Mountain snow & snowpack

Observed daily snow depth and snow water equivalent at selected Sierra SNOTEL stations, with station elevations and a seven-day depth trend.

Sierra snow observations

Measured snow depth and snow water equivalent are station readings, not resort snow reports. Forecast snow level on weather pages is a separate estimate of the rain/snow transition.

Css Lab

Nevada · 6,890 ft

Daily station measurements of snow depth and snow water equivalent.

NRCS station observations

Fallen Leaf

El Dorado · 6,250 ft

Daily station measurements of snow depth and snow water equivalent.

NRCS station observations

Carson Pass

Alpine · 8,360 ft

Daily station measurements of snow depth and snow water equivalent.

NRCS station observations

Blue Lakes

Alpine · 8,060 ft

Daily station measurements of snow depth and snow water equivalent.

NRCS station observations

Snow across the West

These stations cover parts of the Sierra and Tahoe area. They do not measure every mountain location. Open the NRCS snow map for broader coverage, or California DWR snow reports for California snow surveys.