Donner Ski Ranch

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Weather
Temp °F 36 33 31 30 29 29
Snow Level ft 7,200 7,000 6,800 6,700 6,500 6,300
Wind Speed mph
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Wind Gust mph 10 10 10 10 5 5
Cloud Cover % 80 80 70 70 70 70

Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
Mon
1/17
0" Mostly Cloudy
40°F
↓ Base
WSW 5mph
10mph
60%
0" Partly Cloudy
26°F
↓ Base
W 5mph
10mph
50%
Tue
1/18
0" Mostly Cloudy
40°F
↓ Base
NNW 5mph
5mph
60%
0" Mostly Clear
24°F
↓ Base
NE 5mph
5mph
30%
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1/19
0" Sunny
41°F
↓ Base
ENE 5mph
10mph
10%
0" Clear
28°F
↓ Base
ENE 5mph
10mph
10%
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1/20
0" Sunny
47°F
7,200ft
NE 5mph
5mph
20%
0" Clear
30°F
↓ Base
NNE 5mph
10mph
10%
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1/21
0" Mostly Sunny
38°F
↓ Base
NE 15mph
35mph
20%
0" Mostly Clear
27°F
↓ Base
ENE 15mph
35mph
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1/22
0" Sunny
38°F
↓ Base
ENE 10mph
25mph
10%
0" Clear
27°F
↓ Base
ENE 10mph
20mph
10%
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1/23
0" Mostly Sunny
42°F
↓ Base
E 5mph
15mph
30%
0" Mostly Clear
31°F
↓ Base
ENE 5mph
10mph
30%
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1/24
0" Sunny
48°F
↓ Base
NNE 5mph
5mph
10%
0" Clear
28°F
↓ Base
NE 5mph
5mph
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1/25
0" Sunny
39°F
↓ Base
ENE 5mph
15mph
0%
0" Clear
26°F
↓ Base
ENE 5mph
15mph
10%
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1/26
0" Sunny
44°F
↓ Base
E 5mph
5mph
20%
0" Clear
27°F
↓ Base
NE 5mph
5mph
20%
Forecast Elev: 7,410ft Base Elev: 7,030ft Summit Elev: 7,780ft Updated: 56 minutes ago

New Snow

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Resort Reported at Sunday Jan 16 @ 1:20pm PST

Snowfall History
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Resort Reported at Sun Jan 16

Current Weather

36°F
Temperature
5mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Monday Jan 17 @ 4:00pm PST

Snowpack

of average for the season
Estimated on Monday Jan 17 @ 4:00am PST
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 7 miles of Donner Ski Ranch at an average elevation of 7180ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Donner Ski Ranch and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.

Terrain

100%
Area Open
0 of 53
Trails Open
8 of 8
Lifts Open
45"
Base Depth
Machine Groomed
Resort reported at Sunday Jan 16 1:20pm PST
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Snow report provided by SnoCountry

Cams

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Daily Snow Forecasts

Tahoe
Try Again Next Month?...
Updated 8 hours ago Bryan Allegretto
Mostly sunny for the next 10+ days. A few clouds are possible at times as weak systems fall apart as they move through the region. The pattern could begin to shift during the last few days of January. Let's take a look at the progression and when storms could return...
US and Canada
Storm track favors the East for the next 2 weeks
Updated 12 hours ago Alan Smith
A powerful Nor'Easter brought heavy snow to the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday, and New England will see heavy snow from this storm on Monday. The pattern for the rest of this week (and also next week) will favor the East & Upper Midwest while the West will remain in a drier pattern. BC, Alberta, & the Northern U.S. Rockies will see some snow this week, then next week's track shifts north to Alaska.
I-80 California
The Dry Pattern Continues...
Updated 6 days ago Bryan Allegretto
We are stuck in a dry pattern for a while. As of the latest forecast model runs, the next chance of a storm isn't until at least the 28th of January. That could change so stay tuned...

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Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.

Central Sierra Nevada

Sierra Avalanche Center

Avalanche Danger
Low (1)
Valid Monday, Jan 17th 6:30am PST 10 hours ago
Until Tuesday, Jan 18th 6:30am PST

Generally safe avalanche conditions. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features.

More Details

The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Central Sierra Nevada forecast provided by the Sierra Avalanche Center.

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