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NOAA: “Winter Weather Advisory” for Montana & Idaho Today | 4-8″ of SNOW Forecast

NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Montana & Idaho for today and tomorrow that is calling for 4-8″ of snowfall in the high mountains.  Mountain passes will see 1-3″ of snow. Heck, the snowfall forecast map (4 images down) is showing some zones in Montana forecast to see 8-12″ of snowfall… “High elevation snow is likely above 6000′ […]
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First Snow of the Year for South America | Photo Tour:

First Snow of the Year in South America.

Are you starting to think about the South American winter season? South America is. So much that she just experienced her first snow of the season in the southern latitudes. Baguales, Bariloche, Catedral, Cerro Chapelco, Corralco, Villarica and more all just got their first hit of snow of the 2015 winter season. It’ll surely melt away before the next snowfall, but it’s a sign of the changing of the seasons and you’ve gotta like that. […]
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11 Photos of Tahoe’s First Snowfall of the Year:

Squaw Valley. photo: squaw valley

Lake Tahoe, CA got its first snowfall of the 2014/15 winter season today. Tahoe saw about 6 inches of new snow up high and then it cleared up enough for people to get these great photos. This posts holds all the photos of today’s new snow in Tahoe that we could find. All photos in this post are from today. The clearing won’t last long, however, as a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Tahoe region with an additional 5 inches of snow forecasted today before 11pm. Tahoe lovers are fiending for snow. They haven’t been truly […]
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First Snow of the Year for Sierra Nevada, CA | Up to 6″ Above 8,000-Feet Tonight

Sierra Nevada, CA from space in 2011.

The first snowfall of the 2014/15 is on its way this weekend in the Sierra Nevada, California. NOAA is forecasting snow above 8,000-feet on Friday night and Saturday. Up to 4″ is forecasted on Sonora Pass, CA. It ain’t much, but we’ll take it. What it really means is that winter is on it’s way. Tahoe ski resorts will be opening as early as November 22nd and Boreal likely even earlier. Lets do this. Low pressure will move across the Sierra Friday Night and into central Nevada by Saturday. An area of rain and high elevation snow is forecast to develop on the north side of the low, leading to snow levels […]
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