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Sierra Snowpack Has Seen Biggest April Decrease in History

With an already particularly rough season behind us, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountain range throughout California has now seen the biggest overall decrease in its size for the first three weeks in April in history. The Central Sierra snowpack, which was only 63% of average during its highest on April 1st, has now seen a decline to 37% […]

Liam Abbott | April 27, 2021
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Prescription Mother Nature to the Rescue: Experience Winter in Mammoth Lakes

Brought to you by Mammoth Lakes Tourism Covid got you down? After months of the mundane, you dream of adventure, crave a change of pace, and long for a deeply satisfying breath of fresh mountain air. Luckily for you, we’ve got a prescription that will fulfill these wishes and more. It’s a remedy to the blues, a medicine for the […]

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Spencer Cox | March 15, 2021
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California Snowpack Currently at 63% of Average to Date

With ski season’s premature end across North America and most of the world, California’s snowpack currently sits at 63% of its average to date.  According to the NOAA, A wet March and start to April has brought an increase to the snowpack across NorCal. The state snowpack is sitting at 63% of average to date. RELATED: #MiracleMarch in Lake Tahoe, […]

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SnowBrains | April 15, 2020
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Remains Found Turn Out To Be Japanese Man Once Held In Manzanar Camp in 1945

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Setting out on a hike in the mountains can result in discovering many unique and amazing things, but sometimes the unexpected is found instead. This past October two hikers in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains were partway through an alpine traverse when they came across human remains. As anyone should, they reported their discovery to local authorities as soon as possible. […]

Ryan Nadiak | January 10, 2020
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Kirkwood, CA To Open 100%!

Kirkwood’s Fawn Ridge If you’re not en route already you’ll be missing the opening of Kirkwood’s legendary backside. With the majority of Kirkwood’s terrain being advanced, this mountain is a force to be reckoned with. Kirkwood has had a remarkable couple weeks after a considerably dry autumn. With 2,000′ of vertical drop and a base level of 7,800′ this mountain sits […]

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Dan Scheibelein | December 13, 2019
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Mammoth Mountain, CA Report: 628″ at the Summit | Soft Snow and Excellent Coverage.

Report from March 7th, 2019.   Upper Mountain looking Unreal! The Sierra Nevada has been incredible this season. With 628″ of snowfall at this summit so far this season, Mammoth has the deepest snowpack in the United States. It hasn’t stopped snowing in a month! Because of the rapid snowfall following a 16″ storm, the avalanche conditions became dangerous in the Eastern […]

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Jason Ringenberg | March 7, 2019
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VIDEO: The NOAA Hurricane Hunters | Awesome Perspective as They Fly Through the Sierra Nevada

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How neat is this, what a cool perspective of the Sierra Nevada. N45RF Sierra Nevada Survey CA118NOAA’s Twin Commander (N45RF, #NOAA45) and crew recently completed a survey in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The data collected helps local hydrologists determine the potential for possible flood-prone areas during the spring. Take a look at this video of the crew flying a […]

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WeatherBrains | March 30, 2018
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