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Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area

CA · Sierra Nevada

Mountain stats

Trails
17
Lifts
5
Base elevation
6,750 ft
Summit elevation
7,350 ft
Difficulty mix
40%Beginner
60%Intermediate
0%Advanced
0%Expert Only
Terrain park

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
Wed, Sep 9
VC
Variable
Thu, Sep 10
VC
Variable
Fri, Sep 11
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
71°/44°F
Sunny
4 mph S
Wind
0"
24h new
Sunrise 6:36 AM Sunset 7:20 PM12.7h daylight UV 7.2 — wear sunscreen

Synced Tue 12:03 PM · Snow report Tue 12:06 PM

10-day forecast

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

Tue
Sep 8
71°/ 51°
💨 0 to 5 mph S
Wed
Sep 9
77°/ 54°
💨 0 to 5 mph S
Thu
Sep 10
74°/ 52°
💨 0 to 10 mph SW
Fri
Sep 11
68°/ 49°
💨 5 to 10 mph SW
Sat
Sep 12
60°/ 42°
💨 10 to 15 mph SW
Sun
Sep 13
60°/ 43°
💨 0 to 5 mph SE
Mon
Sep 14
63°
💨 0 to 5 mph S
Tue
Sep 15
67°/ 39°
💨 16 mph SW
trend
Wed
Sep 16
72°/ 38°
💨 12 mph SW
trend
Thu
Sep 17
77°/ 45°
💨 12 mph SW
trend

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