Is California having a good snow season?
California had an about-average 2025-26 season: as of Apr 30, 2026 the typical complete mountain sat at the 47th percentile versus its own history (10 official gauges).
Based on official gauge data. Methodology. 10 complete / 12 mountains · 2 Incomplete. The typical complete mountain sits near the middle of its own history (median percentile 47).
Official gauges only (NOAA GHCN-Daily snowfall, NRCS SNOTEL winter precipitation, CA DWR CDEC precipitation, BC ASWS PC, ECCC climate-daily). Not resort marketing, not OpenSnow, not OnTheSnow.
See California on the map · 2025-26 nationally · Methodology
- 1Kirkwood, CA44.0 in water · typical 37.5 in water70
- 2Homewood, CA56.6 in water · typical 52.8 in water56
- 3June Mountain, CA20.8 in water · typical 20.5 in water53
- 4Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA45.4 in water · typical 45.4 in water52
- 5Bear Valley, CA41.7 in water · typical 43.9 in water47
- 6Heavenly, CA24.8 in water · typical 27.2 in water47
- 7Palisades Tahoe, CA47.3 in water · typical 48.9 in water47
- 8Sugar Bowl, CA51.7 in water · typical 54.9 in water41
- 9Mammoth Mountain, CA25.5 in water · typical 34.6 in water24
- 10Northstar, CA112 in · typical 168 in13
- —Big Bear, CAIncomplete at the gaugeinc
- —Snow Valley, CAIncomplete at the gaugeinc
Is California having a good snow season?
California had an about-average 2025-26 season: as of Apr 30, 2026 the typical complete mountain sat at the 47th percentile versus its own history (10 official gauges).
How much snow has California gotten this season?
California has 10 complete official gauges in 2025-26 and 2 Incomplete. Among complete mountains the median season percentile is 47 versus each mountain’s own history.
Which California mountain is having the best snow year?
Kirkwood leads the complete California list in 2025-26 at the 70th percentile (44.0 in water vs a typical 37.5 in water).
Where does the California snow data come from?
Each California row is an official gauge (NOAA GHCN-Daily, NRCS SNOTEL, CA DWR CDEC, BC ASWS, or ECCC climate-daily). Rankings are season percentile versus that mountain’s own November–April history, not a storm-total ranking and not snow depth or SWE.