Tahoe Donner saw 464cm of snow across the 2025/26 season, down 29% on last winter, with 6 fewer powder days than last year. That puts it tenth snowiest of the last 15 winters.
10
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
43cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 24 Dec 2025.
204cm
deepest basemeasured on 19 Feb 2026.
140cm
snowiest monthDecember 2025 stole the show.
131cm
best weekseven days from 21 Dec 2025.
82%
of a typical winter's snowfall. A leaner year than usual.
Snow reliability
78/100
GoodTypically about 140 ski days a season, declining by 2 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The tenth snowiest of the last 15 winters.
Snowfall by month
December was an early-season standout, with 30% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from the Open-Meteo ERA5 archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate. Source: open-meteo.com.