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Heavy Snow in Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
Heavy Snow December 23, 2025 – December 26, 2025 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, California
What the National Weather Service wrote
Storm total snowfall of 68 inches was reported by Northstar Ski Area, 48.4 inches was reported by the Central Sierra Snow Lab, 46 inches was reported by Heavenly Tahoe and Tahoe Donner, 36 inches was reported by Palisades Lodge, 23 inches at Tahoma and Truckee Airport, 19.5 inches by an official COOP in Tahoe City, and 17.3 inches 1.4 ESE of South Lake Tahoe.
The wider storm
Liquid totals reached 3-6 across the Eastern Sierra, Tahoe Basin , and Northeast California from the series of storms. Snowfall in the Sierra from this multi-day event was generally 3-6 feet in areas above 7000 feet, with 1-2 feet down to lake level in the Tahoe Basin and along US-395 above 6000 feet in Mono County. Northeast CA received between 1-6' of snowfall, with 8-18' west of US-395 near and above 5000 feet in Lassen and Plumas counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1300572. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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