Snowiest places in the US in October

Ranked by the most normal snowfall in October. First: Estes Park, CO (14.1 in), of 369 cities.

Snowiest places in the US in October
Rank	City	Snowfall	High	Wet days
1	Estes Park, CO	14.1 in	57°F	7
2	Breckenridge, CO	13.6 in	50°F	9
3	Aspen, CO	10.2 in	55°F	9
4	Denali Park, AK	9.4 in	34°F	10
5	Vail, CO	8.6 in	54°F	7
6	Fairbanks, AK	8.2 in	34°F	10
7	Boulder, CO	7.0 in	66°F	7
8	Casper, WY	7.0 in	60°F	8
9	Steamboat Springs, CO	6.9 in	59°F	9
10	Keystone, SD	6.3 in	55°F	7
11	Arvada, CO	5.9 in	66°F	6
12	Lakewood, CO	5.9 in	63°F	6
13	Cheyenne, WY	5.9 in	59°F	7
14	Anchorage, AK	5.6 in	42°F	12
15	Telluride, CO	5.3 in	57°F	8
16	Great Falls, MT	5.2 in	57°F	7
17	Billings, MT	4.5 in	60°F	8
18	Gillette, WY	4.4 in	59°F	8
19	Fort Collins, CO	4.1 in	64°F	6
20	West Yellowstone, MT	4.1 in	51°F	10
21	Denver, CO	3.9 in	67°F	5
22	Thornton, CO	3.9 in	67°F	5
23	Centennial, CO	3.7 in	64°F	6
24	Highlands Ranch, CO	3.7 in	64°F	6
25	Taos, NM	3.4 in	65°F	4

Which states lead

Colorado (14 of the top 25), Alaska (3 of the top 25), Wyoming (3 of the top 25), then 3 more states. The top 25 range from 14.1 in to 3.4 in; the median across all 369 cities is 0.0 in.

The other end: least snowy in October

Snowiest places through the year

Month	First place	Snowfall
January	Steamboat Springs, CO	46.6 in
February	South Lake Tahoe, CA	41.3 in
March	South Lake Tahoe, CA	34.7 in
April	Estes Park, CO	35.2 in
May	Estes Park, CO	14.0 in
September	Denali Park, AK	5.0 in
October	Estes Park, CO	14.1 in
November	Vail, CO	25.9 in
December	West Yellowstone, MT	45.2 in

369 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.