# Palisades Tahoe snow history, season 2026-27

Canonical page: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/palisades-tahoe/history  ·  Resort: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/palisades-tahoe  ·  JSON: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/palisades-tahoe/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.

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Palisades Tahoe, 8,010 ft (measured, quality-controlled by PeakCam, synced every 6 h). Daily new snow = positive change in station depth, a floor on what fell.

## This season to date

- Snow since 2026-10-01: 0 in (18 days measured, 0 snow days, 0 powder days at ≥ 8 in)
- Base now: 0 in
- Percent of normal to date: 0% of the 24-winter mean (3.8 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (2.4 in)
- The last ten winters averaged 2.4 in. by this date, 37% below the 30-winter normal of 3.8 in.; both are shown.
- Same day last season (2025-26): 8 in, 1 powder days, base 0 in; this season -8 in
- Trend: steady (last 7 days 0 in, the 7 before 0 in)

## Season curve vs normal

| Date | Day | Measured so far | 30-winter mean | p25–p75 | Last 10 winters |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-01 | 1 | 0 in | 0 in | 0 in – 0 in | 0 in |
| 2026-10-20 | 20 | 0 in | 3.8 in | 0 in – 6.3 in | 2.4 in |

Full daily curve (20 points) and the band for days 1–273: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/palisades-tahoe/history

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 212 in | 86% | 29 | 11 | 44 in (2026-02-16 to 2026-02-19) | 84 in (2026-02-19) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 204 in | 82% | 39 | 10 | 27 in (2025-02-13 to 2025-02-14) | 102 in (2025-04-01) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 222 in | 90% | 43 | 9 | 29 in (2024-02-29 to 2024-03-01) | 96 in (2024-03-01) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 339 in | 137% | 48 | 20 | 33 in (2023-02-26 to 2023-02-28) | 153 in (2023-03-11) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 243 in | 98% | 39 | 10 | 49 in (2021-12-12 to 2021-12-15) | 76 in (2021-12-29) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 169 in | 68% | 37 | 6 | 31 in (2021-01-26 to 2021-01-27) | 68 in (2021-01-27) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 189 in | 76% | 39 | 10 | 43 in (2020-03-14 to 2020-03-16) | 78 in (2020-04-06) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 300 in | 121% | 57 | 16 | 42 in (2019-02-02 to 2019-02-04) | 134 in (2019-03-06) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 217 in | 88% | 46 | 12 | 46 in (2018-03-13 to 2018-03-16) | 96 in (2018-03-16) | La Niña (ONI -0.71) |

Weekly cumulative totals per season are in the JSON (`pastSeasons[].weeklyCumulativeIn`).

## Monthly climatology

| Month | Avg snowfall (30 winters) | Last 10 winters | Snow days | Avg depth | Biggest storm | Winters |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct | 9 in | 7.3 in (81%) | 1.7 | 1.3 in | 33 in (2021-10-22) | 24 |
| Nov | 28.1 in | 29.2 in (104%) | 6.3 | 10.2 in | 36 in (2002-11-07) | 24 |
| Dec | 53.5 in | 47 in (88%) | 9.8 | 33.6 in | 50 in (2004-12-27) | 24 |
| Jan | 35.6 in | 40.6 in (114%) | 7.5 | 57.7 in | 41 in (2017-01-19) | 24 |
| Feb | 42.6 in | 48.4 in (114%) | 7.8 | 71.5 in | 47 in (2014-02-06) | 24 |
| Mar | 43.7 in | 43.6 in (100%) | 7.4 | 84.8 in | 54 in (2012-03-13) | 24 |
| Apr | 24.4 in | 20.1 in (82%) | 5.3 | 76.7 in | 35 in (2026-04-10) | 24 |
| May | 9.6 in | 9.5 in (99%) | 2.5 | 42.1 in | 21 in (2024-05-04) | 24 |
| Jun | 1 in | 0.3 in (30%) | 0.3 | 8.8 in | 11 in (2005-06-17) | 24 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0.1 in | – | 24 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 24 |
| Sep | 0.5 in | 0.7 in (140%) | 0.2 | 0 in | 6 in (2014-09-26) | 24 |
- 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.
Averages per calendar month at the Palisades Tahoe SNOTEL station over the 30 most recent complete winters and, separately, the 10 most recent. Snowfall is the sum of daily depth increases, a measured floor; a snow day has at least 1 in; the storm is the biggest run of consecutive snow days starting in that month.

Methodology: https://www.peakcam.io/methodology#history  ·  Attribution: PeakCam (https://www.peakcam.io), SNOTEL data: USDA NRCS  ·  Terms: https://www.peakcam.io/about#terms