Kirkwood

California · USA

Kirkwood is a ski resort in California, USA. It averages around 1,040 cm of snow a season on a Maritime snowpack. The season typically runs Nov-Apr.

Reliably one of the snowiest resorts in the Tahoe basin

15
Lean
10-day outlook

10-day forecast

5 cm total · best window Tuesday, Oct 20 (1d, 5cm)

Mon
0.84-1° · 22kFL 2.6k
Tue
005° · 35kFL 3.7k
Wed
0013° · 20kFL 4.2k
Thu
0012° · 19kFL 5.1k
Fri
0018° · 15kFL 5.1k
Sat
0014° · 15kFL 4.9k
Sun
0013° · 19kFL 4.3k
Mon
007° · 32kFL 4.1k
Tue
4.620-2° · 17kFL 2.4k
Wed
000° · 13kFL 2.6k

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Tuesday, Oct 20 — Lean (20). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.

Mountain profile

Summit
2,987 m
Base
2,377 m
Vertical
610 m
Terrain
2,300 ac
Avg annual snow
1,040 cm
Typical season
Nov-Apr
Snow climate
Maritime
Type
Lift-served
Exposure / orientation
High-elevation storm trap on the Sierra crest

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