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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Donner Ski Ranch snow history

Through Oct 18, the Donner Ski Ranch SNOTEL station (Css Lab) has measured 0 in. of snow since Oct 1, 0% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 6 in.

Measured at the Css Lab SNOTEL station (6,890 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
0 in.
18 days measured · 0 snow days
Percent of normal to date
0%
of the 21-winter mean, 2 in. · 0% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
—
Same day last season
6 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season -6 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 0 in.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 21 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 0 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 21-winter mean of 2 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 4).050100150200250300350OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 21-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 0 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 21-winter mean of 2 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 4).

The last 9 seasons

Measured snowfall, newest first. Powder day = 8 in. or more in a day.

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured220 in.2613
2024-25365 days measured273 in.4211
2023-24366 days measured266 in.4616
2022-23365 days measured441 in.5622
2021-22365 days measured265 in.3712
2020-21365 days measured194 in.415
2019-20366 days measured239 in.449
2018-19365 days measured361 in.5119
2017-18365 days measured221 in.4110

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked03570Oct7Nov25Dec55Jan47Feb55Mar57Apr26May9Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct6.5 in.6.7 in.(103%)
Nov24.7 in.24.8 in.(100%)
Dec54.5 in.51.5 in.(94%)
Jan47 in.57.2 in.(122%)
Feb55.3 in.63.4 in.(115%)
Mar57.3 in.54.6 in.(95%)
Apr25.6 in.24.8 in.(97%)
May8.9 in.7.7 in.(87%)
Jun0.5 in.0.3 in.(60%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.2 in.0.4 in.(200%)
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 57.2 in. in Jan, 22% above the 30-winter normal of 47 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 63.4 in. in Feb, 15% above the 30-winter normal of 55.3 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 7.7 in. in May, 13% below the 30-winter normal of 8.9 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.3 in. in Jun, 40% below the 30-winter normal of 0.5 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.4 in. in Sep, 100% above the 30-winter normal of 0.2 in.; both are shown.

How to read this page

Daily new snow is the positive change in snow depth at the station from one day to the next, after PeakCam’s quality control. Settling and melt make it a floor on what fell, never a ceiling, so a season total here will read lower than a resort’s own snowfall figure. A snow day is one inch or more; a powder day is 8 in. or more, the same threshold as the powder alerts.

The normal band is the station’s own: the middle half of the 21 most recent complete winters, with the mean dashed. The recent-decade line uses only the last 10; when the two disagree by more than 10% the page says so rather than picking one. Percent of normal on the resort page is a different number (snow water equivalent against the 1991–2020 median). How the history and normals are built.