Let KAYAK do the searching
Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is South Lake Tahoe (43% of total searches to Sierra Nevada). The next most popular destinations are Reno (23%) and Yosemite Valley (23%). Searches for hotels in Mammoth Lakes (11%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in Sierra Nevada for as cheap as $78 (Reno) in the last 3 days. The average price is $575.
In the last 72 hours, users have found Sierra Nevada hotels for tonight for as low as $142 (Kings Beach). Users have also found 3-star hotels from $163 (Tahoe City) and 4-star+ hotels from $361 (Olympic Valley).