117-Inches of Snow in 7 Daysโ€ฆ | Snoqualmie Pass, WA Breaks 7-Day Snowfall Record

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Alpental ski resort on Snoqualmie Pass, WA on December 24th, 2015. photo: alpental
Alpental ski resort on Snoqualmie Pass, WA on December 24th, 2015. photo: alpental

Snoqualmie Pass, WA just saw a record snowfall event of 117โ€ณ of snow in 7 days (Dec. 18-24, 2015) beating the old record of 102โ€ณ of snowfall in 7-days (Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 1990)

Snoqualmie Pass got 193.3โ€ณ of snow in December which broke their record for the snowiest December on record.

Snoqualmie Pass saw only 104โ€ณ of snow all of last season.

image: noaa, yesterday
image: noaa, yesterday

Alpental ski resort on Snoqualmie Pass currently has a 136โ€ณ deep snowpack near the summit.  Itโ€™s the 3rd deepest snowpack in North America.

โ€œAn incredible month of record breaking snow at Snoqualmie Pass this December! After only 104โ€ณ of snow all of last season, the Pass picked more than that amount up this year, in a 7 day period! It goes down as the snowiest December on record for the location, and the heaviest 7 day period on record.โ€ โ€“ NOAA Seattle, WA yesterday

Alpental, WA on December 26th, 2015. photo: alpental
Alpental, WA on December 26th, 2015. photo: alpental

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