Tahoe's Emerald Bay completely freezes over for perhaps 1st time in decades amid severe weather

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Tahoe's Emerald Bay completely freezes over for 1st time in decades

Tahoe's Emerald Bay has completely frozen over for perhaps the first time in decades, according to California State Park officials.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Tahoe's Emerald Bay has completely frozen over for perhaps the first time in decades.

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Located just north of South Lake Tahoe, the last time the inlet froze over may have been in the early 1990s, according to California State Park officials.

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These photos are from March 8.

Tahoe's Emerald Bay is pictured in a photo shared by California State Parks on Friday, March 10, 2023.
California State Parks

Emerald Bay sees partial freezes every winter, but for the bay to completely freeze over is more unusual, officials say.

The ice is currently believed to be about 6 inches deep.

Take a look at the graph below to check out the latest Lake Tahoe snowpack totals. The snow total refers to the entire amount of snow that's currently at each site. The median is based on the last 30 years of data for March 9 (except for Carson Pass, which only has 16 years of historical data).

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