Jaw-Dropping Photos Show the Historic Snowpack in Tahoe

The snowfall around Lake Tahoe is starting to get historic, with the snowiest October through February since 1970 and another set of storms currently dumping on the region. Some nearby ski resorts are already approaching the 700-inch mark for the season, and if the snowfall continues the way it’s going (currently forecast for 130 inches in the next week), the coveted 800 inch mark is in play. That’s only happened twice in recorded history.

It’s easy to tell you how much snow there is in the Tahoe Basin, but it’s a completely different experience to see the snow walls themselves. Road closures are likely to be prevalent in the coming week, and we suggest not to even consider visiting the Tahoe region right now. But photos from locals show you the intense snowpack currently seen in the area.

Local Tahoe legend Scott Gaffney took a tour of some neighborhoods at high elevations in the North Lake Tahoe area and photographed the epic snowpack. The result is a series of photos that will make your jaw drop.

Here are Gaffney’s photos, which were taken in the past week (scroll through to see all the photos):

This type of snowpack begins to get dangerous at this height, with one roof in South Lake Tahoe recently collapsing under the weight of 10 feet of snow on top. The area could see another 10 feet of wet, heavy snow in the coming week, which will make this problem even worse.

This winter will likely be in the top five of snowiest winters in Tahoe’s history, but can it get to the historic 800-inch mark? Either way, it’s about to get crazy.

Active NorCal

Telling the Stories of Northern California

115 Comments

  1. Hello
    Nov of 2021, you posted this article about La Niña. In it, you quoted scientists mentioned that Lake Tahoe would need an 800″ snowfall winter to bring the lake level to normal. Is there any discussion about this winters snowfall and if it will bring the lake level up to normal?
    I’m pasting the original webpage link to the article here in the comments.
    Thank you.

    https://www.activenorcal.com/la-nina-is-here-to-stay-heres-what-that-means-for-winter-in-northern-california/amp/

  2. It’s not just Tahoe. I’m at the same elevation 70 miles south. Snow in the Sierras is not predictable. No pattern at all. To verify this Google “Sierra Snowpack” then scroll until you find the Bar-Chart kept where the first RR crossed west of Truckee. Since the 1870’s. Look & you’ll see absolutely no pattern. We had four dry years recently. This is a good snow 2022-23 year but you can’t predict next year. It’s fun. Media lives to scream disaster. Floods/mud slides/neighborhoods underwater/etc etc. This is not a disaster. At all. It’s part of the fun of living in California. It’s not a disaster & it’s not all that rare. Happens often… look at the bar chart. Kinda cool actually.

  3. Hiya very nice web site!! Guy .. Beautiful .. Amazing .. I will bookmark your web site and take the feeds also? I am glad to seek out numerous useful information here in the publish, we’d like develop more strategies in this regard, thank you for sharing. . . . . .

  4. Greetings from Carolina! I’m bored to tears at work so I decided to check out your website on my iphone during lunch break. I really like the info you present here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home. I’m amazed at how quick your blog loaded on my mobile .. I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, wonderful site!

  5. Oh my goodness! Awesome article dude! Thank you, However I am encountering problems with your RSS. I don’t know why I can’t subscribe to it. Is there anybody else getting identical RSS problems? Anybody who knows the solution will you kindly respond? Thanx!!

  6. Hey There. I found your blog using msn. This is a very well written article. I will be sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your useful information. Thank you for the post. I will definitely comeback.

  7. Howdy, I do believe your web site might be having internet browser compatibility issues. When I look at your site in Safari, it looks fine however when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping issues. I simply wanted to give you a quick heads up! Apart from that, great blog!

  8. Hey! I know this is kind of off topic but I was wondering if you knew where I could find a captcha plugin for my comment form? I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having difficulty finding one? Thanks a lot!

  9. We are a group of volunteers and starting a new scheme in our community. Your site provided us with helpful information to work on. You have performed an impressive task and our whole community will be grateful to you.

  10. I was recommended this website by my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by him as no one else know such detailed about my difficulty. You are wonderful! Thanks!

  11. Hey this is kinda of off topic but I was wondering if blogs use WYSIWYG editors or if you have to manually code with HTML. I’m starting a blog soon but have no coding knowledge so I wanted to get advice from someone with experience. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  12. I don’t even understand how I ended up here, however I assumed this post was good. I don’t understand who you are however definitely you are going to a famous blogger if you are not already. Cheers!

  13. Greetings! I know this is kinda off topic but I was wondering if you knew where I could get a captcha plugin for my comment form? I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having trouble finding one? Thanks a lot!

  14. Excellent post. I used to be checking continuously this blog and I am inspired! Very useful information specially the remaining part 🙂 I take care of such info a lot. I used to be seeking this particular info for a long timelong time. Thank you and good luck.

  15. We stumbled over here from a different website and thought I may as well check things out.
    I like what I see so i am just following you.
    Look forward to looking into your web page yet again.

  16. Heya i’m for the first time here. I came across this board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out a lot. I hope to give something back and help others like you helped me.

  17. It’s a shame you don’t have a donate button! I’d without a doubt donate to this excellent blog! I suppose for now i’ll settle for book-marking and adding your RSS feed to my Google account. I look forward to fresh updates and will talk about this blog with my Facebook group. Chat soon!

  18. Do you have a spam issue on this site; I also am a blogger, and I was curious about your situation; many of us have created some nice methods and we are looking to trade solutions with other folks, be sure to shoot me an e-mail if interested.

  19. When I originally commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get four emails with the same comment. Is there any way you can remove me from that service? Thank you!

  20. I am extremely inspired together with your writing talents and alsosmartly as with the layout on your blog. Is this a paid topic or did you customize it yourself? Either way stay up the nice quality writing, it’s rare to peer a nice blog like this one these days..

  21. Hey exceptional blog! Does running a blog similar to this take a lot of work? I have no knowledge of computer programming but I was hoping to start my own blog soon. Anyways, if you have any suggestions or tips for new blog owners please share. I know this is off topic nevertheless I just needed to ask. Thanks!

  22. Good day I am so happy I found your website, I really found you by mistake, while I was researching on Bing for something else, Regardless I am here now and would just like to say thanks a lot for a remarkable post and a all round thrilling blog (I also love the theme/design), I don?t have time to go through it all at the minute but I have book-marked it and also added in your RSS feeds, so when I have time I will be back to read a great deal more, Please do keep up the excellent jo.

  23. I have been surfing online more than 3 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It’s pretty worth enough for me. Personally, if all webmasters and bloggers made good content as you did, the net will be much more useful than ever before.

  24. I loved as much as you will receive carried out right here. The sketch is tasteful, your authored subject matter stylish. nonetheless, you command get bought an impatience over that you wish be delivering the following. unwell unquestionably come further formerly again since exactly the same nearly a lot often inside case you shield this increase.

  25. Simply want to say your article is as astonishing. The clearness for your submit is simply nice and i can assume you are a professional in this subject. Well with your permission allow me to grab your RSS feed to stay up to date with coming near near post. Thank you a million and please keep up the gratifying work.

  26. This is a good tip especially to those new to the blogosphere. Brief but very accurate information? Thanks for sharing this one. A must read article!

  27. Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so much approximately this, like you wrote the ebook in it or something. I feel that you simply could do with some % to drive the message house a bit, however other than that, this is wonderful blog. An excellent read. I’ll definitely be back.

  28. Terrific article! This is the type of information that are supposed to be shared around the web. Disgrace on the seek engines for now not positioning this publish upper! Come on over and talk over with my site . Thank you =)

  29. Great goods from you, man. I’ve be aware your stuff prior to and you’re simply too fantastic. I really like what you’ve obtained here, really like what you’re stating and the best way during which you are saying it. You are making it entertaining and you still take care of to stay it sensible. I can not wait to read far more from you. This is actually a wonderful website.

  30. Wow, marvelous blog layout! How long have you been blogging for? you make blogging look easy. The overall look of your site is wonderful, let alone the content!

  31. I’d like to thank you for the efforts you have put in writing this blog. I am hoping to see the same high-grade blog posts from you in the future as well. In fact, your creative writing abilities has motivated me to get my own website now 😉

  32. Your style is unique compared to other people I have read stuff from.
    Thank you for posting when you have the opportunity, Guess
    I will just bookmark this web site.

  33. I’ve read several good stuff here. Definitely worth bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much attempt you put to create this type of wonderful informative web site.

  34. I have been surfing online more than 2 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It’s pretty worth enough for me. In my opinion, if all website owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the net will be much more useful than ever before.

  35. My partner and I absolutely love your blog and find most of your post’s to be exactly what I’m looking for. Do you offer guest writers to write content for you? I wouldn’t mind publishing a post or elaborating on many of the subjects you write related to here. Again, awesome blog!

  36. Having read this I believed it was extremely informative.
    I appreciate you taking the time and energy to put this article together.
    I once again find myself spending a significant amount of time both reading and commenting.
    But so what, it was still worth it!

  37. Can I just say what a relief to find someone who really knows what they’re talking about on the net. You definitely understand how to bring an issue to light and make it important. More people should look at this and understand this side of the story. I was surprised that you aren’t more popular since you definitely have the gift.

  38. Hey I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew of any widgets I could add to my blog that automatically tweet my newest twitter updates. I’ve been looking for a plug-in like this for quite some time and was hoping maybe you would have some experience with something like this. Please let me know if you run into anything. I truly enjoy reading your blog and I look forward to your new updates.

  39. Howdy! I know this is kinda off topic but I was wondering if you knew where I could find a captcha plugin for my comment form? I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having trouble finding one? Thanks a lot!

  40. Howdy! I’m at work browsing your blog from my new iphone 3gs! Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward to all your posts! Keep up the excellent work!

  41. I don’t even know how I ended up here, but I thought this post was good. I don’t know who you are but definitely you are going to a famous blogger if you are not already 😉 Cheers!

  42. My family members always say that I am wasting my time here at net, except I know I am getting knowledge every day by reading such pleasant articles or reviews.

  43. I must thank you for the efforts you have put in writing this blog. I’m hoping to view the same high-grade blog posts from you in the future as well. In fact, your creative writing abilities has motivated me to get my own blog now 😉

  44. Heya i’m for the primary time here. I came across this board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out a lot. I am hoping to provide something back and help others like you helped me.

  45. Oh my goodness! Awesome article dude! Many thanks, However I am experiencing problems with your RSS. I don’t know why I am unable to subscribe to it. Is there anyone else getting identical RSS problems? Anyone who knows the solution will you kindly respond? Thanx!!

  46. When someone writes an piece of writing he/she keeps the plan of a user in his/her mind that how a user can know it. So that’s why this piece of writing is amazing. Thanks!

  47. An impressive share! I have just forwarded this onto a coworker who had been doing a little research on this. And he in fact bought me lunch because I discovered it for him… lol. So let me reword this…. Thank YOU for the meal!! But yeah, thanx for spending the time to discuss this issue here on your web page.

  48. This design is spectacular! You obviously know how to keep a reader entertained. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well, almost…HaHa!) Fantastic job. I really enjoyed what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool!

  49. Hey I know this is off topic but I was wondering if you knew of any widgets I could add to my blog that automatically tweet my newest twitter updates. I’ve been looking for a plug-in like this for quite some time and was hoping maybe you would have some experience with something like this. Please let me know if you run into anything. I truly enjoy reading your blog and I look forward to your new updates.

  50. Hey terrific blog! Does running a blog similar to this take a great deal of work? I have virtually no expertise in programming but I was hoping to start my own blog soon. Anyways, if you have any suggestions or tips for new blog owners please share. I know this is off topic nevertheless I just had to ask. Cheers!

  51. Simply wish to say your article is as amazing. The clearness in your submit is simply spectacular and i can think you are a professional in this subject. Well together with your permission allow me to seize your RSS feed to stay up to date with approaching post. Thank you a million and please keep up the rewarding work.

  52. I used to be recommended this website by way of my cousin. I am not positive whether this submit is written via him as no one else recognise such exact approximately my problem. You are amazing! Thank you!

  53. I was wondering if you ever considered changing the layout of your site? Its very well written; I love what youve got to say. But maybe you could a little more in the way of content so people could connect with it better. Youve got an awful lot of text for only having one or two images. Maybe you could space it out better?

  54. Superb blog! Do you have any suggestions for aspiring writers? I’m planning to start my own site soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you advise starting with a free platform like WordPress or go for a paid option? There are so many choices out there that I’m totally confused .. Any ideas? Many thanks!

  55. I am really loving the theme/design of your website. Do you ever run into any internet browser compatibility problems? A handful of my blog visitors have complained about my website not operating correctly in Explorer but looks great in Opera. Do you have any solutions to help fix this issue?

  56. Hey very nice blog!! Guy .. Beautiful .. Superb .. I will bookmark your website and take the feeds also? I am glad to seek out so many useful information here in the publish, we’d like develop more strategies in this regard, thank you for sharing. . . . . .

  57. Hello there! This article couldn’t be written any better! Reading through this post reminds me of my previous roommate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this article to him. Pretty sure he will have a very good read. Many thanks for sharing!

  58. Pretty great post. I simply stumbled upon your blog and wanted to mention that I have really enjoyed browsing your blog posts. In any case I’ll be subscribing on your feed and I am hoping you write again soon!

  59. My programmer is trying to persuade me to move to .net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the expenses. But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve been using Movable-type on a number of websites for about a year and am worried about switching to another platform. I have heard very good things about blogengine.net. Is there a way I can transfer all my wordpress content into it? Any kind of help would be really appreciated!

  60. Hello there! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading through this post reminds me of my previous roommate! He always kept talking about this. I am going to forward this information to him. Pretty sure he will have a very good read. Many thanks for sharing!

  61. Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point. You clearly know what youre talking about, why waste your intelligence on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us something enlightening to read?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Back to top button