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9 Incredible Sierra Nevada, California Snow Records:

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The Sierra Nevada is no stranger to big snowstorms. As far back as the November 1846, The Donner Party learned this the hard way with a 5-foot overnight snowstorm. Since snowfall record keeping began in 1879, there have been some incredible snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada of California. The Sierras still get huge amounts of snow with Sugar Bowl ski resort leading the charge with 500″ of snow per year. This isn’t surprising as Sugar Bowl is located on Donner Pass, where many of the records below took place. […]
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SnowBrains Forecast: Holiday Snow Out West Under Active Pattern, And Lots of it

Forecast By The SnowBrains Meteorology team  10:25 PM MST, 12/23/2021 Forecast Summary: A very active pattern will bring multiple rounds of snow across the western US, with significant snowfall totals likely through Tuesday. Snow will get started Thursday night and will keep going almost continuously through Tuesday for most locations. A brief break will come Wednesday before active weather continues […]
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SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 100″ of Snow to Fall Across The Sierra This Week

Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee  7:10 pm MST, 12/19/2021 Forecast Summary: A long-duration Atmospheric River will bring up to 100″ of snow to the Sierra through Sunday of next week. Snow will get started Tuesday as moisture from the atmospheric river slams into the Sierra to start things off. Snow will then pretty fall nonstop through the weekend […]
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SnowBrains Forecast: Another Trough to Bring 1-2 Feet of Snow For Sierra Through Thursday

Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee  7:10 pm MST, 12/14/2021 Forecast Summary: Another trough will move into California Wednesday night and bring an additional 1-2 FEET of snow to the Sierra through Thursday. Snow will start Wednesday afternoon and continue through the day Thursday. An active pattern looks to be in place in the long term and extended.  […]
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SnowBrains Forecast: 2-5 Feet of Snow For The Sierra Through Tuesday: Up to 6+ Feet Above 6000′

Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee  5:30 pm MST, 12/11/2021 Forecast Summary: A trough over the eastern Pacific will slam moisture into the Sierra Sunday night and bring 2-5 FEET of snow to the high Sierra through Tuesday. Over 6 FEET is likely above 6000′. An active pattern looks to be in place in the long term and […]
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4th Tahoe Resort Postpones Opening Day Due to Warm Temperatures and Lack of Snow

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A fourth Tahoe ski resort has announced that opening day will be delayed due to warm weather and lack of snow. Sugar Bowl Resort announced Monday that they will not be opening as planned this Friday. Related: These 23 Resorts Have All Postponed Opening Day Due to Lack of Snow The resort follows Palisades Tahoe, Northstar, and Heavenly in postponing opening […]
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