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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Sierra-at-Tahoe snow history

Through Oct 18, the Sierra-at-Tahoe SNOTEL station (Echo Peak) 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 Echo Peak SNOTEL station (7,650 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, 2.8 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.

The last ten winters averaged 2.5 in. by this date, 11% below the 30-winter normal of 2.8 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 2.8 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 6).050100150200250300OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches 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 2.8 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 6).

The last 9 seasons

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

SeasonSnowfallSnow daysPowder days
2025-26365 days measured188 in.307
2024-25365 days measured206 in.407
2023-24366 days measured228 in.4311
2022-23365 days measured378 in.5021
2021-22365 days measured251 in.3711
2020-21365 days measured173 in.397
2019-20366 days measured186 in.339
2018-19365 days measured318 in.5517
2017-18365 days measured195 in.3910

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked03060Oct8Nov24Dec51Jan38Feb45Mar45Apr24May8Jun0Jul0Aug0Sep0
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct7.6 in.7.3 in.(96%)
Nov23.6 in.24.3 in.(103%)
Dec50.8 in.44.2 in.(87%)
Jan37.5 in.46.1 in.(123%)
Feb45 in.52.1 in.(116%)
Mar45.2 in.47.8 in.(106%)
Apr23.9 in.21.6 in.(90%)
May7.5 in.6.5 in.(87%)
Jun0.4 in.0 in.(0%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0 in.
Sep0.3 in.0.2 in.(67%)
  • Dec: The last ten winters averaged 44.2 in. in Dec, 13% below the 30-winter normal of 50.8 in.; both are shown.
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 46.1 in. in Jan, 23% above the 30-winter normal of 37.5 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 52.1 in. in Feb, 16% above the 30-winter normal of 45 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 6.5 in. in May, 13% below the 30-winter normal of 7.5 in.; both are shown.
  • Jun: The last ten winters averaged 0 in. in Jun, 100% below the 30-winter normal of 0.4 in.; both are shown.
  • Sep: The last ten winters averaged 0.2 in. in Sep, 33% below the 30-winter normal of 0.3 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.

Sierra-at-Tahoe Snow History — Season Snowfall, Past Seasons & Monthly Averages | PeakCam