There's also the possibility that we'll see some record snowfall -- and the Sierra snow pack may reach a record high.
"At the top of the mountain this morning, it was just a white out. I could barely where I was going in my snow cat," said Barret Burghard, director of Operations for Heavenly Mountain Resort."We're out there clearing the snow as quickly as possible, but it's been building up," said Gilbert Mohtes-Chan with CalTrans District 3."We've had eight feet in the last week. We're at 40 feet for the season, and there's more in forecast," said Burghard.
I think we're going to surpass that," said Burghard.Track rain in San Francisco Bay Area with Live Doppler 7"This has been one of the most consistent and best snow packs we've seen in at least 30 years," said Cooper."It's tough getting around town right now because the roads have so much snow. It's pretty much one lane in each way so everyone has to cooperate," said Burghard."We have a lot to do to clean up here. Be safe.
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