Is Sierra having a good snow season?
Sierra 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 (12 official gauges).
Based on official gauge data. Methodology. 12 complete / 15 mountains · 3 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 Sierra 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
- 8Mt. Rose, NV42.9 in water · typical 44.1 in water44
- 9Sugar Bowl, CA51.7 in water · typical 54.9 in water41
- 10Diamond Peak, NV22.4 in water · typical 26.6 in water40
- 11Mammoth Mountain, CA25.5 in water · typical 34.6 in water24
- 12Northstar, CA112 in · typical 168 in13
- —Big Bear, CAIncomplete at the gaugeinc
- —Lee Canyon, NVIncomplete at the gaugeinc
- —Snow Valley, CAIncomplete at the gaugeinc
Is Sierra having a good snow season?
Sierra 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 (12 official gauges).
How much snow has Sierra gotten this season?
Sierra has 12 complete official gauges in 2025-26 and 3 Incomplete. Among complete mountains the median season percentile is 47 versus each mountain’s own history.
Which Sierra mountain is having the best snow year?
Kirkwood leads the complete Sierra list in 2025-26 at the 70th percentile (44.0 in water vs a typical 37.5 in water).
Where does the Sierra snow data come from?
Each Sierra 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.