California snowfall

Don M.

Don M.

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I've been seeing the news reports about the huge amount of snow in some parts of California, which exceeds over 50 feet....with more coming. Does anyone here live near these areas. and have you been impacted?? I can't imagine such a huge amount of snow....and I grew up in Denver near the Rocky Mountains. If there is a sudden warmup, there may be some serious flooding in those areas, and downstream.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/t...t-with-more-expected-this-weekend/ar-AA186SpO
 

Don M. said:
I've been seeing the news reports about the huge amount of snow in some parts of California, which exceeds over 50 feet....with more coming. Does anyone here live near these areas. and have you been impacted?? I can't imagine such a huge amount of snow....and I grew up in Denver near the Rocky Mountains. If there is a sudden warmup, there may be some serious flooding in those areas, and downstream.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/t...t-with-more-expected-this-weekend/ar-AA186SpO
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i can remember driving over mountain passes near Lasson in the summer and driving by snow stacked 20-30 feet high along the roadside. Of course I can also remember when you could walk to the foot of a glacier between Banff and Jasper.

But I live in bayside California. So the closest snow to me is usually found on Mt Diablo and only rarely, though friend posted a pic of her and her daughter in snow right up at Tilden regional park, just above Berkeley just last month. I’m sure happy to hear of all the snow in the mountains. That’s always been where our water comes from. Hopefully water prices will reflect the newest conditions. Sure would like to water my garden more than I do.
 

I have a good friend who lives in Truckee. It is near Lake Tahoe. I chatted with him earlier this week. He said they have had 7 feet of snow, but his HOA makes sure the streets in the neighborhood are plowed. He seems to be frequently out and about despite the blizzards.
 
So, have you seen my post on this thread?
https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/2023-hows-the-weather-where-you-are.78157/post-2436045

I drove up to Tahoe this afternoon and am in lodging tonight so I can ski at Heavenly ski resort tomorrow Monday, epic cold dry powder snow. Most snow along highway US50 ever. R2 chain conditions for miles. Deepest at Echo Summit where I recorded a video for a few minutes while driving. Tomorrow will do some GoPro8 POV videos skiing and later after Adobe Premiere 2021 processing, YouTube Publish some. But not post links for on this board haha.
 
I'm so surprised by these news of snow in California. I grew up with basic knowledge that the three warmest, sunniest and nearly summer like weather all year round were: California, Texas (in the South) and Florida.

Are the weather patterns in Earth changing that much? Yes, I'd say so from plain observation via videos online these days.

We receive daily influxes of news since the advent of recording technology that it's fascinating to learn how our planet is evolving and growing since our school days.

Granted, I love snow and in my corner of the world it's a rarity but still, to be honest, I'm glad I'm not the one having to shovel that anymore. However, I feel deeply sad for the people having to live it and suffering for it...
 
We are getting the same storms in Utah, a day later than in California. Not as much moisture as California, but a lot. The average snowpack here is now 20.4 inches of water, that's equivalent to almost 20 feet of snowfall. It puts us in the 98th percentile and is just a little short of the record 23 inches for this date. And well above the average annual total of about 15 inches. On average our snowpack keeps getting deeper until early April, then it starts to melt. Even if we got no more snow this would likely lead to flooding, if the snow keeps on falling we could have sever flooding. And it's snowing as I write...

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/...harts/POR/WTEQ/assocHUCut3/state_of_utah.html
 
My son and his family live in Los Angeles but they have a condo in Big Bear because they like to ski. He sent me some photos of what it was like there yesterday. Wow!!

The pathway to their condo
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The condo parking lot that’s been cleared. But look closely…the trees have been buried all the way up their trunks!
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pretty night view..those icicles!!
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Supernatural said:
I'm so surprised by these news of snow in California. I grew up with basic knowledge that the three warmest, sunniest and nearly summer like weather all year round were: California, Texas (in the South) and Florida.
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Southern California tends to be warm. Northern California is more temperate. The distance between California's northern and southern boundries is about the same as that of all of Great Britain north to south. In addition, it's my understanding that while the North Atlantic current brings warmer water up past Great Britain, the California current brings cold arctic water down from the Gulf of Alaska, affecting the weather.
 
From USA Today ... parts of California have seen over 50 feet of snow in 2023.

I think of Donner Pass and areas like that.

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I have been in that area during April and have seen the weekend cabins that the people from cities like San Francisco had built and were now crushed by the snow from the winter. I remember stopping at the truck stop on top of Donner Pass. There were several logging trucks parked in the lot next to the diner. I have to say that the food was terrible. I ordered an open faced roast beef sandwich with gravy. It looked like road kill and tasted like it, although I have never tasted real road kill, but it tasted as bad or maybe worse than it looked.

The waitress heard the fellow with me call it road kill and she picked up my plate after only 2 bites. She asked me (very politely) what else would I like. I asked her how about just a burger? That tasted pretty good, but who knows what was in it? When she brought the check, I reminded her that she didn’t include the roast beef sandwich, but she said no charge. I told her that I would add it to her tip. She smiled snd said thanks. I told the Sergeant with me that she didn’t make the sandwich, so it wouldn’t be right to hold her accountable for it snd besides, she was kind enough to replace it and not charge me for it.

We had our cammies on and she said ‘you boys stay safe’ as we were going out the door. Really nice people. We kept going down the mountain and stopped at a town named Incline Village for gas and coffee. In comes a guy that looks like Sonny Bono. I kept looking at him and he caught me staring and said ‘Hi, I’m Sonny.’ I shook his hand and told him I thought so. I yelled at my Sgt. ‘hey Sarge, get over here.’ When he came over he looked at Bono, he said ‘hey, you’re Sonny Bono.’ Sonny says ‘I am?’ I forget how many years later it was when he was killed.
 
Tommy said:
Southern California tends to be warm. Northern California is more temperate. The distance between California's northern and southern boundries is about the same as that of all of Great Britain north to south. In addition, it's my understanding that while the North Atlantic current brings warmer water up past Great Britain, the California current brings cold arctic water down from the Gulf of Alaska, affecting the weather.
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Ah thanks @Tommy for the history bit, love that. Cheers!. Yes, where I am in Scotland, we're lucky that we get the warmer weather. At the waterfront in some part along the coast, we've got Palm Trees...
 
I USED to live in Big Bear! had a 100 year old log cabin there. It was hit by the 7.4 earthquake
and we had to rebuild.
I've been through some blizzards in Big Bear but I think Donner pass got the worst of it!
They must have some pretty hardy people living there!
 
What surprised me is that the Big Bear Airport is open. They could load up a C-130 with supplies for the people stranded up there.
 
Supernatural said:
I'm so surprised by these news of snow in California. I grew up with basic knowledge that the three warmest, sunniest and nearly summer like weather all year round were: California, Texas (in the South) and Florida.

Are the weather patterns in Earth changing that much? Yes, I'd say so from plain observation via videos online these days.

We receive daily influxes of news since the advent of recording technology that it's fascinating to learn how our planet is evolving and growing since our school days.

Granted, I love snow and in my corner of the world it's a rarity but still, to be honest, I'm glad I'm not the one having to shovel that anymore. However, I feel deeply sad for the people having to live it and suffering for it...
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When there is talk about snow in California, then it's in the mountains. Sierra Nevada has Mt. Whitney at 14,494 feet, and near Los Angeles are three mountains above 10,000 feet (Mt. San Gegornio is 11,503 feet.) The East Entrance to Yosemite National Park is over the Tioga Pass at 9,943 feet.
 
I have some family in the Los Angeles area. I don't know if there's been a lot of snow ❄️ where they are. I'm thinking of calling my brother to see.
 

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