The following table shows the snowfall accumulation forecasts at Donner Ski Ranch across six different weather models. Click on the model names to learn more about each model. Italicized values signify a forecast for high winds (48 km/h or greater), which may affect lift operations.
Model \ Date | 20 Wed | 21 Thu | 22 Fri | 23 Sat | 24 Sun | 25 Mon | 26 Tue | 27 Wed | 28 Thu | 29 Fri | 30 Sat | 1 Sun | 2 Mon | 3 Tue | 4 Wed | Total |
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Best Match | 33 cm | 13 cm | 23 cm | 8 cm | 30 cm | 5 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 117 cm |
ECMWF IFS 04 | 13 cm | 0 cm | 33 cm | 13 cm | 10 cm | 8 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | 81 cm |
GFS | 33 cm | 13 cm | 23 cm | 8 cm | 30 cm | 5 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 117 cm |
GEM | 13 cm | 8 cm | 18 cm | 20 cm | 0 cm | 4 cm | 13 cm | 15 cm | 23 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117 cm |
JMA | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 23 cm | 5 cm | 15 cm | 10 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | - | - | - | - | - | 56 cm |
ICON | 23 cm | 48 cm | 48 cm | 15 cm | 0 cm | 8 cm | 15 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 155 cm |
MeteoFrance | 13 cm | 4 cm | 8 cm | 23 cm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 46 cm |
Average | 15 cm | 13 cm | 20 cm | 18 cm | 10 cm | 8 cm | 10 cm | 5 cm | 8 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 104 cm |
Model \ Date | 10 Sun | 11 Mon | 12 Tue | 13 Wed | 14 Thu | 15 Fri | 16 Sat | 17 Sun | 18 Mon | 19 Tue | Total |
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Best Match | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
ECMWF IFS 04 | 0 cm | 10 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 3 cm | 0 cm | 20 cm |
GFS | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
GEM | 0 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 18 cm |
JMA | 0 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 10 cm |
ICON | 0 cm | 10 cm | 0 cm | 4 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 15 cm |
MeteoFrance | 0 cm | 8 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 10 cm |
Average | 0 cm | 5 cm | 0 cm | 2 cm | 1 cm | 3 cm | 0 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 cm | 13 cm |