpacks.
February 1st, 2020. (PDF 1.9MB) While warm temperatures brought a delayed start to winter in much of the state, snowpacks in several basins are near or above normal. However, Southeast Alaska, along with portions of Southcentral and Western Alaska report below normal snowpacks.
Water Year 2019
May 1st, 2019. (PDF 2.2MB) April snow showers delayed early meltout. Instead of being snow-free a month early many locations will melt out only 1-2 weeks early. Many mountain snowpacks were closer to normal May 1st than they were April 1st.
April 1st, 2019 (PDF 3.2MB) - Snowpack at the beginning of April is more like a typical May Snowpack. Many locations are melting out 2 to 5 weeks early. Snowpack across much of the state is below normal, but bucking the trend, Northwest Alaska and the Koyukuk Basins are well above normal, even record high in locations.
March 1st, 2019 (PDF 2.5MB) - February storms brought snow to much of the state. Parts of Southeast Alaska, which were devoid of snow last month, now have snow down to seal level. The eastern Interior retains a paltry snowpack with 10-36 year lows, while the Koyukuk snowpack is near record high.
February 1st, 2019 (PDF 2.0MB) - Winter started 1-6 weeks late in much of the state. Much of western Alaska has above normal snowpack, while the eastern Interior, Southcentral, and Southeast Alaska generally have below normal snowpacks.
