High Sierra Topix

It looks like this Atmospheric River storm is going to come in wet and heavy, with snow levels potentially starting as high as ~10,000', but likely lowering to ~6,000' sometime Monday. This could mean FEET of snow up high, but possibly only inches down low, all depending on how fast the storm cools off. This is a great setup for an early season storm to fill in the nooks and crannies with a nice pasty Sierra Cement, unlike last year’s first storms which left fairly treacherous conditions with light snow on-top of rocks. Winds are forecasted to be extreme, which will result in much greater accumulations in leeward areas, and the formation of dangerous wind slabs.