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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Palisades Tahoe snow history

Through Oct 18, the Palisades Tahoe SNOTEL station (Palisades Tahoe) 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 8 in.

Measured at the Palisades Tahoe SNOTEL station (8,010 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, 3.2 in. · 0% of the last 10
Powder days
0
8 in. or more in a day
Deepest base
—
Same day last season
8 in.
2025-26: 1 powder days, base 0 in. · this season -8 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 0 in.

The last ten winters averaged 2.1 in. by this date, 34% below the 30-winter normal of 3.2 in.; both are shown.

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 3.2 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 6.3).050100150200250300350OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches 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 3.2 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 measured212 in.2911
2024-25365 days measured204 in.3910
2023-24366 days measured222 in.439
2022-23365 days measured339 in.4820
2021-22365 days measured243 in.3910
2020-21365 days measured169 in.376
2019-20366 days measured189 in.3910
2018-19365 days measured300 in.5716
2017-18365 days measured217 in.4612

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked03060Oct9Nov28Dec54Jan36Feb43Mar44Apr24May10Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep1
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct9 in.7.3 in.(81%)
Nov28.1 in.29.2 in.(104%)
Dec53.5 in.47 in.(88%)
Jan35.6 in.40.6 in.(114%)
Feb42.6 in.48.4 in.(114%)
Mar43.7 in.43.6 in.(100%)
Apr24.4 in.20.1 in.(82%)
May9.6 in.9.5 in.(99%)
Jun1 in.0.3 in.(30%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.5 in.0.7 in.(140%)
  • Oct: The last ten winters averaged 7.3 in. in Oct, 19% below the 30-winter normal of 9 in.; both are shown.
  • Dec: The last ten winters averaged 47 in. in Dec, 12% below the 30-winter normal of 53.5 in.; both are shown.
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 40.6 in. in Jan, 14% above the 30-winter normal of 35.6 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 48.4 in. in Feb, 14% above the 30-winter normal of 42.6 in.; both are shown.
  • Apr: The last ten winters averaged 20.1 in. in Apr, 18% below the 30-winter normal of 24.4 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0.3 in. in Jun, 70% below the 30-winter normal of 1 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.7 in. in Sep, 40% above the 30-winter normal of 0.5 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.