Snow Class Selector • SNOdar Setup Assistant

Not Sure Which Snow Class Fits Your Site?

SNOdar’s accuracy depends on selecting the right snow classification for your location — and that varies by climate, elevation, and typical snowpack conditions. Use the interactive tool below to drop a pin on your site (or enter coordinates directly), and we’ll help you identify the snow class that matches your region.

Sensor location

Where will the sensor be installed?

Click the map to drop a pin, use your device location, or type coordinates (decimal degrees, longitude negative in the western hemisphere). The classification map is built into this page — lookups work even offline.

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Classification result
All SNOdar snow classes
Snow classes are read from the revised global Seasonal Snow Climate Classification System (Sturm & Liston 2021, J. Hydrometeorology; NSIDC-0768 dataset). Coverage embedded in this page: North America at 1 km resolution, Eurasia at 5 km. NSIDC class names are mapped to SNOdar settings as follows: Montane Forest → Alpine, Boreal Forest → Taiga. Reference stations shown are 907 NRCS SNOTEL sites with their published snow classifications.
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