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Sierra-At-Tahoe


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Sierra-at-Tahoe


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6" to 9" POWDER ALERT - POWDER FORECAST BELOW!
Sierra-At-Tahoe Lodging Map M
Sierra-At-Tahoe Snow Totals
Upcoming Snow Potential
3-Day
12"
5-Day
21"
10-Day
26"
This is About Average for Sierra-At-Tahoe
Sierra-At-Tahoe skiing by month:
Sierra-At-Tahoe
By Month

Core Strengths

Sierra-At-Tahoe
Overall
67.5
Snow Volume
66.3
Snow Quality
61.4
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

61

Rank in
Region

8

Rank in
State

8

This resort is often compared with:

Alpine Meadows
Palisades Tahoe
Northstar
Sierra-At-Tahoe Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Sierra-At-Tahoe Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Thursday
Day
1"
Night
0"
Friday
Day
1"
Night
6"
Saturday
Day
4"
Night
3"
Sunday
Day
2"
Night
4"
Monday
Day
0"
Night
0"
True Snow: 389" per year
Snow Quality Rank

71

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Dump Potential Rank

41

Sierra-at-Tahoe is ranked No. 41 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

16.1%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

34.9%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

24.5%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

41

Sierra-at-Tahoe is ranked No. 41 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

71

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Total Snow Score

This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.

Comparables

Sierra-at-Tahoe

Trail Breakdown

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Vertical Drop

2212 ft

8852 ft
Base Elevation: 6640 ft

Slope Aspects

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A few words on the Snow at Sierra-at-Tahoe

Sierra-at-Tahoe has very good snow frequency of 17.0% of winter days with 6 inches or more and 36% of winter months with 90 inches or more, but also endures 24% of winter months with less than 30 inches. Sierra is forested to its 8,900 foot summit, so powder skiing can be good even on severe storm days. Average snow density of 12% is not the blower of the Rockies but easily managed on modern fat rockered skis.

Accumulation and Preservation

With its abundant snowfall Sierra-at-Tahoe averages about 3/4 open at Christmas. However, California droughts can be extreme, so even the snowiest areas are less than ΒΌ open at Christmas in the worst 15% of seasons. Sierra is about half north-facing but tops out at 8,900 feet, so overall snow preservation is about average for California.