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Donner Ski Ranch snow forecast

summit 2,364 m / 7,756 ft · vertical 219 m / 719 ft

Old-school Donner Summit hill with six chairlifts and no frills, next door to Sugar Bowl. Gets the same big Sierra storms with far smaller crowds.

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7-day snow forecast

Summit2,364 m / 7,756 ft0 cm (0 in)

Base2,145 m / 7,038 ft0 cm (0 in)

National Weather Service, next 7 days: 0 cm (0 in) (forecaster-adjusted, 2,128 m / 6,982 ft grid).

Day	Summit	Base	High/low
Mon 5	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	20°/12°C
Tue 6	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	22°/10°C
Wed 7	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	25°/8°C
Thu 8	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	24°/9°C
Fri 9	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	24°/9°C
Sat 10	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	21°/6°C
Sun 11	0 cm · 0″	0 cm · 0″	15°/-1°C

New snow per day; high/low at the summit. Updated 5 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC; days are local to the resort.

Observed snow

New, 24 h0 cm (0 in)

New, 72 h5 cm (2 in)

Snow depth5 cm (2 in)

Measured at Css Lab (SNOTEL, 2,100 m / 6,890 ft, 3 km away), last reading 5 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC.

NOAA snowfall analysis: 0 cm (0 in) in 24 h, 0 cm (0 in) in 72 h.

Avalanche danger

No current rating from Central Sierra Nevada, Sierra Avalanche Center.

Read the full avalanche forecast before heading into the backcountry.

From Donner Ski Ranch

Resorts: © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · Forecast: NOAA National Weather Service · Snow: USDA NRCS SNOTEL · Snowfall analysis: NOAA NOHRSC · Avalanche: Sierra Avalanche Center