Environment

Snow Melt Causes Minor Flooding In Yosemite Park

May 10, 2017

The river running through Yosemite National Park briefly flooded its banks and a sheriff in California's Central Valley organized an airdrop of feed for 30 cows stranded downstream by rising waters as a heat wave melts record snow in the mountains.

Tahoe Ski Resort To Remain Open Past July 4 For First Time

May 3, 2017 | Randol White

Snow skiing in the Tahoe area will continue this year beyond the July Fourth holiday, due to record snowfall.

Environment

Heat Wave Melting Record Snowpack In Northern California

May 1, 2017

Forecasters expect at least one California river to hit flood stage later this week as a heat wave melts record snowpack in the Sierra Nevada.

Environment

NASA: Central Sierra Nevada Snowpack Larger Than Previous Four Years Combined

April 18, 2017 | Randol White

The Central Sierra Nevada snowpack this year is larger than the previous four years combined, according to new data from NASA.

Environment

NASA Launches Pilot Project To Measure Snow Pack From The Sky

March 7, 2017 | Ezra David Romero

There’s now so much snow in the Sierra Nevada that state water officials are preparing for a massive runoff year. A new way to measure snowpack could provide much greater accuracy.

Roads To Lake Tahoe Clearing In Time For Busy Weekend

January 13, 2017 | Ky Plaskon

Roads in the region around Lake Tahoe are clearing quickly for the busy weekend and some are calling the blizzard a blessing.

Several Parts Of Placer County Under Avalanche Warning

January 11, 2017 | Bob Moffitt

Homes and businesses in Truckee and Lake Tahoe are under several feet of snow.

Staggering Snow Totals At Tahoe

January 11, 2017

(AP) - Some staggering snow totals are coming in from the Lake Tahoe area that's been battered by a blizzard since Monday night.

Spring Snow Extends Southern California Ski Season For Some

March 31, 2016

(AP) - A spring snow dump has extended the season at two of Southern California's most popular ski mountains.

Environment

Atmospheric River Storms Can Reduce Sierra Snow

March 2, 2016 | Amy Quinton

A new NASA study shows that “atmospheric rivers” in California are more likely to result in increased flooding and reduced snowpack in the Sierra Nevada.