President’s Day storm dumps 17 inches on Tahoe

Feb. 22, 2022 | Courtesy Homewood Mountain Resort

The two-day snow storm from Feb. 21 to 22 brought more snow than anticipated, up to 17 inches across the Tahoe-Reno region, from mostly lake-effect snow, according to the National Weather Service. Bringing the 7-day snow total close to 2 feet at higher-elevation ski areas in the region.

Temperatures are colder than usual with highs in the 20s and 30s until Feb. 26; they will rise into the 40s and 50s for the weekend with mostly sunny skies. There may be additional snow and rain coming in the first week of March.

Snowfall as of Feb. 22, 2022
(Reported over last 7 days)

ASC Training Center | 12” new snow
Boreal | 16” new snow | 108” base
Diamond Peak | 11” new snow | 42”-93” base
Donner Ski Ranch | No new snow reported.
Granlibakken | No new snow reported.
Heavenly | 20” new snow | 75” base
Homewood | 15”-22” new snow | 48”-93” base
Kingvale |
Kirkwood | 21” new snow | 76” base
Nevada Nordic | No new snow reported.
Northstar | 20” new snow | 90” base
Mt. Rose | 16”-20” new snow | 32”-74” base
Palisades Tahoe | 8”-17” new snow | 50”-108” base
Royal Gorge | 12” new snow
Sierra-at-Tahoe | 4”-8” new snow | 40”-50” base | Opens early 2022
Sky Tavern | No new snow reported.
Soda Springs | 7” new snow | 102” base
Sugar Bowl | 18” new snow | 57”-105” base
Tahoe City Winter Sports Park | No new snow reported.
Tahoe Cross Country | 7”-10” new snow
Tahoe Donner Cross Country | 13” new snow | 36” base
Tahoe Donner Downhill | 10” new snow | 45” base