Marshall Seese on weather channel keeps hyping this, saying will be measured in feet of snow in the mountains. I know not really related to us persay, but I am sure of interest to weather enthusiasts. Probably won't effect our weather, except maybe lead to a big rainmaker next week?

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA
1211 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007

CAZ013>019-063-064-066>069-311800-
SHASTA LAKE AREA / NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY-
BURNEY BASIN / EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY-NORTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO VALLEY-
CARQUINEZ STRAIT AND DELTA-NORTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY-
MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA COUNTY TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
CLEAR LAKE/SOUTHERN LAKE COUNTY-
NORTHEAST FOOTHILLS/SACRAMENTO VALLEY-MOTHERLODE-
WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-
WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA-
1211 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007

...A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STORMY WEATHER IS ON THE WAY BY THE END
OF THE WEEK..

A POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL SEND A
SERIES OF STORMS INTO CALIFORNIA BY THE END OF THE WEEK. A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE INTERIOR VALLEY...AND HEAVY
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED. STORMS WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE
REGION LATE WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO NEXT
WEEKEND.

THESE STORMS WILL DROP SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE CENTRAL
VALLEY...AND HEAVY SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. AROUND 10 FEET OF SNOW
MAY FALL OVER THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PASSES BY THE END OF NEXT
WEEKEND.    :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink: :blink:

I got snowed in in Tahoe a few years back right before Christmas.  Went out there to snowboard stayed at the 4 Seasons right at one of the bases of Heavenly.  First few days there no snow but decent conditions then on our last 2 days a storm blew in and their was so much snow they actually didn't even open the mountain.  Some Heavenly guides got lost that morning and avalanche risk was too high even on the first day of the storm.  I have never seen it snow so hard as it did, it was actually scarey.  Ended up getting 7 feet + of snow in 3 days of 'Pineapple Express'.  We were supposed to check out but flights were cancelled (snow in Reno too) and no buses to Reno.  The hotel said we could stay as long as the next expected guests didn't show up.  As we were sitting in the lobby bar a Hummer (H1) pulls up to everyone's amazement and sure enough it's the people staying in our room.  They ended up taking us down to one of the casino hotels where we luckily got rooms.  We ended up getting stuck in the casino for 2 days/nights with nothing to do except drink and gamble.....ended up being an expensive trip.  Was supposed to be home on 12/22 but flew home on Christmas Eve without having my Christmas shopping done and a couple thousand light in the bank account.  Oops.  ::)

They get some REAL SERIOUS snows out there. 

drinking and gambling...that's fun?

If you don't pass out, and you win, oh heck yea!

I like to do both....but when it's literally the ONLY thing you can do while on vacation to snowboard in the Sierra Nevada Mountains while there is a raging snowstorm going on and all you really want to do is get out and make fresh tracks all day long on the steep, it gets boring and expensive. 

My dream is to spend a whole year out there, mainly to experience the winter.  I know ocassionally they have down years but that whole area seems like one of the most favorable for real snowstorms out of anywhere.  As long as you have decent elevation you rarely have to worry about it being rain and it doesn't seem like they ever have the mixing issues we have in the east.

Just spoke with my nephew in Squaw Valley...they are expecting 3-6 feet with this upcoming storm... :mad:

Blizzard Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW CAUSING
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA..

.EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL DANGEROUS BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA AND LAKE TAHOE BASIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE SIERRA PASSES. ATTEMPTING TO
TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA WILL PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK!  VERY HIGH
SNOWFALL RATES WILL MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR ROAD CREWS AND
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL TO KEEP ROADS PASSABLE AND TO ASSIST STRANDED
VEHICLES. IF YOU DO ATTEMPT TRAVEL IN THE SIERRA YOUR CHANCES OF
BEING STRANDED FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS IS VERY HIGH.  REMAIN
INDOORS DURING THIS BLIZZARD...EVEN A SHORT WALK OUTDOORS COULD
BE DEADLY AS YOU WILL BECOME DISORIENTED IN THE WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS.

SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
EASTERN CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN NEVADA FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER TO SHOWERS ON
SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW MOVES INTO THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

STATE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS ARE WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING FOR EMERGENCY
RESPONSE...SHOULD IT BECOME NECESSARY. CITIZENS CAN ASSIST IN
THIS EFFORT BY STAYING INFORMED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

CAZ072-073-NVZ002-041400-
/O.CON.KREV.BZ.W.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T1800Z/
GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY..
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING..
MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY..

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT
BRINGING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SIERRA...AND UP TO 2 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY
BY FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET FRIDAY
EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO
5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA
CREST...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE
TAHOE BASIN. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR DUE TO STRONG
WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST
DANGEROUS WINDS FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS NEAR 145 MPH
OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE
HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA
PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER
ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
WILL PRODUCE ZERO VISIBILITY. DO NOT TRAVEL IN THESE CONDITIONS.
IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

They upped the wind gust to [glow=red,2,300]150MPH!!!![/glow]

Here is weatherunderground page for Markleeville,CA..has the forecast on the left,and area weatherstation reports towards the bottom of page..

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findwe...ry=MARKLEEVILLE

http://www.weather.com/multimedia/videopla...hr_outlet_video