Ponderosa’s snow history
Date and time for first 1 inch of snow at the Ponderosa Lodge.
| Year | Date | Time | Total snow | Year | Date | Time | Total snow |
| 1972 | Sept 17 | 11:30 PM | 1973 | Nov 17 | 6:00 PM | ||
| 1974 | Oct 28 | 11:28 AM | 1975 | Oct 30 | 3:10 AM |
18 feet |
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| 1976 | Nov 14 | 6:00 AM | 1977 | Nov 5 | 9:50 AM | ||
| 1978 | Nov 11 | 9:32 AM | 1979 | Nov 3 | 10:00 PM | ||
| 1980 | Oct 17 | 2:00 PM | 1981 | Oct 11 | 6:45 AM | ||
| 1982 | Nov 9 | 10:42 PM | 1983 | Nov 26 | 9:20 AM | ||
| 1984 | Oct 16 | 10:00 PM | 1985 | Nov 10 | 4:00 PM | ||
| 1986 | Sept 26 | 4:54 AM | 1987 | Dec 4 | 6:07 PM | ||
| 1988 | Nov 11 | 2:50 AM | 1989 | Oct 25 | 3:45 AM | ||
| 1990 | Nov 19 | 4:30 AM | 1991 | Oct 26 | 6:15 PM | ||
| 1992 | Oct 30 | 9:10 AM | 1993 | Nov 11 | 1:20 AM | ||
| 1994 | Oct 5 | 4:00 AM | 1995 | Dec 12 | 4:00 PM | ||
| 1996 | Oct 25 | 7:45 PM | El Niño 1997 | Oct 10 | 8:10 PM | 34 feet | |
| La Niña 1998 | Nov 8 | 3:00 PM | 12 feet | La Niña 1999 | Dec 9 | 7:00 PM | 13 feet |
| 2000 | Oct 10 | 2:00 PM | 18 feet | 2001 | Nov 12 | 6:15 PM |
13 feet |
| 2002 | Dec 12 | 8:00 AM | 11 feet | 2003 | Oct 31 | 6:16 PM | 14 feet |
| 2004 | Oct 20 | 2:10 PM | 18 feet | 2005 | Dec 2 | 1:00 PM |
17 feet |
| 2006 | Nov 27 | 0:45 AM | 11 feet | 2007 | Nov 3 | 11:00 AM |
14 feet |
| 2008 | Nov 4 | 15 feet | El Niño 2009 | Nov 27 | 8:45 PM | 25 feet | |
| La Niña 2010 | Oct 30 |
26 feet |
2011 | Oct 5 | 16 feet | ||
| 2012 | Oct 11 | 8 feet | 2013 | Oct 28 | 8 feet | ||
| 2014 | Nov 1 | 5 feet | 2015 | Nov 2 | |||
| 2016 | Nov 21 |
Ponderosa’s snow history – amount of snow by month
NOTE: I have been advised that the normal amount of snow for a year is 22 feet.
| YEAR | season total | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
| 1999-2000 | 13′ 1″ | 4″ | 1′ 5″ | 6′ 8″ | 4′ 0″ | 8″ | |||||
| 2000-2001 | 18′ 6″ | 7″ | 9″ | 3″ | 5′ | 7′ 7″ | 8″ | 3′ 8″ | |||
| 2001-2002 | 13′ 6″ | 2′ 11″ | 3′ 5″ | 2′ 6″ | 6″ | 3′ 4″ | 4″ | 6″ | |||
| 2002-2003 | 10′ 10″ | 2″ | 1″ | 3′ 7″ | 7″ | 1′ 3″ | 1′ 2″ | 2′ 6″ | 1′ 8″ | ||
| 2003-2004 | 14′ 6 | 6″ | 10″ | 3′ 10″ | 3′ 2″ | 3′ 11″ | 2′ 2″ | 1′ | |||
| 2004-2005 | 18′ 4″ | 1′ 1″ | 2″ | 3′ 6″ | 6′ 2″ | 2′ 3″ | 3′ 6″ | 1′ 4″ | 4″ | ||
| 2005-2006 | 17′ 4″ | 1′ | 4′ 11″ | 1′ 9″ | 8′ 4″ | 2′ 3″ | |||||
| 2006-2007 | 11′ 5″ | 1″ | 3′ 8″ | 1′ | 4′ 2″ | 1′ 4″ | 1′ 2″ | ||||
| 2007-2008 | 14′ 7″ | 2″ | 3′ 1″ | 3′ 7″ | 5′ 8″ | 7″ | 4″ | ||||
| 2008-2009 | 15′ 6″ | 8″ | 4′ 6″ | 10″ | 6′ 5″ | 2′ 1″ | 1′ | ||||
| 2009-2010 | 25′ 0″ | 3″ | 4′ 9″ | 6′ 7″ | 5′ 5″ | 2′ 11″ | 4′ 7″ | 5″ | |||
| 2010-2011 | 26′ 10″ | 3″ | 3′ 3″ | 8′ 9″ | 1′ 8″ | 5′ 0″ | 5′ 10″ | 1′ 4″ | 9″ | ||
| 2011-2012 | 15′ 8″ | 5″ | 3′ 1″ | ZERO | 1′ 7″ | 2′ 0″ | 5′ 7″ | 2′ 11″ | 1″ | ||
| 2012-2013 | 7′ 10″ | 2″ | 9″ | 3′ 10″ | 1′ | 1′ 9″ | 1″ | 3″ | |||
| 2013-2014 | 8′ 2″ | 6″ | 5″ | 10″ | 9″ | 6″ | 1′ 11″ | 1′ 5″ | |||
| 2014-2015 | 5′ 6″ | 10″ | 2′ 5′ | 1′ 3″ | 2″ | 7″ | 3″ | ||||
| 2015-2016 | 14′ 1″ | 3′ | 4′ 7″ | 4′ 7″ | 6″ | 1′ 5″ | |||||
| 2016-2017 | 12′ 1″ | 1′ 6″ | 1′ 6″ | 5′ 8″ | 2′ 5″ | 12″ |
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