Heavy Snow — Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Nevada

2025-12-23 to 2025-12-26 · Greater Lake Tahoe Area, Nevada

Event narrative

Mt Rose Ski Area reported a storm total of 48-58 inches of new snow. A trained weather spotter in Incline Village at 7600 feet reported 36.5 inches for a storm total.

Wider weather episode

A multi-day storm brought 1.5-3 of rain across the main urban areas of far western NV, with 0.25-1 totals into other portions of northwest NV and east of the Reno-Carson City region to remaining areas west of US-95, with less than 0.25' near and east of US-95 in west central NV. The highest totals were observed on Christmas Eve. 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. For western NV, snowfall was limited to 1' or less below 5000 feet, with 1-5' in foothill locations between 5000-6000 feet, and up to 9' above 6000 feet near Virginia City.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300884. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.