# Sierra-at-Tahoe snow history, season 2026-27

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

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Echo Peak, 7,650 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 (3.3 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (2.6 in)
- The last ten winters averaged 2.6 in. by this date, 21% below the 30-winter normal of 3.3 in.; both are shown.
- Same day last season (2025-26): 6 in, 0 powder days, base 0 in; this season -6 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 | 3.3 in | 0 in – 6 in | 2.6 in |

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

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 188 in | 78% | 30 | 7 | 51 in (2026-02-16 to 2026-02-19) | 86 in (2026-02-19) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 206 in | 85% | 40 | 7 | 31 in (2025-03-30 to 2025-04-01) | 105 in (2025-04-01) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 228 in | 94% | 43 | 11 | 44 in (2024-02-29 to 2024-03-03) | 118 in (2024-03-03) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 378 in | 157% | 50 | 21 | 39 in (2023-02-25 to 2023-02-28) | 186 in (2023-03-28) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 251 in | 104% | 37 | 11 | 60 in (2021-12-22 to 2021-12-27) | 97 in (2021-12-27) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 173 in | 72% | 39 | 7 | 26 in (2021-01-27 to 2021-01-29) | 74 in (2021-03-19) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 186 in | 77% | 33 | 9 | 43 in (2020-03-14 to 2020-03-16) | 80 in (2020-04-05) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 318 in | 132% | 55 | 17 | 46 in (2019-02-02 to 2019-02-04) | 152 in (2019-03-07) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 195 in | 81% | 39 | 10 | 48 in (2018-03-13 to 2018-03-16) | 92 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 | 7.6 in | 7.3 in (96%) | 1.7 | 1 in | 25 in (2021-10-25) | 24 |
| Nov | 23.6 in | 24.3 in (103%) | 5.5 | 8 in | 33 in (2010-11-19) | 24 |
| Dec | 50.8 in | 44.2 in (87%) | 8.8 | 29.9 in | 60 in (2021-12-22) | 24 |
| Jan | 37.5 in | 46.1 in (123%) | 6.5 | 55.8 in | 56 in (2017-01-18) | 24 |
| Feb | 45 in | 52.1 in (116%) | 7.8 | 69.4 in | 51 in (2026-02-16) | 24 |
| Mar | 45.2 in | 47.8 in (106%) | 7 | 81.2 in | 51 in (2012-03-13) | 24 |
| Apr | 23.9 in | 21.6 in (90%) | 4.6 | 65.6 in | 27 in (2026-04-10) | 24 |
| May | 7.5 in | 6.5 in (87%) | 1.9 | 27.3 in | 12 in (2010-05-26) | 24 |
| Jun | 0.4 in | 0 in (0%) | 0.1 | 3.1 in | 7 in (2011-06-01) | 24 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 24 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 0 in | – | 24 |
| Sep | 0.3 in | 0.2 in (67%) | 0.1 | 0 in | 4 in (2014-09-26) | 24 |
- 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.
Averages per calendar month at the Echo Peak 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