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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Northstar California snow history

Through Oct 18, the Northstar California SNOTEL station (Truckee #2) 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 0 in.

Measured at the Truckee #2 SNOTEL station (6,500 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 24-winter mean, 0.5 in. · 0% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
—
Same day last season
0 in.
2025-26: 0 powder days, base 0 in. · this season +0 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 0 in.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 24 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 0 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 24-winter mean of 0.5 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 0).050100150200OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 24-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 24-winter mean of 0.5 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 0).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured112 in.178
2024-25365 days measured119 in.316
2023-24366 days measured151 in.277
2022-23365 days measured276 in.4011
2021-22365 days measured145 in.237
2020-21365 days measured103 in.302
2019-20366 days measured141 in.336
2018-19365 days measured186 in.359
2017-18365 days measured129 in.275

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked02040Oct3Nov13Dec34Jan26Feb32Mar29Apr11May2Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct3.4 in.2.4 in.(71%)
Nov12.5 in.9.9 in.(79%)
Dec34.1 in.31.3 in.(92%)
Jan26.2 in.33.4 in.(127%)
Feb32.2 in.38.8 in.(120%)
Mar28.6 in.32.3 in.(113%)
Apr10.5 in.9.6 in.(91%)
May2 in.2.1 in.(105%)
Jun0 in.0.1 in.
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0 in.0.1 in.
  • Oct: The last ten winters averaged 2.4 in. in Oct, 29% below the 30-winter normal of 3.4 in.; both are shown.
  • Nov: The last ten winters averaged 9.9 in. in Nov, 21% below the 30-winter normal of 12.5 in.; both are shown.
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 33.4 in. in Jan, 27% above the 30-winter normal of 26.2 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 38.8 in. in Feb, 20% above the 30-winter normal of 32.2 in.; both are shown.
  • Mar: The last ten winters averaged 32.3 in. in Mar, 13% above the 30-winter normal of 28.6 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 24 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.