Not quite ‘Done for the Season’…After 3 nice boating days of 70 degrees at Lake Tahoe over the weekend, the is snow on the hot tub this morning…..

2nd warmest winter at Lake Tahoe since local records have been kept. Mid-70s the next few days, which will break daily records by 9 to 11 degrees!!
Instead of snow, I’ve got daffodils and dandelions at 6300 feet….It’s usually Mother’s Day before we get blooms. Time to put away the skis and pull out the kayaks!
Those of you on the east coast,…Read More

You won’t quite have this much….but be careful!!
—Dan Zwicker Sierra Shoveler

Snow and wind are finally winding down.
This “White Watson” storm, as Henry might say, is finally on its way east.
In the picture at my house below, the orange stakes are 5 feet tall….
—Dan Zwicker, Sierra Spy, South Lake Tahoe, Ca.

Would love to send our storm all the way east to you! ‘Mailbox level’ (4 feet or so) at my house, and up to 10 feet at higher elevations with 20;1+ snow ratios up there.
-Dan Zwicker, Sierra Spy

From Dan Zwicker, Sierra spy…
After a 5 week drought, we’re finally getting some snow in the Sierras this week. Up to 6 inches of water equivalent, which at up to 15-20:1 ratios on the upper mountains can translate to an awful lot of snow! Even predicting 2-4 feet at lake level at my house. Wednesday’s zoom meeting will be renamed “Weat…Read More

In two storms, one over Christmas and one over New Years, the Sierra snow season is back on track.
100 to 150 inches of snow (measured at 8000 ft) at various areas around the Lake Tahoe basin. Photos from 10,000 and 8500 ft at Heavenly ski resort.
Dan Zwicker, Sierra Spy

Having lunch on the deck in only a shirt today (Friday) at 6250 ft. by lake Tahoe in the Sierras. The bottom falls out tonight, as another holiday storm comes in. This year, they all seem to be warmer than normal, with some rain and low ratio snow at lake level (6250) and higher ratios on the ski mountains. (The closest one to me, Heavenly, goes…Read More

Hope we can send some of this east!

Nice Christmas miracle for the Tahoe area… Raining today, but up to 5 feet of snow by Friday as we move to the cold side of the ‘atmospheric river’.
Dan Zwicker, South Lake Tahoe, Ca.

East coasters enjoy your upcoming snows!… Out here in the sierras we have ridging, blue skies, and near record warmth for Thanksgiving. Snow last week above 8500 ft, but nothing at lake level. I’ll be missing tonight’s video discussion; have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Up to a foot of snow on some of the highest peaks (8500+) in yesterday’s storm. Just rain at lake Tahoe level (6250). Sending winter your way to the east!

First Sierra snow of the season!….. Only 2 inches at Lake level (6250) but over a foot above 8000 ft…

Your ridge in the east gets us a trough in the west — Look at our weekend temperatures!

Interstate 80 currently closed due to spin outs and stuck vehicles.
Expecting up to 4 feet at the crest and west side of the lake. Local forecast for storm through Tuesday— you can see on the chart how depending on location and altitude, snow amounts will vary from 1 to 4 feet.

Sierra Spy :
A nice dose of moisture here for the first week in February, but with a persistently positive PNA, snow levels have been relatively high. Only about 8 inches of wet “Sierra Cement” here at lake level in Tahoe (6250 ft), but 3-6 feet above 8000 ft. Generally higher totals as you go south. It doesn’t take much to disrupt travel…Read More