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Season 2026-27 · SNOTEL-measured

Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area snow history

Through Oct 18, the Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area SNOTEL station (Independence Lake) 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 Independence Lake SNOTEL station (8,340 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 28-winter mean, 3.6 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 1 in. · this season -6 in.
Last 7 days
0 in.
steady · the 7 before: 0 in.

Snowfall so far vs normal

Band: the middle half of the last 28 winters at this station.

Cumulative measured snowfall for 2026-27: 0 inches by 2026-10-19, against a 28-winter mean of 3.6 inches by the same day (middle half 0 to 6).050100150200250300350OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJuninches since Oct 1
2026-27 measured 2025-26 28-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 28-winter mean of 3.6 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 measured223 in.329
2024-25365 days measured253 in.5110
2023-24366 days measured255 in.4713
2022-23365 days measured406 in.5122
2021-22365 days measured262 in.4410
2020-21365 days measured171 in.366
2019-20366 days measured214 in.389
2018-19365 days measured338 in.5221
2017-18365 days measured247 in.4412

A typical winter, month by month

30-winter averages; the last ten winters marked.

Average monthly snowfall, 30 winters, with the last ten winters marked03060Oct10Nov29Dec53Jan43Feb53Mar47Apr26May10Jun1Jul0Aug0Sep1
30-winter average, inches last ten winters
MonthAvg snowfallLast 10 winters
Oct9.5 in.9.8 in.(103%)
Nov28.5 in.28 in.(98%)
Dec52.5 in.49.6 in.(94%)
Jan42.9 in.49.4 in.(115%)
Feb53.4 in.59.4 in.(111%)
Mar47 in.48.6 in.(103%)
Apr26.3 in.23.6 in.(90%)
May9.6 in.8.5 in.(89%)
Jun1 in.0.3 in.(30%)
Jul0 in.0 in.
Aug0 in.0.1 in.
Sep1.1 in.1.5 in.(136%)
  • Jan: The last ten winters averaged 49.4 in. in Jan, 15% above the 30-winter normal of 42.9 in.; both are shown.
  • Feb: The last ten winters averaged 59.4 in. in Feb, 11% above the 30-winter normal of 53.4 in.; both are shown.
  • May: The last ten winters averaged 8.5 in. in May, 11% below the 30-winter normal of 9.6 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 1.5 in. in Sep, 36% above the 30-winter normal of 1.1 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 28 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.