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[PHOTOS] Major Storm Drops Up to 30 Inches Overnight at Mammoth Mountain, CA, Extending Spring Season Outlook

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mammoth Mountain (@mammothmountain) A powerful winter storm has delivered 23 to 30 inches of fresh snow Mammoth Mountain since yesterday, setting up prime conditions and likely extending the resort’s spring skiing and riding season. Related: [PHOTOS] Palisades Tahoe, CA, Sees 25 Inches of Snow Overnight With More on the Way Resort officials […]
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Different Approaches to Modern Snowflake Photography: The History Behind the Science of Snowflakes

  Video of Snowflakes Grown in Dr. Kenneth G. Libbrecht’s Lab | Courtesy NY Times In a recent New York Times Science article, Kenneth Chang wrote about two very different approaches to modern snowflake photography. Following in the footsteps of Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley and the ski tracks of Ed LaChapelle, Drs. Kenneth G. Libbrecht and Nathan P. Myhrvold and photographer […]
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Lake Tahoe Snowfall Totals & Photos: Up to 23″ of New Snow

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Lake Tahoe just got it’s first real storm of the 2014/15 winter season. It was a wet one with snow levels hovering around 7,500-feet for the most part. We had a Winter Storm Warning from 4pm Tuesday until 4am today. Sugar Bowl is the big winner again with 23″ of snow from this storm and shockingly, Kirkwood got the lowest snowfall numbers. Kirkwood got mostly rain and only ended up with 8 inches from this storm. We skied Squaw yesterday and it was raining to the top. Looks like today will be about the same as yesterday. We were soaked after about 2 hours of skiing. […]
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