Snowpack In The Sierras 2024 Season. Backcountry avalanche, snow, and weather information for the greater lake tahoe area While spring was springing across much of the northern hemisphere, california’s sierra nevada still looked very much like winter in early may 2024.

This series of images shows the snowpack on the sierra nevada from 2006 to 2024. Dwr’s electronic readings from 130 stations placed throughout the state indicate that the statewide snowpack’s snow water equivalent is 8.4 inches, or 52 percent of average.