7 Places Where Californians Have Been Waiting To See Snow
LAKE TAHOE (CBS SF) - Our Halloween storm didn't do much to ease California's drought concerns but that's not stopping us from getting excited about the blanket of fresh powder.
Over the weekend folks in the Sierra began Tweeting, Instagramming and Facebooking pictures of the first real snow of the season. Here are a few of our favorites:
Our national parks saw some of the heaviest snow:
Snow is beginning to fall on some of America's public lands! Here's a photo from Sequoia and Kings Canyon Nationa... pic.twitter.com/3dLWv5M1EI
— Adam Nemeroff (@adamnem) November 2, 2014
This little cub witnessed the frost in Big Bear:
Even the high desert saw a smattering of snow:
First snow this season on the peaks in the California High Desert. pic.twitter.com/TMa63nsL6R
— ITM Mobile (@itmmobile) November 3, 2014
And, most importantly for Bay Area snowbirds, Tahoe didn't need snow-makers this weekend for the white stuff:
Good Morning from Lake Tahoe and Heavenly Ski resort pic.twitter.com/XIl4M0vmov
— Sierra REC (@RecSierra) November 2, 2014
Sadly, some places are still searching for the first signs of snow this year:
Did anyone see any snow this weekend? This picture was taken of the last snow fall last year. pic.twitter.com/tia3KPm4XN
— Sierra Ntl. Forest (@Sierra_NF) November 3, 2014
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