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Mar- 2024 -22 March
‘Travel is Highly Discouraged’: Incoming Storm Could Bring 30 Inches of Snow to the Sierra
The National Weather Service issued a weather warning this week, advising against travel to and from the Sierra Nevada region…
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14 March
‘Downed Trees and Power Outages are Likely’: Extreme Winds Expected in NorCal Today
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a High Wind Warning for the Sierra region above 4,000 feet, with a…
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13 March
Drone Video Shows Herculean Effort to Remove Mounds of Snow in Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe has recently faced the Herculean task of digging out from under the aftermath of a historic blizzard that…
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6 March
‘Biblical’ Blizzard Brings Significant Improvement to California’s Drought Outlook
Photo: City of South Lake Tahoe The Sierra Nevada’s recent battering by a “biblical” blizzard, on the heels of a…
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5 March
Storm Totals: More Than 10 Feet of Snow Falls on Tahoe Ski Resorts
Palisades Tahoe received 8 feet of new snow during this weekend’s blizzard. Photo via Riley Bathurst/Palisades Tahoe The blizzard of…
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4 March
Video Shows Long Line of Semi Trucks Buried in Snow on Donner Summit
As the blizzard of the year slammed the Sierra with whiteout conditions over the weekend, a dangerous situation developed over…
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4 March
Another Snowstorm Set to Hit Northern California Mountains this Week
As mountain communities throughout Northern California continue to dig out of this weekend’s blizzard, yet another round of snowfall is…
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2 March
Motorists Stranded Overnight in Blizzard Conditions on Donner Summit
In a winter grip like no other, Interstate 80 (I-80) remains closed Saturday at both the Nevada state line and…
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2 March
Mammoth Island: Highway 395 Closed for 90 Miles with No Way In or Out of Mammoth Lakes
The “Mega Storm” peaked in the California Saturday morning and it’s making mountain travel throughout the state nearly impossible. One…
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2 March
Palisades Tahoe Hits by Record-Breaking 184 MPH Winds Amid Ferocious Storm
If you’re wondering why many Tahoe ski resorts were closed yesterday (and will likely be closed today), look no further…
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1 March
California Snowpack Shows Significant Improvement in Third Snow Survey of the Year
With a blizzard on the horizon in the Sierra, water officials in California needed to conduct their annual snowpack survey…
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1 March
Extreme Avalanche Danger Reported in the Sierra
Photo: Sierra Avalanche Center The backcountry in Northern California is currently facing a critical avalanche danger due to a lethal…
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1 March
Intense Snowfall, 100+ MPH Winds Shut Down 9 Lake Tahoe Ski Resorts
Photo: Palisades Tahoe As California grapples with its most formidable storm of the season, Lake Tahoe’s ski resorts have shuttered,…
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1 March
Yosemite National Park Shuts Down Amidst Sierra Blizzard Alert
Yosemite National Park is battening down the hatches and closing its doors until at least Sunday in anticipation of an…
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Feb- 2024 -23 February
California Snowpack Has Doubled in Size After February Storms
After kicking off the year with a snowpack at a dismal 25% of average, California’s Sierra Nevada is now cloaked…
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14 February
Series of Storms Forecast to Bring Rain, Wind, and Up to 8 Feet of Snow in the NorCal Mountains
Northern California is shifting from a serene Super Bowl weekend and sunny start to the week to a dynamic weather…
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4 February
Severe Winds Could Reach 70 MPH in Northern California Today
Flickr/Michael Pujals Northern California is on high alert as the National Weather Service in Sacramento announces a “severe” high wind…
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4 February
Storm of the Year: The Sierra is About to Get SLAMMED with Up to 6 Feet of Snow
Carson Pass saw massive snow walls during the epic winter of 2023 Northern California is on the cusp of experiencing…
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Jan- 2024 -31 January
California’s Second Snow Survey of 2024 Reveals Snowpack at Meager 52% of Average
In the latest snow survey conducted by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) at Phillips Station, results reveal that…
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29 January
Pineapple Express Storm Could Bring 4 Feet of Snow, Flooding to Northern California this Week
Northern California is gearing up for a deluge as the Pineapple Express, an atmospheric river originating near Hawaii, takes aim…
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13 January
BREAKING: It’s Snowing at Shasta Lake!
The storm has arrived in Northern California and it’s bringing plenty of snow throughout the mountains of the region. The…
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13 January
‘Travel is HIGHLY Discouraged’: Another Storm set to Slam the Mountains of Northern California
A formidable winter storm is set to hit the Northern California mountains this weekend, with forecasters warning of heavy snow…
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3 January
Yosemite National Park Looks Stunning with a Fresh Coat of Snow
When the first snowstorm of 2024 arrived in the California mountains, the ski resorts were ecstatic to finally get some…
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3 January
Storm Delivers Two Feet of Snow, Chain Controls to the NorCal Mountains
As the storm moved into Northern California on Tuesday afternoon, mountain areas began to prepare for the first significant snowfall…
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Dec- 2023 -9 December
Is California About to Get Hit With an El Nino Storm of Epic Proportions? This Forecast Thinks So.
Snow walls in the Sierra during the epic winter of 2022-23 It’s been a slow start to the winter in…
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6 December
Winter Weather Advisory: Incoming Storm Could Bring a Foot of Snow to the NorCal Mountains
It’s been a dry start to the winter, but the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab has just made an…
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Nov- 2023 -12 November
First Atmospheric River of the Season Heads Towards Northern California
Northern California is gearing up for a significant deluge as a moisture-laden atmospheric river is forecasted to drench the region…
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8 November
Photos Show Lassen Looking Like a Winter Wonderland with a Fresh Coat of Snow
With the first series of storms rolling through Northern California the past week, high-elevation regions are beginning to see some…
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6 November
Lassen Volcanic National Park Warns that Impending Winter Conditions Could Impact Operations
As the seasons shift and Lassen Volcanic National Park prepares for winter, visitors should take note of potential seasonal changes…
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6 November
California is Completely Drought Free for the First Time in Three Years
After the historic winter of 2022-23, California has made a remarkable recovery from drought conditions. According to the U.S. Drought…
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5 November
Winter Weather Advisory: Snow on its Way to the Sierra
The Sierra is gearing up for another round of snowfall as a colder weather system approaches Northern California. The forecast…
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2 November
California is in Line for a ‘Strong El Nino’ this Winter. Here’s a Look at the Strong El Nino’s of the Past.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the end of the La Niña weather pattern after three years.…
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Oct- 2023 -25 October
Tahoe Mountains Brace for First Significant Snowfall of the Season. Here’s How you Can Watch Live.
The mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe are bracing for a storm that’s expecting to bring the first significant snowfall of the…
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9 October
From Drought to Floods? NorCal Reservoirs Brimming with Water with El Nino on the Way
California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) is gearing up for the new water year that began on October 1st, with…
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1 October
Tahoe Mountains Receive First Snow of the Season
After last winter saw the most snow in 70 years, the incoming winter season is already trying to top it…
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Sep- 2023 -28 September
This Year’s El Nino Could Be One of the Most Intense Ever Observed. Here’s What it Could Mean for NorCal.
An experimental forecast has raised concerns about the potential emergence of a powerful El Niño climate pattern this winter, possibly…
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22 September
First Atmospheric River of the Season Takes Aim at Northern California
Photo: Sacramento State/Andrea Price Northern California is gearing up for its first significant storm of the season as a moisture-rich…
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6 September
El Nino is Heading for Northern California. Here’s What That Means for the Upcoming Winter.
Snow walls on Carson Pass in the Sierra As the summer heat gradually subsides and temperatures settle in the 70s…
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Aug- 2023 -21 August
These Photos of the Lightning Storm Over Yosemite are Absolutely Incredible
As thunderstorms throughout Northern California produced thousands of lightning bolts over the past week, photographers have been showing just how…
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20 August
Before and After Photos Show the INSANE Snowpack at Palisades Tahoe this Winter
Palisades Tahoe witnessed an extraordinary transformation this winter as record-breaking snowfall blanketed the resort, turning it into a winter wonderland…
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16 August
Incredible Before and After Photos Put the Historic Tahoe Winter into Perspective
Photo: Mt. Rose Last winter saw an unprecedented deluge of snow in certain corners of Lake Tahoe, marking a historic…
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16 August
3,730 Lightning Strikes Ignite Fires Across Northern California
Lightning took center stage over the Sierra and Mendocino regions on Monday, unleashing a total of 3,730 strikes across California.…
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8 August
Farmer’s Almanac Released its 2023-24 Winter Outlook and it Brings Good News for Northern California
The historic winter of 2022-23 buried Highway 80 near Tahoe The much-anticipated winter forecast for 2023/2024 has just been released…
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Jul- 2023 -14 July
HEAT WAVE: 110+ Degree Weather Coming to Northern California this Weekend
Northern California is bracing itself for the arrival of its second heat wave of the year, coming just two weeks…
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May- 2023 -24 May
Remembering the May 24, 2019 Tornado-Like Storm that Brought Golf-Ball Sized Hail to NorCal
The Memorial Day weekend of 2019 was just getting started when the National Weather Service issued a rare tornado warning…
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Apr- 2023 -30 April
The Snowiest Winters in Tahoe History: The Endless Winter of 1938 Remains the Snowiest on Record
With a historical winter currently blanketing the Lake Tahoe region, we decided to dive deep into the history of epic…
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22 April
Buried Cars in South Lake Tahoe are Beginning to Emerge from the Historic Snowfall
Lake Tahoe, California, has experienced unprecedented snowfall this season, causing ski resorts and homes to be submerged beneath thick layers…
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20 April
Climate Models are Trending Towards a ‘Super El Nino’ Later this Year. Here’s What that Means.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced the end of the La Niña weather pattern after three years.…
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19 April
Palisades Tahoe Shatters its Record for Most Snowfall in a Winter
Palisades Tahoe has enjoyed a remarkable year, marked by numerous achievements and an unforgettable ski season. The resort unveiled the…
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2 April
California Surpasses its Largest Snowpack in Recorded History
Photo by Scott Gaffney California has experienced a record-breaking snow season this year, surpassing the previous record set in 1982-83.…
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Mar- 2023 -27 March
Yet Another Atmospheric River Expected to Drop 80 Inches of Snow on NorCal Mountains this Week
Photo: CHP Truckee California is bracing for more rain and snow this week as a low-pressure system originating from the…
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22 March
Bear Valley Breaks its All-Time Record for Snowfall in a Winter Season
Bear Valley Resort, an mountain located in Alpine County about 80 miles southeast of Sacramento, typically averages about 300 inches…
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22 March
Mammoth Mountain Surpasses 800 Inches of Snowfall at its Summit
Photo via Peter Morning/Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain has experienced a remarkable amount of snowfall in recent weeks, which packed on…
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21 March
Storm Approaching California is a ‘Bomb Cyclone.’ Here’s What That Means.
Northern California is in for a rare weather event following what has already been a historic winter season. This specific…
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20 March
Tahoe Ski Resorts Becomes the First in the Country to 700 Inches of Snow
Photo: Sugar Bowl The historic snowfall continues to slam the Sierra Nevada, with ski resorts throughout Tahoe and the Eastern…
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20 March
It’s Officially Tahoe’s Snowiest Winter in 70 Years
Photo: CalTrans The snowfall around Lake Tahoe is officially historic. Following the snowiest October through February since 1970, the storms continued…
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15 March
Mammoth Mountain is Approaching its All-Time Snowfall Record
The winter season at Mammoth Mountain has been nothing short of legendary. Snowstorms have slammed the region from October through…
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14 March
VIDEO: Man Takes on Massive Widowmaker Snow Slab on Tahoe Cabin Roof
As with any winter in Tahoe, living among massive snowfall includes the many household tasks of removing the snow off…
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13 March
Emerald Bay Freezes Over for the First Time in 30 Years
The Sierra Nevada has experienced extreme winter weather the past few months, causing Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay to freeze over…
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10 March
Jaw-Dropping Photos Show the Historic Snowpack in Tahoe
The snowfall around Lake Tahoe is starting to get historic, with the snowiest October through February since 1970 and another…
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10 March
Lassen Volcanic National Park Forecast to Receive a Whopping 15 Feet of Snow this Week
The walkway to the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center in Lassen Volcanic National Park For over a week, weather enthusiasts have…
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9 March
Snowmageddon Forecast: NorCal Mountains Could See 100+ Inches of Snow this Weekend
Photo by UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow La This is turning out to be a historic winter in Northern California.…
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9 March
Whiskeytown Lake is Currently Getting Blasted by Snowfall
Photo: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area As the atmospheric river arrived in Northern California on Thursday afternoon, low temperatures have brought…
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9 March
An Atmospheric River is Headed Towards Northern California. What Exactly Does That Mean?
This week is expected to see a massive atmospheric river enter Northern California (and probably more behind it), bringing with…
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9 March
‘Recipe for Disaster’: Incoming Atmospheric River Could Bring Significant Flooding to Northern California
Map of the precipitation forecast in Northern California California is bracing for another atmospheric river, which is set to bring…
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8 March
Sierra Snow Totals Reveal a Historic Winter in the Making
Photo by China Peak Resort The snow continues to pummel the Sierra Nevada mountain range during this historic winter, with…
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1 March
Large Avalanche Buries Apartment Building in Tahoe’s Olympic Valley
Photo: Placer County Sheriff A large avalanche fell from the Tram face of Palisades Tahoe on Tuesday night, slamming into…
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1 March
Satellite Photos Show Northern California Reservoirs Rising Rapidly
After a series of intense atmospheric-river storms hit California this winter, the state’s largest reservoirs have seen a substantial increase…
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1 March
Rare Water Tornado Photographed in Humboldt County Amidst Severe Weather
Photo by Micah Crumbaugh Amidst the severe winter storms that have been hitting Northern California recently, a strange occurrence was…
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1 March
Mammoth Mountain Becomes to First Ski Resort on the Planet to Surpass 600 Inches of Snow
Photo: Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain is in a world of its own right now when it comes to snowfall. The…
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Feb- 2023 -28 February
It’s Officially Tahoe’s Snowiest October Through February Period Since 1970
The snow began to fall over Lake Tahoe in October and it hasn’t stopped much since. December and January saw…
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28 February
The Roads Are Treacherous Throughout Northern California Right Now
With a rare blizzard currently blasting Northern California with heavy snowfall, the road conditions throughout the mountains are treacherous. For…
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27 February
“The Roads Are Closed. All Of Them.” Mono County Sheriff Pleads with Public to Stay Home
The blizzard currently blasting the Sierra Nevada is creating a dangerous travel situation for anyone caught in its crosshairs. The…
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27 February
Tahoe Trending Towards One of the Snowiest Winters in Over 50 Years
The snow began to fall over Lake Tahoe in October and it hasn’t stopped since. December and January saw large…
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27 February
Whiteout Conditions Close Interstate 80 Near Lake Tahoe
The snowfall in the Sierra is beginning to get intense as California Highway Patrol announced Interstate 80 is now closed…
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27 February
Avalanches Trap Officers on U.S. 395 in the Eastern Sierra
A heavy snowstorm continues to blast the Sierra with a ton of snow. The snow accumulation has become so large…
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27 February
Another Snowstorm Heading for Redding with Up to 2 Feet Forecast for Shasta Lake
Photo: City of Redding A beautiful snowstorm blanketed Redding last Friday, leading to a snow day for the ages in…
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26 February
Yosemite National Park Closes Amidst Blizzard Conditions
With blizzard conditions slamming the Sierra Nevada this week, and a forecast for much more this week, Yosemite National Park…
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26 February
Blizzard Warning Issued for Large Portion of the Sierra with 7 Feet of Snow in the Forecast
Photo: Palisades Tahoe California’s mammoth snowpack is about to get even bigger. The National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard…
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24 February
Interstate 80 Closed for 70 Miles with Blizzard Conditions Slamming the Tahoe Region
Interstate Highway 80 has been closed in both directions from Colfax to the Nevada State line since Friday morning due…
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Jan- 2023 -29 January
Mount Shasta Put on a Stunning Lenticular Cloud Show this Week
As another winter storm began rolling through Northern California, the typical alien clouds also began moving over Mount Shasta. It…
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20 January
This Carl’s Jr. Drive Thru Illustrates the Incredible Snowfall this Winter in Mammoth Lakes
Mammoth Lakes has already experienced the winter of a lifetime over the past three months. Nearby Mammoth Mountain has seen…
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12 January
Remembering the Deadly Flood of 1955 that Put a NorCal Town Under 20 Feet of Water
It was just minutes past midnight of Christmas Eve 1955 when the Gum Tree Levee on the Feather River in…
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12 January
Mammoth Mountain Has Already Surpassed Last Year’s Total Snowfall
Mammoth Mountain is experiencing a white winter for the ages, with snowfall numbers beginning to build to near historic numbers.…
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9 January
Northern California Braces for ‘Relentless Parade of Cyclones’ this Week
Photo: California Department of Water Resources Northern California is facing more severe weather as it continues to recover from a…
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6 January
Over 20 Trillion Gallons of Water are Expected to Fall on California Over the Next 2 Weeks
The early-winter storms continue to drench Northern California with precipitation, and it’s far from over. A series of atmospheric rivers…
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1 January
Rare ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Storm Set to Hit Northern California this Week
Sattelite view of the “bomb cyclone” that hit Northern California in November 2019 It was a wild weekend in Northern…
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Dec- 2022 -29 December
Traveling to Tahoe for New Years? That May Be ‘Impossible’ with Heavy Winter Storm
Thinking about making a winter expedition to Lake Tahoe to ring in the New Year? You may want to think…
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29 December
NorCal Reservoirs See Major Boost in Water Levels with Winter Storms
Lake Oroville is up 10 feet. Photo by Manny Becerra Northern California is forecast to see a series of atmospheric rivers…
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27 December
A Massive Atmospheric River is Stretching 8,000 Miles from Indonesia to Northern California
The storm that landed in Northern California this week is one heck of an atmospheric river. The narrow band of…
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13 December
Snow Report: 70 Inches of New Snow Pushes NorCal Totals Past 10 Feet for December
Photo: Palisades Tahoe The major winter storm that nuked Northern California with a ton of mountain snow lived up to…
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11 December
Mammoth Island: Highway 395 Closed with No Way In or Out of Mammoth Lakes
Photo: CalTrans The winter storm peaked Sunday morning and it’s making mountain travel throughout the state nearly impossible. One of…
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10 December
Avalanche Reported Just Outside of Mt. Shasta Ski Park
Photo: Mount Shasta Avalanche Center With the snow dumping on the Northern California mountains on Saturday, the Mt. Shasta Ski…
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10 December
Interstate 80 Closed Over Donner Summit with Blizzard Conditions
Surprise, surprise… We have our first closure of Interstate 80 over Donner Summit during this winter storm, and if it…
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9 December
Sierra Snowpack Currently Sits at 175 Percent of Average
It’s been a fruitful start to the water year in the Sierra, still playing catch up from the drought-stricken years…
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9 December
Another Major Winter Storm Could Drop 5+ Feet of Snow on NorCal Mountains this Weekend
Photo of Donner Summit in December 2021 In December 2021, the Sierra Nevada mountain range was pummeled with a historic…
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3 December
Storm Totals: Multiple Feet of Snow Falls on the NorCal Mountains with More on the Way
Mt. Shasta’s Old Ski Bowl. Photo by Mount Shasta Avalanche Center. The first of two storms passed through Northern California…
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1 December
Mount Shasta is Looking Mighty Fine with a Fresh Coat of Snow
As the storm rolled into Northern California Wednesday night, the first mountain to see snowfall was Mount Shasta. After a…
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1 December
Winter Storm Watch: Up to 7 Feet of Snow Forecast to Fall on NorCal Mountains
On November 1st, an early-season snowstorm blanketed the Northern California mountains with 4 feet of snow. Exactly a month later,…
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Nov- 2022 -14 November
Why Does Mammoth Get So Much Snow? Here’s the Science Behind It.
Mammoth Mountain made headlines in recent winters for producing some epic snowfall. In February, 2019 they broke a 30-year-old snowfall record and…
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