Monster winter storm bears down on Sierra Nevada
Ski resorts and Yosemite National Park were closed as California’s most powerful storm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada Friday. Team coverage. (3-1-24)
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Ski resorts and Yosemite National Park were closed as California’s most powerful storm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada Friday. Team coverage. (3-1-24)
A Pacific storm packing the heaviest snow of the winter arrived in the Sierra Thursday and is projected to dump as much as 10 feet in some areas by Sunday night.
The buzz around a blizzard hitting the Sierra this week was all around Berkeley's California Ski Company on Thursday as staff helped customers in the store and prepared for more to show up.
A severe winter storm has begun bringing copious amounts of snow to California's Sierra Nevada this week. Extremely dangerous mountain travel is expected, with long stretches of roadway becoming impassible with blizzard conditions.
With feet of snow expected to fall over the next few days, CHP officers have their hands full when it comes to keeping drivers safe.
With feet of snow expected to fall in the next few days, the CHP will be busy keeping drivers safe. Kelsi Thorud reports. (2-29-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Elizabeth Cook spoke with Dr. Andrew Schwartz with the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab Thursday afternoon. (2-9-24)
The most powerful Pacific storm of the season has started barreling into the Sierra Nevada. Team coverage from Madisen Keavy, Paul Heggen and Kelsi Thorud. (2-29-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
The latest statewide snow survey shows California's water supply potential continues to improve after a slow, dry start to the rainy season, according to officials with the state's Department of Water Resources.
People in Truckee spent much of Wednesday making sure they had all the supplies they'll need for what could be an intense, days-long storm.
Heavy snowfall was hitting the Sierra Nevada and the Lake Tahoe area Monday, the latest in a series of winter storms moving through the region.
February has been good for the Sierra Nevada snowpack and climate experts are hopeful this week's storms could bring it back to normal. Max Darrow reports. (2-18-24)
The first of two atmospheric rived-fueled storms moved into the Bay Area Wednesday, bringing heavy rains that triggered flood advisories covering large portions of Sonoma and Marin counties.
With the web-footed walk that happens in snowshoes, Sean de Guzman, manager of the state snow surveys and water supply forecasting unit in the Sierra Nevada, performed the season's second snow survey Tuesday.
It's a winter sport with a wild twist. Skiers and snowboarders at Heavenly Resort got a little too close to a black bear this weekend.
Snow activity increases through the day Wednesday with another round of heavy snow and gusty wind on the way. Wednesday will be a First Alert Action Day for the foothills and Sierra as travel will be difficult to impossible.
On Saturday, stormy, near-whiteout conditions in parts of the Sierra were a welcome sight for the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab.
On Saturday near-whiteout conditions in parts of the Sierra were a welcome sight for the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab. Max Darrow reports. (1-6-24)
Kevin DePaolo is happy to be alive after he was injured by a huge boulder on a hike in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. (12-21-23)
Deputies doing a welfare check on a Sierra County woman's home not only discovered that she had died, but also that a bear had gotten in after her death.
While there are safety warnings for rivers across California, whitewater fans are now enjoying a dream season. Wilson Walker reports. (6-30-23)
A number of Lake Tahoe-area state parks and campgrounds will be closed during the busy Memorial Day weekend because of the historic snowpack in the Sierra, park officials said Wednesday.
Just beyond the Don Pedro Reservoir, nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, lies key infrastructure in supplying much of the Bay Area with water. Max Darrow reports on the improvements to the 100-year-old Mountain Tunnel.
The latest statewide snowpack measurement from the California Department of Water Resources is another indication that the tremendously wet winter might have been too much of a good thing.
The latest Sierra snowpack measurement from the California Department of Water Resources shows the snowpack's snow-water equivalent is 61.1 inches, or 237% of average for April 1, "one of the largest snowpack years on record in California."
