You know it’s DEEP when… | Photo: Mammoth Mountain | Cover Photo: Squaw Valley
While NOAA waits to pull its winter storm warning from the mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe this afternoon, we thought it as good a time as any to take a look at what has been one of the biggest snowstorms to impact the Sierra in the past decade– maybe even century.
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Let’s start with Mammoth Mountain. Mammoth pulled down a whopping 192″ out of the recent storm with a foot coming in the last 24 hours alone.
“A light fluffy FOOT of new snow fell in the last 24 hours. With 11-16 feet in the last 8 days, the shred is going to be great today.” – Mammoth Mountain
Tahoe resorts also got buried with resorts like Heavenly, Squaw Valley, Mt Rose, Boreal, and Sugar Bowl pulling down 7+ feet of snow in the last 7 days. Looking forward to the weekend, the majority of the Sierra is forecasted to go BLUE on Saturday with sunny skies and fresh snow through MLK Monday.
7-Day Snowfall Totals:
- Mammoth – 192″
- Squaw – 168″
- Alpine Meadows – 168″
- Boreal – 143″
- Heavenly – 134″
- Kirkwood – 126″
- Mt Rose – 120″
- Northstar – 107″
- Sugar Bowl – 103″
- Sierra-at-Tahoe – 85″
- Homewood – 81″
