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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #312
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 30 April 2026: Palisades gains a fortnight of extra skiing after 80" (2m) of April snow, while Arapahoe Basin shocks with an unusually early closure.
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Palisades Tahoe at 2308 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 10 pm (local time) / 29 Apr 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 8.0mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 27.0mm), mainly falling Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | clear | cloudy | rain shwrs | clear | risk thun- der | light rain | cloudy | risk thun- der | cloudy | risk thun- der | heavy rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 1 | |
max °C | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
min °C | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | |
56 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 36 | 67 | 69 | 60 | 71 | 66 | 70 | 87 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 100 | |
3250 | 3250 | 3600 | 3450 | 3450 | 3600 | 3450 | 3300 | 3300 | 3300 | 3200 | 2900 | 2600 | 2600 | 2500 | 3050 | |
 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Palisades Tahoe:
Palisades Tahoe Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 142 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in USA - California are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Palisades Tahoe Forecast Snowfall
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Palisades Tahoe at the specific elevation of 2308 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Palisades Tahoe. 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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Resort name is also written as Squaw Valley.
Visitor Reviews of Palisades Tahoe
Overall 4.4 Based on 18 votes and 5 reviews
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- Squawheaded from United States writes:
Spring skiing with less crowds is the bright spot of Squaw. Other than spring, Squaw sucks with small terrain and big egos accompanying big crowds.
Visitor Reviews of Palisades Tahoe
Squawheaded from United States writes:
Spring skiing with less crowds is the bright spot of Squaw. Other than spring, Squaw sucks with small terrain and big egos accompanying big
crowds.
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