The power is still out at #ForkedMeadow #California but the generator is doing just fine. We got another 3 feet of snow overnight. I'm not even sure how much we have anymore. I think it's about 24f outside but I believe all of the temperature sensors I have deployed are buried under the snow. The mounds of snow from where the roof sheds are getting high enough you can't really see outside anymore. It's supposed to stop snowing today. Then we can assess where we're at. #CaWx

Here's a problem I never thought I'd have... The #AmbientWeather sensor array I've got at #ForkedMeadow #California is within about a foot of being overtopped by the snow. The pole it's on is about 15 feet high if memory serves.

Once it goes under the snow, I don't think the temperature readings are going to be accurate anymore 😂

The power has been out since this morning at #ForkedMeadow #California and according to #SCE there are a total of 80 customers out. That's basically the summer cabins in our area and us. So it could be quite a while before a crew gets dispatched and makes it through the blizzard to restore power.

The propane generator is up and running, and so far everything is fine.

The next band of snow should hit soon. #CaWx

The clouds and snow have abated enough to see the ridge in the distance (look on the left side just to the right of the close tree) for the first time in a week or two! I wonder how much snow is laying on the ground up there. And I wonder how much snow is laying on top of Nelson Mountain (out of frame to the left). #ForkedMeadow #California #CaWx #blizzard #snowpocalypse

We had light snow overnight at #ForkedMeadow #California which added maybe another two inches to the massive total we've got so far. It went down to 14f and is currently 18f. The next band of moisture should be arriving soon. I wonder how much snow we'll get today! #CaWx

We've picked up at least 2 feet of snow today at #ForkedMeadow #California during this #blizzard . And it looks like another 6+ feet are on the way by the end of Wednesday. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday will be our opportunity to dig out and prepare for another front moving in Saturday evening through Monday. That front is expected to be weaker but we shall see.

#CaWx

It's currently 25f and getting close to whiteout conditions with the wind howling at #ForkedMeadow #California . If you don't need to go to the mountains today, then don't even bother trying. This is a crazy #blizzard that's supposed to go into Wednesday. #CaWx

The photos don't do it justice for how much of a whiteout this actually is.

The next storm has arrived at #ForkedMeadow #California . So far it's just light snow. The temperature is 26f. Let's see if we really do get 7+ feet of snow by Wednesday evening. Board conditions start tomorrow.

Working on widening the driveway at #ForkedMeadow #California before the #blizzard coming in on Monday. We've got a #WinterStormWarning starting this afternoon. Now the NWS is saying up to 7 feet of new snow by the end of Wednesday.

That's a #bobcat #skidSteer with a big snow blower attachment. It's how we keep things open in the winter. The driveway is a bit more than a half mile long to get to the county road that PG&E keeps open for access to one of their hydro projects.

#CaWx #DinkeyCreek

We picked up another inch or two of snow overnight at #ForkedMeadow #California

It went down to 14f overnight and is curently 18f.

The weather forecast for the Forked Meadow / #DinkeyCreek / #ShaverLake area now has a #BlizzardWarning for Monday through Wednesday and they're saying 3-7 feet of new snow in that time period will fall.

It's time to get out for more diesel for the snow blower and other supplies before the next storm rolls in.

#CaWx

Finally. A break in the snow. We have 12 feet of compacted snow on the ground in many places. Some places have drifts much higher than that. The next storm I think is due in tomorrow evening at #ForkedMeadow #California although I imagine we'll get snow showers off and on until then. What an epic storm!

The roof is shedding more snow at #ForkedMeadow #California and it's burying the uphill side of the house. And it's still snowing! #CaWx

Good thing we closed the snow shutters this morning in preparation for this. It could be many weeks before we get sunlight through these windows.

We will have to raise the barricade height in the future for the next winter in the distant future when we get this much snow again.

This is the biggest winter in decades. This is great for the forest and meadows!

It's becoming a bit problematic with how much snow the roof is shedding. A four foot deep slab just turned the back door and porch into an igloo and is threatening to push over the barricade. And it's still snowing at #ForkedMeadow #California because we're getting all the epic weather this winter evidently. #CaWx

We can't take the snow blower attached to the bobcat back there until the roof fully unloads. It's too risky. The bobcat could be buried and crushed under a mountain of snow.

@sarae some of the out buildings at #ForkedMeadow #California are disappearing under the snow. This is an insane storm. It's been a long time since the #DinkeyCreek and #ShaverLake area has seen this much all at once. #EpicDump #Snowmageddon #CaWx

And it's still snowing!

This is just an absolute massive snow dump and boggles the mind. That little conifer that @sarae was watching is now very much under the snow. #ForkedMeadow #california and the #DinkeyCreek and #ShaverLake area are absolutely getting hammered. The high #Sierra must be completely burried. It will be interesting to see the snow survey results in a few days. #CaWx

This is an absolutely epic #Sierra snow storm. We haven't had such a producive storm since at least Thanksgiving 2019 and probably earlier than that. #CaWx #ForkedMeadow #California

Another two feet of snow fell at #forkedMeadow #California overnight. It's still heavily snowing and has never slacked off. Later this morning the snow is supposed to end but I'm guessing we'll get another foot or two before then. The current temp and overnight low is 27f. Highway 168 is closed so there's no way in or out of the mountains. My dad will blow the driveway once it's light enough and then he'll see how bad the county road is. #CaWx

It's #snowpocalypse now at #ForkedMeadow #California right now. We're in the bullseye with no end in sight. Current temp is 27f and falling. We are in the 8-10 foot range for new snow in this storm and there will be another foot or three before it takes a break tomorrow. #CaWx

Still snowing very hard at #forkedMeadow #California with no end in sight tonight. I'm not even sure how much snow has come down at this point. #CaWx

My dad is out with the #bobcat #SkidSteer and #SnowBlower attachment clearing the driveway. Still near #blizzard conditions at #ForkedMeadow #California with very heavy snow that is now blowing and drifting. #CaWx