Photos: Spring Storm Dumps 12+ Inches of Snow on Mammoth, Palisades

The storm Californians have been bracing for has finally hit, and it should make for a couple of great days of skiing.

Two of the only remaining open resorts in the country were hit by the storm as it moved over California on its way east and picked up snow totals in the double digits.

Mammoth Mountain racked up a whopping 14″ of snow in the last 24 hours and could see trace amounts through Wednesday before things dry out at the end of the week. Mammoth is spinning 10 lifts and still has 101 trails open to enjoy all that fresh snow on. Forecasts show a high of 27 degrees on Wednesday, which should set up fresh snow nicely.

Although Thursday and Friday are warmer, with highs in the upper 30s, the mountain should ski well into the weekend. The mountain is hoping to stay open until Memorial Day, May 25, 2026.

Check out storm photos from Mammoth below.

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Further north, Palisades Tahoe also stacked an impressive 11″ of snow in the last 24 hours and has another 2-4″ forecast to fall throughout Wednesday.

Palisades has 11 lifts and 47 trails open on this late-season pow day. Temperatures in the Tahoe area are a little warmer, with highs in the low 40s starting Thursday and Friday, before a slight cool-down this weekend.

Check out storm photos from Palisades Tahoe below.

Palisades often stays open through Memorial Day, but with a low-snow year, the resort has confirmed it’s likely to close before the holiday. An extra foot of late-season snow certainly doesn’t hurt efforts to keep the party going, but only time will tell.

The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from both its Reno and Sacramento offices, valid through Wednesday evening. In both the Tahoe area and the Sierra, slick roads, reduced visibility, and high winds could cause significant travel delays, and the NWS warns commuters to prepare for them.

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