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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
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
71°/44°F
Sunny
1 mph W
Wind
0"
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
71°/ 48°
💨 0 to 15 mph SW
Fri
Jun 26
60°/ 41°
💨 15 to 20 mph SW
Sat
Jun 27
55°/ 35°
💨 15 to 20 mph SW
Sun
Jun 28
60°/ 37°
💨 0 to 5 mph NW
Mon
Jun 29
65°/ 40°
💨 0 to 10 mph S
Tue
Jun 30
67°/ 41°
💨 0 to 10 mph W
Wed
Jul 1
70°
💨 0 to 10 mph SW
Thu
Jul 2
64°/ 34°
💨 14 mph SW
trend
Fri
Jul 3
69°/ 37°
💨 12 mph SW
trend
Sat
Jul 4
78°/ 41°
💨 13 mph SW
trend

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