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[ski3pin]

American Robins and Stellar Jays showed up here yesterday. They are easy to see with the white background.

[AWG_Pics]

Looks like the recent storm really helped the snowpack!

[Taku]

no pics, but have been wearing shorts all day every day here in Baja for the last month. winter in name only

[pvstoy]

Winter storm, snowing pretty good.  I could go out and shovel the driveway.... Maybe I'll wait and see if the sun comes out tomorrow and does it for me. 

[ski3pin]

Winter storm, snowing pretty good.  I could go out and shovel the driveway.... Maybe I'll wait and see if the sun comes out tomorrow and does it for me. 

Patrick, how did waiting for the sun and snow removal work for you? That kind of attitude doesn't work around here.

 

We have some more Spring weather rolling in -

 

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
125 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024

CAZ069-041200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0013.240404T0600Z-240406T0600Z/
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
125 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 12
  inches above 3500 feet. Local accumulations of 18 to 24 inches
  over the highest peaks south of Highway 50. Winds gusting as
  high as 45 mph.

* WHERE...West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada including Interstate
  80 over Donner Pass, Highway 50 over Echo Summit and Highway 88
  over Carson Pass.

* WHEN...From 11 PM PDT this evening to 11 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult with slick roads and
  possible chain controls leading to delays. Gusty winds could
  bring down tree branches.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels 6000 to 7000 feet this evening,
  lowering to 2500 to 3500 feet by Thursday morning. Snow levels
  drop to around 2000 feet briefly Friday morning.

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

 

Patrick, how did waiting for the sun and snow removal work for you? That kind of attitude doesn't work around here.

 

We have some more Spring weather rolling in -

 

Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sacramento CA
125 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024

CAZ069-041200-
/O.CON.KSTO.WW.Y.0013.240404T0600Z-240406T0600Z/
West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada-
Including the city of Blue Canyon
125 PM PDT Wed Apr 3 2024

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 12
  inches above 3500 feet. Local accumulations of 18 to 24 inches
  over the highest peaks south of Highway 50. Winds gusting as
  high as 45 mph.

* WHERE...West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada including Interstate
  80 over Donner Pass, Highway 50 over Echo Summit and Highway 88
  over Carson Pass.

* WHEN...From 11 PM PDT this evening to 11 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult with slick roads and
  possible chain controls leading to delays. Gusty winds could
  bring down tree branches.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow levels 6000 to 7000 feet this evening,
  lowering to 2500 to 3500 feet by Thursday morning. Snow levels
  drop to around 2000 feet briefly Friday morning.

Eeeeeeeek!  

[MarkBC]

Towing a travel trailer has made me a WEATHER WIMP! 

Yes, me! I pride myself on decades of experience safely driving in snow...including in my car when snowing hard and through deep snow in my truck. Certainly never bothered by high winds.

 

But now, towing my 19-foot travel trailer, I'm having to think about my planned route home:  through Albuquerque, Flagstaff, Las Vegas, Tonopah, Austin, Winnemucca -- with high wind warnings and/or snow forecast along that route.

 

I'm in eastern New Mexico, near I-40, tonight, and I think my best bet -- for the wind at least -- is to drive as far west as I can tomorrow.

 

I'm not really on a schedule, so I could just hunker down somewhere if conditions for trailer towing are bad... We'll see. 

[pvstoy]

Ski it would have worked waiting.  I could not wait and did it with a snow shovels especially on the north surfaces.  The sun was out and the 6 inches went pretty fast.

 

Oh spring, don't like the current weather, just wait and it will change.

[ski3pin]

The dogwood is blooming and the aspen tree is leafing out. It is spring here at home.

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Yep I think Spring is finally here to stay.
At least until the next strange storm.

Frank