# Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area snow report: measured conditions

As of 10:52 PM MT on Oct 19, 2026, Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area measures a 0 in base, 0 in of new snow in the last 24 hours and 0 in over 48 hours (SNOTEL, Independence Lake, 8,340 ft). Conditions rating: poor; Bluebird. Expect clear bluebird skies alongside breezy conditions.

## Today's numbers

| Measure | Value | Source | Measured at (UTC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Base depth | 0 in | SNOTEL, Independence Lake, 8,340 ft | 2026-10-20T04:52:29.713Z |
| New snow, 24 h | 0 in | SNOTEL, Independence Lake, 8,340 ft | 2026-10-20T04:52:29.713Z |
| New snow, 48 h | 0 in | SNOTEL, Independence Lake, 8,340 ft | 2026-10-20T04:52:29.713Z |
| Snow water equivalent | 0 in | SNOTEL, Independence Lake, 8,340 ft | 2026-10-20T04:52:29.713Z |
| Percent of normal | n/a | SNOTEL, Independence Lake, 8,340 ft | 2026-10-20T04:52:29.713Z |

7-day trend: stable; outlook: warming.

Season: unknown, as of 2026-10-19.

## Last 7 days

| Date | Snow depth | SWE | Precip (accum.) | High / low | QC |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 in | 0 in | 0.2 in | 58°F / 44°F | valid |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 in | 0 in | 0.2 in | 61°F / 45°F | valid |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 in | 0 in | 0.2 in | 63°F / 38°F | valid |
| 2026-10-15 | 0 in | 0 in | 0.2 in | 56°F / 36°F | valid |
| 2026-10-14 | 0 in | 0 in | 0.2 in | 52°F / 35°F | valid |
| 2026-10-13 | 0 in | 0 in | 0.2 in | 41°F / 20°F | valid |
| 2026-10-12 | 0 in | 0 in | 0.2 in | 42°F / 23°F | valid |

Rows are daily readings from NRCS station 541:CA:SNTL, quality-controlled (range and spike checks; `suspect` rows are kept but flagged).

## Forecast

| Day | Forecast | High / low | Est. snow | Precip chance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Today | Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain | 59°F / 35°F | 0 in | 23% |
| Wed | Showers And Thunderstorms | 55°F / 33°F | 3 in | 92% |
| Thu | Rain And Snow | 46°F / 31°F | 3 in | 83% |
| Fri | Mostly Sunny | 51°F / 26°F | 0 in | 6% |
| Sat | Sunny | 55°F / 29°F | 0 in | 4% |

Source: National Weather Service point forecast. Snow amounts are keyword estimates from the forecast text, not a quantitative precipitation forecast.

## On-mountain reports

No user-submitted conditions reports in the last 48 hours.

## Links

- Resort page: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner
- Snow report: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/snow-report (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/snow-report/index.md)
- Forecast: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/snow-forecast (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/snow-forecast/index.md)
- Webcams: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/webcams (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/webcams/index.md)
- History: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/history (markdown: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/history/index.md)
- API: https://www.peakcam.io/api/v1/resorts/tahoe-donner
- Powder feed (Atom): https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/powder.xml
- How the station is read: https://www.peakcam.io/methodology#snotel (station 541:CA:SNTL, Independence Lake)

Canonical: https://www.peakcam.io/resorts/tahoe-donner/snow-report

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