6,438–7,792 ft · faces NW · hike, run, ride

Van Sickle

Van Sickle Trail (Van Sickle Bi-State Park to TRT)

Likely muddy today, dry by Tuesday.

This week a forecast, so a guess

Dry days ahead in the forecast. Faces northwest, so it dries slower. api.weather.gov · 10:57am How the forecast works

Likely muddy: 0.70 in of precipitation on Oct 21–22 at Heavenly Valley (SNOTEL, 4 km away).
“518:CA:SNTL PRCP 2026-10-21=0.7 in, 2026-10-22=0 in” wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov · fetched Oct 23, 10:57am
Likely muddy: 0.29 in of precipitation in the 47 h to 9:53am Oct 23 at South Lake Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Airport (NWS, 8 km away).
“KTVL: 29 routine METARs with AO2 from 211853Z to 231653Z; precipitation groups: P0000@212153Z, P0005@212353Z, P0008@220048Z, P0014@220153Z, P0000@220353Z, P0001@221153Z, P0000@221253Z, P0000@230153Z, P0000@231553Z, P0001@231653Z” api.weather.gov · fetched Oct 23, 10:57am
Missing: Tahoe Rim Trail Association entry for KBNtoKBS was last updated Jul 7, older than 14 days. checked tahoerimtrail.org
Missing: Nevada State Parks alert banner not found (layout changed?). checked parks.nv.gov

NWS Today: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny, high 36°F.
api.weather.gov · fetched Oct 23, 10:57am
No snow at similar elevation: Heavenly Valley SNOTEL (8,540 ft, 4 km away) reported 0 in of snow on Oct 22.
“518:CA:SNTL 2026-10-22 SNWD=0 in, WTEQ=0 in” wcc.sc.egov.usda.gov · fetched Oct 23, 10:57am

Managed by

Nevada Division of State Parks

Official status

parks.nv.gov

Trail info

tahoerimtrail.org

Trail data

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