warm storm 6 to 9 FEB FRI-MON

[donbrown]

Daytime storm snow levels above 8500 feet At night to 7000feet

High pressure to slide to Temecula / Mexico and launch moisture OVER OCEAN in front of San Francisco inland with a low pressure dragging cold front south.

Right now suppose to meet Sonoma county and do a dumping of 10 inches of rain in 72 hours

3-6 inches snow for Mammoth

3-5 inches RAIN for TRUCKEE

10 plus inches rain for SHASTA snow above 8000 feet

Northern Idaho could get over 5 feet snow and sawtooth 3 feet Yellowstone 2 feet

This storm forecast is SUDDEN ... ALL computer models have been forecasting no moisture what so ever for CAlifornia until last few days for this weekend storm

 

[motojunkie101]

I took my sled deck off the truck and put the sleds away last weekend.

You're welcome.

 

[donbrown]

I took my sled deck off the truck and put the sleds away last weekend.

You're welcome.

Are you saying now that we've given up on winter it is gonna finally snow?

Mammoth Lakes forecaster thinks they could get 5 feet of snow if things go perfectly

 

[donbrown]

Storming is moving more south increasing likelihood of more H20 to Tahoe South ... well into Mammoth.

Storm is still pretty warm snow level 8000 -9000 feet.

 

[Tigwerks]

Snowing at lake level

 

[Tigwerks]

Looks like it already changing to rain

 

[donbrown]

Looks like it already changing to rain

Most of the moisture is at the beginning and the cold front hits at the end of this storm !

 

[Tigwerks]

well the temps dropped about 15* in about 3 hrs at the start of the storm, I believe it has to do with evaporational cooling. Then it slowly warmed up.
When I got out of town and was in Meyers it was snowing then turned to rain like it was in town. Then we drove over kingsbury grade and it was evenn raining up there. I know they were predicting high snow elevation levels, I just hope it stays cold enough to snow at or below 7k.

But last I heard the snow levels dropped down and is now snowing below 7k ft

 

[Jblaze74]

If you watch this time lapse camera today you'll see a foot accumulate then drop a few inches due to rain. It's gonna be sierra cement today.... but i'll take it!

http://www.northstarcalifornia.com/the-mountain/snow-stake-cam.aspx

 

[Tigwerks]

mt rose got up to 2ft

 

[motojunkie101]

Let's hope it keeps up, I might have to dig the sleds back out!

 

[zilla]

Should be out there now, hoping to go tomorrow. While it's there..

 

[Tigwerks]

Was out in Tahoe meadows yesterday since mt. rose reported the most snow. Had a good time, good amount of snow out there and was snowing pretty good when we left.