The current official measurements detail what we already know. We've got serious snow. In some places, more than they've ever measured.
Department of Water Resources measuring the snow at Phillips, near Echo Summit.
Now that warmer temps have the snowpack beginning to shrink and subside, put a measuring stick in the ground anywhere near Tahoe - our yard, or up on the mountains - you'll still find 10 - 15 feet of snow. More, as you get near the Sierra Crest. The snow walls on the side of Hwy 50 at Echo Summit are 12+ feet high.
The UC Berkeley Snow Lab up on Donner Summit says we've gotten 715 inches of snow over the course of this season. That's over 59 feet of white stuff. No wonder our house is still buried.
Berkeley Snow Lab:
https://cssl.berkeley.edu/
California Department of Water Resources:
https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2023/April-23/Snow-Survey-April-2023
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