NORTHSTAR



  • Snowpack
  • 40.0"
  • Snowpack levels are currently 8% below the seasonal average of 43". The highest snowpack in recent years was in 2017, when snowpack depth was observed at 92.0 inches.
  • New Snowfall
  • Past 24 hours
  • 0"
  • Snowpack levels remain unchanged since yesterday, with the mountain sitting at a 40.0" snowpack and a 12.8" snow water equivalent. Perched in california, Northstar air temperatures were recorded at 23.0° at last check.

  • Air Temp
  • 48°
  • It doesn't look like there's any substantial snow forecasted this week with air temperatures ranging between 37° - 48° over the next 5 days.

Snow Forecast

  • Next 5 Days
  • 0"
  • Today, Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind.
    • Source: CAIC

Nearby Snow Forecasts

Hourly snow forecasts for ski areas in the region

Outdoor Recreation

Campground Campsites Reservations Toilets Showers Elevation
Donner Memorial State Park 54 5,951 ft
Lake Forest 20 6,260 ft
Kaspian 9 6,276 ft
D.L. Bliss State Park 170 6,872 ft
Prosser 29 5,805 ft
Upper Little Truckee 26 6,187 ft
Sugar Pine Point State Park 175 6,465 ft
Meeks Bay 40 6,225 ft
Boca 20 5,637 ft
Boyington Mill 13 5,644 ft
Silver Creek-Truckee 27 6,041 ft
Boca Springs 30 5,924 ft
Tahoe State Rec Area 27 6,262 ft
Alpine Meadows None 5,834 ft
Goose Meadow 24 5,970 ft
William Kent 95 6,337 ft
Lower Little Truckee 15 6,141 ft
Logger 252 5,979 ft
Boca Rest 29 5,617 ft
Ski Area Snowpack Air Temperature 5 Day Forecast
Squaw Valley 57" 42° 0"
Homewood Mountain Resort 69" 43° 0"
Heavenly Ski Resort 44" 38° 0"
Soda Springs 67" 46° 0"
Alpine Meadows Ski Area 69" 43° 0"
Sierra at Tahoe 65" 42° 0"
Tahoe Donner 67" 46° 0"
Granlibakken Ski Resort 69" 43° 0"
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe 71" 41° 0"
Donner Ski Ranch 67" 46° 0"
Sugar Bowl Resort 40" 48° 0"
Boreal Mountain Resort 67" 46° 0"
Diamond Peak 14" 47° 0"
Northstar 40" 48° 0"
River Run Streamflow Length Class
Tahoe City to River Ranch 94.1cfs None Mi I
Royal Gorge (Soda Springs to Tadpole Creek) 268.0cfs 25.0 Mi V to V+

Area Hydrology

Gauge Streamflow Stage
Galena C At Galena C State Park
USGS 10348850 		4 cfs 10.9 ft
Upper Truckee R At Hwy 50 Above Meyers Ca
USGS 103366092 		4 cfs 5.7 ft
Clear Creek Near Carson City
USGS 10310500 		4 cfs 1.3 ft
N Truckee Drain At Spanish Springs Rd Nr Sparks Nv
USGS 10348245 		1 cfs 1.5 ft
Kings Canyon Creek Near Carson City
USGS 10311100 		0 cfs 3.2 ft
Ash Canyon Ck Nr Carson City
USGS 10311200 		2 cfs 4.2 ft
Independence C Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10343000 		3 cfs 2.3 ft
Pilot C Bl Mutton Canyon Nr Georgetown Ca
USGS 11433040 		2 cfs 3.0 ft
Truckee R Nr Sparks
USGS 10348200 		254 cfs 5.2 ft
Aspen C Abv Leviathan Mine Nr Markleeville Ca
USGS 103087891 		0 cfs 0.3 ft
Donner C A Donner Lk Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10338500 		12 cfs 3.1 ft
Truckee R Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10338000 		94 cfs 1.7 ft
General C Nr Meeks Bay Ca
USGS 10336645 		2 cfs 0.9 ft
Truckee River Nr Mogul
USGS 10347460 		174 cfs 5.4 ft
Leviathan C Ab Mine Nr Markleeville Ca
USGS 10308783 		0 cfs 3.1 ft
Eagle Rock Ck Nr Stateline
USGS 103367592 		1 cfs 5.3 ft
Truckee R At Vista
USGS 10350000 		311 cfs 3.9 ft
Carson River At Dayton
USGS 10311700 		125 cfs 16.0 ft
Blackwood C Nr Tahoe City Ca
USGS 10336660 		3 cfs 7.9 ft
Carson River Near Carson City
USGS 10311000 		115 cfs 2.2 ft
Prosser C Bl Prosser C Dam Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10340500 		14 cfs 1.2 ft
Bryant C Nr Gardnerville
USGS 10308800 		7 cfs 5.4 ft
Truckee River Nr Tracy
USGS 10350340 		322 cfs 6.6 ft
Logan House Ck Nr Glenbrook
USGS 10336740 		0 cfs 4.1 ft
Leviathan C Channel Underdrain Nr Markleeville Ca
USGS 103087885 		0 cfs 0.2 ft
Truckee R A Farad Ca
USGS 10346000 		295 cfs 3.5 ft
Steamboat C At Steamboat
USGS 10349300 		7 cfs 0.8 ft
E F Carson R Bl Markleeville C Nr Markleevilleca
USGS 10308200 		73 cfs 2.8 ft
Leviathan C Ab Aspen C Nr Markleeville Ca
USGS 10308789 		0 cfs 4.4 ft
Aspen C Overburden Seep Nr Markleeville Ca
USGS 103087892 		0 cfs 0.1 ft
East Fork Carson River Near Gardnerville
USGS 10309000 		79 cfs 9.4 ft
Sagehen C Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10343500 		3 cfs 1.6 ft
Truckee R A Boca Bridge Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10344505 		268 cfs 6.0 ft
Leviathan Mine Adit Drain Nr Markleeville Ca
USGS 10308784 		0 cfs 9.6 ft
Truckee R A Tahoe City Ca
USGS 10337500 		76 cfs 2.4 ft
Carson River At Deer Run Road Near Carson City
USGS 10311400 		97 cfs 4.3 ft
Little Truckee R Bl Div Dam Nr Sierraville Ca
USGS 10341950 		3 cfs 1.0 ft
Incline Ck Abv Tyrol Village Nr Incline Village Nv
USGS 103366993 		7 cfs 3.1 ft
Glenbrook Ck At Glenbrook
USGS 10336730 		0 cfs 1.8 ft
Pilot C Ab Stumpy Meadows Res Ca
USGS 11431800 		3 cfs 4.1 ft
Hunter C Nr Reno
USGS 10347600 		1 cfs 7.1 ft
Trout C Nr Tahoe Valley Ca
USGS 10336780 		12 cfs 5.2 ft
Steamboat Ck At Short Ln At Reno
USGS 10349849 		19 cfs 0.0 ft
Edgewood Ck At Stateline
USGS 10336760 		2 cfs 3.7 ft
Daggett Creek Near Genoa
USGS 10310400 		2 cfs 0.8 ft
Upper Truckee R At S Upper Truckee Rd Nr Meyers Ca
USGS 10336580 		4 cfs 5.1 ft
Little Truckee R Bl Boca Dam Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10344500 		100 cfs 1.8 ft
Ward C At Hwy 89 Nr Tahoe Pines Ca
USGS 10336676 		2 cfs 5.2 ft
Dog Creek At Verdi
USGS 10347310 		1 cfs 2.6 ft
Third Ck Nr Crystal Bay
USGS 10336698 		3 cfs 1.9 ft
Franktown C Nr Carson City
USGS 10348460 		2 cfs 4.0 ft
West Fork Carson River At Woodfords
USGS 10310000 		18 cfs 9.7 ft
Up Truckee R A South Lake Tahoe Ca
USGS 10336610 		13 cfs 3.3 ft
Donner C At Hwy 89 Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10338700 		16 cfs 2.7 ft
Truckee R At Reno
USGS 10348000 		263 cfs 4.0 ft
Incline Ck Nr Crystal Bay
USGS 10336700 		3 cfs 1.6 ft
Little Truckee R Ab Boca Res Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10344400 		104 cfs 1.1 ft
Eagle Valley Creek At Carson City
USGS 10311300 		3 cfs 4.6 ft
Steamboat C At Cleanwater Way Nr Reno
USGS 10349980 		29 cfs 4.4 ft
Truckee R Bl Martis C Nr Truckee Ca
USGS 10339410 		139 cfs 3.8 ft
Bryant C Bl Mountaineer C Nr Markleeville Ca
USGS 10308794 		1 cfs 3.9 ft
N Truckee Drain At Kleppe Ln Nr Sparks
USGS 10348300 		108 cfs 4.5 ft
Snotel Site Snowpack 24hr Change
Leavitt Lake
SNOTEL 574 		93" 1"
blue canyon
SNOTEL BLU 		28" 0"
Leavitt Meadows
SNOTEL 575 		22" 0"
Carson Pass
SNOTEL 1067 		58" -1"
Forestdale Creek
SNOTEL 1049 		61" -1"
Little Valley
SNOTEL 1242 		14" 0"
boca
SNOTEL BOCC1 		6.69" -0.3"
Independence Camp
SNOTEL 539 		44" 0"
Blue Lakes
SNOTEL 356 		53" 0"
Echo Peak
SNOTEL 463 		65" 0"
Truckee #2
SNOTEL 834 		40" 0"
Hagan'S Meadow
SNOTEL 508 		32" -1"
Monitor Pass
SNOTEL 633 		41" -1"
dagget pass
SNOTEL DAGN2 		18.69" -0.3"
bloods creek
SNOTEL BLCC1 		59.45" -0.4"
Burnside Lake
SNOTEL 1051 		48" 0"
Mt Rose Ski Area
SNOTEL 652 		71" 0"
Poison Flat
SNOTEL 697 		39" 0"
Independence Lake
SNOTEL 541 		68" -1"
Summit Meadow
SNOTEL 1052 		38" 0"
Independence Creek
SNOTEL 540 		26" 0"
blue canyon alert
SNOTEL BLUC1 		29.56" 0.25"
black springs
SNOTEL BLSC1 		53.3" 0.14"
Css Lab
SNOTEL 428 		67" -2"
alpine meadows-base
SNOTEL AMBC1 		288" 0"
tahoma .5 s, ca
SNOTEL CA-ED-9 		26.49" -0.81"
Big Meadow
SNOTEL 340 		41" 0"
alpha
SNOTEL ALPHA_MADIS 		162.4" 0.2"
Tahoe City Cross
SNOTEL 809 		23" 0"
Ebbetts Pass
SNOTEL 462 		64" -1"
Marlette Lake
SNOTEL 615 		49" -1"
Horse Meadow
SNOTEL 1050 		45" 1"
Squaw Valley G.C.
SNOTEL 784 		57" 0"
Sonora Pass
SNOTEL 771 		48" -1"
Spratt Creek
SNOTEL 778 		15" 0"
Rubicon #2
SNOTEL 724 		46" 0"
Ward Creek #3
SNOTEL 848 		69" -1"
Heavenly Valley
SNOTEL 518 		44" 0"
soda springs 1.5 ssw, ca
SNOTEL CA-PC-1 		57.79" -1.06"

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