Granite Chief
Location: Placer County, CA, US
Elevation: 9,010 feet
0 recorded summits
Current Conditions
Weather: Clear sky
Temperature: 13°F
Wind: 22 mph
Humidity: 63%
7-Day Summit Window
Best day: 2026-04-05 (score: 95/100)
- 2026-04-03: Good (72/100) - Clear skies, breezy, cold
- 2026-04-04: Good (80/100) - Clear skies, breezy, cool
- 2026-04-05: Excellent (95/100) - Clear skies, calm winds
- 2026-04-06: Excellent (95/100) - Clear skies, calm winds
- 2026-04-07: Good (82/100) - Overcast, breezy
- 2026-04-08: Good (62/100) - Chance of precipitation, breezy, cool
- 2026-04-09: Good (67/100) - Chance of precipitation, calm winds, cool
Avalanche Forecast - Central Sierra Nevada
- Alpine: Considerable
- Treeline: Considerable
- Below Treeline: Considerable
<p>Backcountry travelers could trigger large avalanches of recent new snow today. As the sun comes out, warming air temperatures and strong sunshine may further contribute to snowpack instability. Consider avoiding avalanche terrain near areas where clues to unstable snow are present, such as slopes filled in with wind drifted snow, snow surface cracking, roller balls, pinwheels, or recent avalanches.</p>
Air Quality
AQI: 39 (Good)
Snow Conditions
Trend: increasing
- Palisades Tahoe: 24" depth, 5.3" SWE
- Ward Creek #3: 6" depth, 3" SWE
- Tahoe City Cross: 0" depth, 0.1" SWE
Stream Flow
- NF WASHESHU C A OLYMPIC VALLEY CA: unknown
- WARD C BL CONFLUENCE NR TAHOE CITY CA: unknown
- TRUCKEE R A TAHOE CITY CA: high (149 cfs)
Public Lands
- Tahoe National Forest (NF, USFS)