That's what I'm hearing too.
Mammoth is reporting 50" with no end in sight.
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Current Avalanche Advisory
Issued April 4, 2006
Good morning, this is Sue Burak with the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center with an avalanche warning posted on Tuesday, April 4, 2006.
BOTTOM LINE:
The avalanche danger is EXTREME in the Mammoth Lakes area due to over four feet of dense new snow falling in the last 24 hours. The avalanche danger for the Rock Creek to Bishop Creek areas remains HIGH.
MOUNTAIN WEATHER
The winter storm warning for Inyo and Mono Counties will continue today and expire late tonight. Another 2 feet of new snow is expected in the Mammoth area, which has been the bulls eye for this storm. Areas to the north and south of Mammoth could see accumulations of 12 inches or more. Temperatures will continue to be hovering around 30 to 32F at the 8,000 ft level. Winds will continue to be light to moderate from the south and southwest at the 8,000 to 10,000 ft. levels. Winds at the top of Mammoth are in the usual range of 40 to 60 mph.
OUTLOOK
This morning, the National Weather Service stated that the "active weather pattern will keep going and going and going". Another weather system moves into the region on Friday. This will be a colder storm and will be followed by another system on Sunday.
SNOWPACK AND AVALANCHE DISCUSSION
Mammoth Mountain has been the focal point for an amazing amount of snow and water content accumulation in the last 24 hours- 44 inches of new snow and almost 5 inches of water has fallen since 7AM yesterday. Areas to the north and south of Mammoth have received less snow and water, but the amounts are still impressive for an early April storm. Mammoth Pass and the Bishop Pass snow sensor picked up around 3.7 inches of water. Rock Creek picked up 16 inches of 13% snow. Tioga Pass picked up 18 inches of new snow. Aspendell received 8 inches of 9% snow and it is currently snowing in the Bishop Creek drainage.
Winds have been light during this storm and the main avalanche danger is due to the rapid addition of water to the snowpack. June Mountain ski patrol reported 1 to 2 foot crowns and avalanches running close to the parking lot this morning. The dense new snow will settle quickly with mild temperatures and increasing density. Settlement is the decrease in snow depth due to sintering and rounding.
The avalanche danger today is EXTREME in the Mammoth area. For the Rock to Bishop Creek area, the avalanche danger remains HIGH.
The outlook for Wednesday is for decreasing avalanche danger as snowfall ends and we have a day or so before the next storm affects our area on Friday.