Tag: snowfall

Lessons in shoveling: My first winter in the Mono Basin  

After missing the last major snowstorm while visiting family for the holidays—only to return to a freshly blanketed Sierra … and lots of poconip—there was no chance I was going to miss this mid-February storm. After mostly living in Southern California, this is my first true winter, and I…

Mono Basin snowfall records broken again … and again …

In the Mono Basin, the 2022–2023 season made snowfall history in January—and February—and is poised to set new records again as March snowstorms pile more snow on top of an already-record snowpack. Highway 395 has been closed due to several…