Weather
Whatever you want to call it, #MiracleMarch, #MammothMarch, #MarchMadness, or any other trending hashtag right now, there’s no denying that since the end of February, California has been dumped on.
Numerous storms have rolled through dropping multiple feet at a time, resulting in some insane skiing, as well as some disconcerting safety issues regarding inbound avalanches and resorts in California closing due to too much snow.
This latest storm, which began at the beginning of the week, has been just as intense. Below are the 24hr, 48hr, 72hr and 7-day snow accumulations.
24-hour:
- June Mountain: 18
- Northstar: 17
- Heavenly: 16
- Kirkwood: 16
- Sugar Bowl: 12
- Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows: 11
- Sierra-at-Tahoe: 11
- Mammoth: 9
- Bear Valley: 8
48-hour:
- Mammoth: 44
- Kirkwood: 32
- Northstar: 31
- Heavenly: 29
- Sierra-at-Tahoe: 24
- June Mountain: 24
- Sugar Bowl: 19
- Bear Valley: 17
- Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows: 13
72-hour:
- Mammoth: 54
- Kirkwood: 37
- Northstar: 36
- Heavenly: 30
- Sierra-at-Tahoe: 24
- June Mountain: 24
- Sugar Bowl: 20
- Bear Valley: 19
- Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows: 14
7-day:
- Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows: 88
- Mammoth: 88
- Kirkwood: 69
- Northstar: 68
- Sierra-at-Tahoe: 63
- Bear Valley: 49
- Heavenly: 47
- June Mountain: 40
- Sugar Bowl: 39
The storm is forecast to keep going through the weekend, so we could add a more than a few inches to these totals.
#Sierra snow totals are in! ❄ Close to 3 feet of #snow has already fallen. Additional accumulations up to 2 feet could be possible through Sunday morning. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/LYZBiSMotM
— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) March 23, 2018
Get out there, enjoy it, and stay safe. I’m sure wherever you choose to shred it will be awesome!
