Weather at Northstar California Resort
Weather at Northstar California Resort: a six-day forecast for three elevations of the mountain. Temperature, precipitation, wind and cloud cover from MET Norway.
What the weather at Northstar California Resort is usually like
The ski area runs from 1,929 to 2,624 m above sea level - a 695 m vertical. In January the daytime average is 4 °C at the base and -1 °C at the summit. Plan for that 5 °C gap: what feels right at the base will be cold up top. Midwinter days at the base run above freezing, so the lower runs soften by midday and the morning snow lasts longer higher up.
Average daytime highs at the summit stay below freezing from December through January.
Snowmaking covers 50% of the runs, so the start of the season barely depends on when natural snow arrives. The season usually runs from 28 November to 11 April.
By January the base is around 4 °C while the summit still holds -1 °C: on days like that, start early and stay high. Based on monthly averages and the resort elevations. For the coming days, see the forecast above.