Heavy Snow — Mono, California

2025-12-24 to 2025-12-26 · Mono, California

Event narrative

Storm Total Snowfall of 73 inches was reported by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, with 51 at June Mountain Ski Area, 38.8 inches 1.9 SW of Mono City, 19.7 inches reported by a trained weather spotter at Tom's place, and 18.5 inches reported by a COOP in Lee Vining.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1300573. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.