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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe snow history

Through Oct 18, the Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe SNOTEL station (Mt Rose Ski Area) has measured 1 in. of snow since Oct 1, 25% of the 30-winter normal to date, 0 powder days (8 in. or more); a year ago it had 12 in.

Measured at the Mt Rose Ski Area SNOTEL station (8,810 ft), synced every six hours.

This season at a glance

Snow since Oct 1
1 in.
18 days measured · 1 snow days
Percent of normal to date
25%
of the 28-winter mean, 4 in. · 30% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
1 in.
Oct 12 · now 0 in.
Same day last season
12 in.
2025-26: 1 powder days, base 5 in. · this season -11 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 1 in.

The last ten winters averaged 3.3 in. by this date, 17% below the 30-winter normal of 4 in.; both are shown.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 28 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 1 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 28-winter mean of 4 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 6.3).050100150200250300OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 28-winter mean last 10 winters middle half of winters (p25–p75)

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 1 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 28-winter mean of 4 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 6.3).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured233 in.3511
2024-25365 days measured235 in.469
2023-24366 days measured252 in.4412
2022-23365 days measured375 in.5116
2021-22365 days measured244 in.438
2020-21365 days measured162 in.406
2019-20366 days measured205 in.3711
2018-19365 days measured338 in.5417
2017-18365 days measured253 in.4512

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked03060Oct10Nov29Dec55Jan44Feb50Mar42Apr21May9Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct9.9 in.9.5 in.(96%)
Nov29 in.28.1 in.(97%)
Dec55.4 in.54.6 in.(99%)
Jan44 in.51.1 in.(116%)
Feb50.1 in.58.4 in.(117%)
Mar41.7 in.48.7 in.(117%)
Apr20.9 in.17.8 in.(85%)
May8.6 in.7.3 in.(85%)
Jun0.8 in.0.4 in.(50%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.2 in.0.6 in.(300%)
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 51.1 in. in Jan, 16% above the 30-winter normal of 44 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 58.4 in. in Feb, 17% above the 30-winter normal of 50.1 in.; both are shown.
  • Mar: The last ten winters averaged 48.7 in. in Mar, 17% above the 30-winter normal of 41.7 in.; both are shown.
  • Apr: The last ten winters averaged 17.8 in. in Apr, 15% below the 30-winter normal of 20.9 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 7.3 in. in May, 15% below the 30-winter normal of 8.6 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.4 in. in Jun, 50% below the 30-winter normal of 0.8 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.6 in. in Sep, 200% 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 28 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.