Squaw Tram on Thursday. photo: snowbrains — Squaw Valley, ,CA’s Tram Face looking phat on Thursday. photo: snowbrains

NOAA is forecasting 10-20″ of snow above 6,000′ for Lake Tahoe, CA from Thursday – Sunday next week with 2-3 FEET of snow along the Sierra Crest in Tahoe.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION (Thursday THROUGH Sunday)

Return to wet weather second half of next week as a Pacific
weather system moves through NorCal Thursday and Friday. Early
projections of snowfall are 10 to 20 inches above 6K ft with 2 to
3 feet over the peaks and along the crest. - NOAA Reno, NV today

GFS weather model showing big snow for CA through next Sunday. image: tropicaltidbits.com

Snow levels look just good enough for this storm with snow levels not forecast to go above 7,000′ in Tahoe at this point. Forecaster confidence is low for snow levels at this time so hopefully they’ll be even lower.

Snow levels will initially be around 6000-6500 feet Wednesday night
and Thursday, then models show rising snow levels to around 6500-
7000 feet Thursday afternoon. The snow level coming up to above 6500
feet would mean a transition from snow to a rain/snow mix around the
Tahoe Basin and Truckee, with snow levels expected to drop again
Thursday night into Friday morning as a cold front moves through the
region. The snow level forecast is still low confidence, but snow
levels should remain around the 6000-7000 foot level for most of the
event and elevations below 5500 feet should remain all rain. 
- NOAA Reno, NV today