Donner Ski Ranch Weather (Next 3 days): The snow forecast for Donner Ski Ranch is: Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Donner Ski Ranch Weather (Days 4-6): Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).
| Resort | Snow Depth | Temp. (°C) | Wind (km/h) | Weather | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Lift: | 6 |  | ||||
| Bottom Lift: | 4 | |
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 38 | — | 2 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
min °C | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -6 |
7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -10 | |
44 | 40 | 58 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 74 | 88 | 75 | 88 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 78 | |
3450 | 3550 | 3250 | 3200 | 2950 | 2950 | 2950 | 2800 | 2800 | 2600 | 2200 | 2100 | 2100 | 1700 | 1700 | 1750 | 900 | |
 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).
Latest snow reports near Donner Ski Ranch:
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Donner Ski Ranch at the specific elevation of 2362 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Donner Ski Ranch. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United States.
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Donner Ski Ranch is a great place to take your family. Granted, there aren't very many slopes, but the variety and quality is just fine. It's all you really need. And with the economy like it is, Donner Ski Ranch is the perfect getaway.
alys from United States writes:
Donner Ski Ranch is a great place to take your family. Granted, there aren't very many slopes, but the variety and quality is just fine. It's all you really need. And with the economy like it is, Donner Ski Ranch is the perfect getaway.
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