Heavy Snow — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

2025-03-16 to 2025-03-18 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California

Event narrative

Northstar Ski Area Base and and Tahoe Donner Ski Area reported snow totals of 12 and 13 inches of snow, respectively.

Wider weather episode

Potent winter storm brough the most widespread strong wind event of the month on March 16, followed by heavy, wet Sierra Snow and decent rain totals for the lower elevation of northeast California.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1244708. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.