This is my second story front door at 6:30 am. I momentarily opened the door to a brutally fierce wind and sideways blowing snow and quickly shut it to grab my ski goggles and put them on before stepping outside to walk to the car.
My path through a four foot drift
The blowing snow lit up by a flash
The same shot sans flash. I was hoping to better capture the blowing snow which isn't really that noticeable here, but trust me, it was there
This was the only shot I took on the mountain all day. Yes, there is a snowboarder hidden amongst the billowing fluff. I wish I took more photos, but frankly, I was too busy skiing. Friday, January 4th, 2008...
This morning, as I began my day of work, I was alerted by a co-worker of a particularly viscious storm that was preparing to hit the Sierra Nevada Mtns beginning today and lasting through the weekend. According to my co-worker, "The Tahoe area is gonna get like 5 or 10 feet of snow today!"
Well, hmmmmmm... I don't know about that... 5 or 10 feet?!?! Let's see about that. So I got on the NOAA website and clicked on a point between South Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Lakes, CA and here is the forecast from Friday morning:
Point Forecast: 10 Miles SSE Leavitt Meadows CA 38.2N -119.47W (Elev. 10926 ft)
Hazardous weather condition(s):
Blizzard WarningFlash Flood WarningFlood StatementFlood WarningSpecial Weather Statement
This Afternoon: Periods of snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 25. Strong and damaging winds, with a south wind around 85 mph, with gusts as high as 140 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 44 to 50 inches possible.
Tonight: Periods of snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 13. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 80 to 85 mph decreasing to between 55 and 60 mph. Winds could gust as high as 140 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 33 to 39 inches possible.
Saturday: Occasional snow showers. High near 16. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind between 55 and 60 mph, with gusts as high as 95 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.
Now that's a storm!
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