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Current Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, CA, is 1,000% Normal

Snowpack in Sierra Nevadas

After absolutely massive snowfall during the 2022-2023 winter and spring seasons, the Central and Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains still hold 1,000% of normal snow water equivalents to date, as of July 21, 2023. This staggering statistic may come as no surprise after more than half-a-dozen ski resorts in California reported record-breaking, or close-to, snow totals for the 22/23 season. It […]
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Tioga Pass in Yosemite CLOSED Yesterday Due to Snow

Tioga Pass, CA snow today. photo: caltrans

9,943-foot Tioga Pass in Yosemite, California closed yesterday due to snow. That’s right, enough snow fell on Tioga Pass to close it, in July. SR120W Tioga Pass is NOW CLOSED From 4 miles west of Jct 395 to the Yosemite Nat’l Park Entrance Gate, Due to Snow. — Caltrans District 9 (@Caltrans9) July We can’t remember a time when Tioga Pass has been closed by snow in July. Pretty cool. Caltrans was able to reopen Tioga Pass in both directions about 3 hours after closing it. California has be receiving a lot of monsoonal moisture from the tropical hurricanes in Mexico this summer that are themselves due to above average […]
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