# Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area snow history, season 2026-27

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

Source: NRCS SNOTEL station Independence Lake, 8,340 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 28-winter mean (4.1 in); 0% of the last 10 winters (4 in)
- 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 | 4.1 in | 0 in – 6 in | 4 in |

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

## Past seasons (9)

| Season | Snowfall | % of normal | Snow days | Powder days | Biggest storm | Deepest base | ENSO |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-26 | 223 in | 82% | 32 | 9 | 50 in (2026-02-16 to 2026-02-19) | 104 in (2026-02-19) | Neutral (ONI -0.39) |
| 2024-25 | 253 in | 93% | 51 | 10 | 42 in (2025-01-31 to 2025-02-06) | 137 in (2025-04-01) | Neutral (ONI -0.46) |
| 2023-24 | 255 in | 94% | 47 | 13 | 58 in (2024-02-29 to 2024-03-03) | 140 in (2024-03-03) | El Niño (ONI +1.84) |
| 2022-23 | 406 in | 150% | 51 | 22 | 42 in (2023-02-26 to 2023-02-28) | 192 in (2023-03-14) | La Niña (ONI -0.55) |
| 2021-22 | 262 in | 97% | 44 | 10 | 69 in (2021-12-22 to 2021-12-27) | 123 in (2021-12-27) | La Niña (ONI -0.76) |
| 2020-21 | 171 in | 63% | 36 | 6 | 49 in (2021-01-23 to 2021-01-28) | 82 in (2021-01-28) | La Niña (ONI -0.99) |
| 2019-20 | 214 in | 79% | 38 | 9 | 53 in (2020-03-14 to 2020-03-16) | 101 in (2020-03-16) | El Niño (ONI +0.71) |
| 2018-19 | 338 in | 125% | 52 | 21 | 47 in (2019-02-02 to 2019-02-04) | 173 in (2019-03-06) | El Niño (ONI +0.99) |
| 2017-18 | 247 in | 91% | 44 | 12 | 35 in (2018-03-01 to 2018-03-02) | 121 in (2018-03-24) | 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 | 9.5 in | 9.8 in (103%) | 2.3 | 1.6 in | 37 in (2021-10-22) | 28 |
| Nov | 28.5 in | 28 in (98%) | 7 | 10.9 in | 42 in (2010-11-19) | 28 |
| Dec | 52.5 in | 49.6 in (94%) | 9.3 | 36.5 in | 69 in (2021-12-22) | 28 |
| Jan | 42.9 in | 49.4 in (115%) | 8.2 | 61.9 in | 57 in (2017-01-07) | 28 |
| Feb | 53.4 in | 59.4 in (111%) | 8.7 | 83.1 in | 59 in (1999-02-05) | 28 |
| Mar | 47 in | 48.6 in (103%) | 7.9 | 103.1 in | 53 in (2020-03-14) | 28 |
| Apr | 26.3 in | 23.6 in (90%) | 5.5 | 101.3 in | 34 in (2026-04-10) | 28 |
| May | 9.6 in | 8.5 in (89%) | 3.1 | 78 in | 17 in (2024-05-04) | 28 |
| Jun | 1 in | 0.3 in (30%) | 0.5 | 33.1 in | 5 in (2005-06-18) | 28 |
| Jul | 0 in | 0 in | 0 | 4.6 in | – | 28 |
| Aug | 0 in | 0.1 in | 0 | 0 in | 1 in (2024-08-24) | 28 |
| Sep | 1.1 in | 1.5 in (136%) | 0.4 | 0.1 in | 7 in (2019-09-28) | 28 |
- 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.
Averages per calendar month at the Independence Lake 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