Css Lab
Nevada · 6,890 ft
NRCS station observationsMountain snow & snowpack
Observed daily snow depth and snow water equivalent at selected Sierra SNOTEL stations, with station elevations and a seven-day depth trend.
Sierra snow observations
Measured snow depth and snow water equivalent are station readings, not resort snow reports. Forecast snow level on weather pages is a separate estimate of the rain/snow transition.
Fallen Leaf
El Dorado · 6,250 ft
NRCS station observationsCarson Pass
Alpine · 8,360 ft
NRCS station observationsBlue Lakes
Alpine · 8,060 ft
NRCS station observationsDepth and water equivalent
Snow depth measures how deep the snowpack is at a station. Snow water equivalent (SWE) estimates the water held in that snow and helps describe the pack’s water content; it is not a snowfall total. Station readings represent their specific elevation and exposure, so use nearby stations and the linked NRCS map for regional context.
Snow across the West
These stations cover parts of the Sierra and Tahoe area. They do not measure every mountain location. Open the NRCS snow map for broader coverage, or California DWR snow reports for California snow surveys.