Next 4 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 4.0mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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max °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 12 |
min °C | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
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22 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 24 | 62 | 44 | |
4100 | 3900 | 4000 | 4050 | 4100 | 4450 | 4450 | 4400 | 4450 | 4450 | 4400 | 4450 | 4500 | 4500 | 4200 | 4300 | |
 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 |
Latest snow reports near Sugar Bowl:
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| Last snowfall: | 4 May 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Overall 4.2 Based on 14 votes and 3 reviews
The two best areas in Tahoe are Kirkwood and Sugar Bowl (in that order). Snowfall is everything in the Sierra due to the tendency to ice up between storm cycles, and these two areas have it. Kirkwood is higher, deeper and bigger, but Sugar Bowl has a great combination of freeway accessibility and a friendly vibe. The patrol is also not afraid to open steeps and there are plenty there. If you stick to the gate-controlled terrain, you can often find nearly untracked pockets on a powder day at 1pm. For the intermediate, there is a good selection of groomers, but you will get bored with those after a day or so. The best terrain is under and to the right of the Lincoln lift and under and to the left of the Disney lift. With powder there is enough in those two zones to keep you happy all season.
R Thompson from United States writes:
The two best areas in Tahoe are Kirkwood and Sugar Bowl (in that order). Snowfall is everything in the Sierra due to the tendency to ice up between storm cycles, and these two areas have it. Kirkwood is higher, deeper and bigger, but Sugar Bowl has a great combination of freeway accessibility and a friendly vibe. The patrol is also not afraid to open steeps and there are plenty there. If you stick to the gate-controlled terrain, you can often find nearly untracked pockets on a powder day at 1pm. For the intermediate, there is a good selection of groomers, but you will get bored with those after a day or so. The best terrain is under and to the right of the Lincoln lift and under and to the left of the Disney lift. With powder there is enough in those two zones to keep you happy all season.
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