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Related: About this forumThe Sierra could see another 7 to 10 feet of snow before Monday.
The Sierra could see another 7 to 10 feet of snow before Monday, scientists at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow lab predicted, enough to make it one of the snowiest winters of all time in the area.
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This Northern California spot is on track to see one of its snowiest winter of all time
The Donner Summit area in the Sierra may see another seven to ten feet of snow between...
The Donner Summit area in the Sierra may see another seven to ten feet of snow between...
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The Sierra could see another 7 to 10 feet of snow before Monday. (Original Post)
mahatmakanejeeves
Dec 2021
OP
My apologies. I seem to have been projecting my own perspective on the situation.
alwaysinasnit
Dec 2021
#4
I've visited quite a lot in my younger years during all seasons. The Lake Tahoe area is very
alwaysinasnit
Dec 2021
#6
alwaysinasnit
(5,169 posts)1. As awful as it is for the residents, I am grateful for the snowpack.
Mister Ed
(6,268 posts)3. I don't think the residents find it awful at all.
Many of them them live for this, and the rest expect it. (I speak as a former resident of the Tahoe Basin.)
alwaysinasnit
(5,169 posts)4. My apologies. I seem to have been projecting my own perspective on the situation.
Mister Ed
(6,268 posts)5. No need to apologize!
It may seem strange, but I wish I was there.
alwaysinasnit
(5,169 posts)6. I've visited quite a lot in my younger years during all seasons. The Lake Tahoe area is very
beautiful, so I can understand your wish to be there.
niyad
(118,155 posts)2. Goddess knows it is desperately needed. I keep thinking about a 'toon JHB posted
recently: "Dear Santa, the Sierra needs a new blanket." The image is trees blanketed in snow.
CentralMass
(15,440 posts)7. That is awesome news.
Irish_Dem
(55,709 posts)8. How many feet do they have on the ground now?