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Northstar California — CA ski resort in winter

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Northstar California

CA · Sierra Nevada (Lake Tahoe)

Mountain stats

Vertical drop
2,280 ft
Trails
100
Lifts
20 (3 gondola)
Skiable acres
3,170
Base elevation
6,330 ft
Summit elevation
8,610 ft
Annual snowfall
350" / yr
Snowmaking
50%
Difficulty mix
13%Beginner
60%Intermediate
27%Advanced
0%Expert Only
Terrain park· 5

Snow surface today

US-standard SANY classification. Predictions sharpen once resorts open in November.

VariableLow confidence

also called crud / mixed

Patchy — skied-out powder mixed with hard pack and ice chunks. What you find depends on aspect, time of day, and what's been groomed.

  • · Mixed signals — not enough recent weather to pick one surface
3-day surface outlook
Fri, Jun 26
VC
Variable
Sat, Jun 27
VC
Variable
Sun, Jun 28
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
78°/48°F
Sunny
8 mph S
Wind
24h new
Sunrise 5:37 AM Sunset 8:31 PM14.9h daylight UV 8.6 — wear sunscreen

Synced Thu 12:37 PM · Snow report Thu 12:26 PM

10-day forecast

Swipe sideways to see the full window. Days 8–10 are trend-only.

Thu
Jun 25
78°/ 52°
💨 0 to 10 mph SW
Fri
Jun 26
66°/ 45°
💨 10 to 15 mph SW
Sat
Jun 27
61°/ 38°
💨 10 to 15 mph SW
Sun
Jun 28
66°/ 41°
💨 0 to 5 mph NW
Mon
Jun 29
71°/ 44°
💨 0 to 5 mph SW
Tue
Jun 30
73°/ 45°
💨 0 to 10 mph W
Wed
Jul 1
76°
💨 0 to 10 mph W
Thu
Jul 2
67°/ 36°
💨 14 mph SW
trend
Fri
Jul 3
72°/ 39°
💨 13 mph SW
trend
Sat
Jul 4
81°/ 43°
💨 13 mph SW
trend

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