(Monday, Jan 30 update...on track) - A strong storm will move in mid next through late next week (Wednesday through Friday) to drop several+ feet of snow on Tahoe and south to Mammoth.

The next storm looks like it will be diverted to the south of a large blocking high pressure system over the Gulf of Alaska as it approaches the California coast, so the origin of this storm is off the mid-Pacific (milder, higher snow levels). It looks like half of the available moisture in this storm (and half the snow potential) will be rain or a rain-snow mix below 6,500 to 7,000 feet. We are looking at 2.5 to 5" of potential precipitation in this thing, so with most at a 1:8 to 1:12 water to snow ratio, that equates to 1-2 feet of snow at 6,000 feet, and 2 to 5 feet of snow at and above 7,000 feet. All ingredients look like they could line up nicely for a major storm. We will be watching and updating on this one so stay tuned... CM