More Snow for California Today | 3-6″ for Tahoe, 4-9″ for Mammoth/Yosemite

NOAA is forecasting snow to continue in Lake Tahoe and Mammoth today.  A Winter Storm Warning Remains in effect today in Lake Tahoe.  A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for Mammoth & Yosemite today.

Chains are currently required on all Sierra highways.

Snowfall totals so far:

• Kirkwood = 14-16″
• Northstar = 16″
• Sugarbowl = 9-15″
• Mt. Rose = 10-13″
• Mammoth = 5-12″
• Squaw/Alpine = 10″

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until noon today for the west slope and Sierra crest of Lake Tahoe that calls for 3-6 more inches of snow today.  Sugar Bowl has already gotten 9-15″ of snow from this storm.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  POSSIBLE. - NOAA Reno, NV today

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 4pm today for the Mammoth/Yosemite region that calls for 4-9 more inches of snow today.  Mammoth has already gotten 5-12″ of snow from this storm.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES. - NOAA Hanford, CA today

There are 12 ski resorts open in California right now (& 1 in Lake Tahoe, NV).  The resorts further north (higher on this list) have a strong chance of seeing some dry, blower powder this week.

• Boreal
• Sugar Bowl (will open on Thursday)
• Squaw Valley
• Alpine Meadows
• Northstar
• Mt. Rose, NV
• Heavenly
• Sierra-at-Tahoe
• Kirkwood
• Mammoth
• Mountain High
• Snow Summit
• Big Bear

WINTER STORM WARNING for LAKE TAHOE:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
330 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BLUE CANYON

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEMS
  IN THE MOUNTAINS. TRAVEL DELAYS LIKELY.

* CONFIDENCE...HIGH.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY.

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
  POSSIBLE.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for MAMMOTH/YOSEMITE:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
427 AM PST WED NOV 25 2015

SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHAVER LAKE...YOSEMITE VALLEY

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* HAZARD TYPES...ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND
  COLD TEMPERATURES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 9 INCHES.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ALONG THE
  SIERRA CREST.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAFFIC HAZARDS. GUSTY
  WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE LOW WIND
  CHILL VALUES.