The mountains in the Cascades and the Sierra Nevada, known as maritime snow climates, wring moisture out of storms that move in off the ocean and efficiently convert it into snow, Robinson said.

The Department of Water Resources conducted its first snow survey of the season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada mountains on Thursday. The manual survey recorded 24 inches of snow depth and a ...

A hiker, who was reported missing in California's Sierra Nevada mountains in the last week of December, was found dead at an elevation of 12,000 feet, officials say. "At this time, no further ...

Though Granada's storied history should be appreciated as much as possible, the nearby Sierra Nevada Mountains are also worth exploring. The Sierra Nevada Mountains are part of Sierra Nevada ...

CHICO — Once again, the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada mountain range is well above the average — and this time, much like in 2023, it showed up early in the season. The California Department ...

PG&E crews also gearing up as the utility anticipates high winds in the mid and upper elevations of the Sierra Nevada mountains. "We've opened our regional emergency Operations center to provide ...

The bomb cyclone in November and a push of winter storms in December had set up California’s mountains with a better start than ... Since Jan. 1, the Sierra Nevada has been in a holding pattern of ...

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the weather system that had been slamming the West Coast over the weekend was responsible for generating powerful winds across parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains, where a weather monitoring ...

Travelers heading to Reno or crossing the Sierra should prepare for wet weather this weekend with rain in the valleys and snow in the mountains. Reno-Sparks will be dry Friday with a high of 56 ...

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