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hossjulia
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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Started dumping at dusk here at Kirkwood. High winds kept the lifts shut down today. Trees down earlier, and right now? 8" Woot!
But man is my euphoria over the snow been tempered big time by news of the fires in Mono & Inyo. So upsetting! I hope it starts dumping. The temps really came down today, about 15 lower than expected.
Bummer about Doug's house, glad no one was hurt.
not sure I'll sleep much tonight. Praying for folks to be safe from the fires.
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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Sorry but I am working Sun - Th. I am skiing tomorrow though, I'll ride lifts if they are turning or ski cross country if not!
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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Awesome, so much to explore around here.
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enjoimx
Trad climber
SLO
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Well just moderate rainfall here in the Valley, Yosemite that is. Moderate gusts of wind here and there. I really don't understand all the hype and hysteria . This is a moderate rain / snow storm for a normal Sierra Winter. Why is everyone so crazed??? Rain snow wind: aka WINTER.
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John M
climber
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Well just moderate rainfall here in the Valley, Yosemite that is. Moderate gusts of wind here and there. I really don't understand all the hype and hysteria . This is a moderate rain / snow storm for a normal Sierra Winter. Why is everyone so crazed??? Rain snow wind: aka WINTER.
the storm wasn't predicted to hit super heavy in the Sierra. More wind then rain. But far northern California was predicted to receive as much as 20 inches in some areas. Thats pretty serious for a weeks worth of rain and thats where the hype came in.
A slightly larger shift then has been seen so far and it could have dumped quite a bit in the Sierra. Yosemite was not predicted to get much. It needs to shift just a bit further south to really hit Yosemite.
Some of this thread is about people hoping for a nice hit of winter.
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I hope everyone is safe from the fire.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Best wishes from Colorado for a safe night and rain to pour on that fire soon!
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franky
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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crappy cell phone photo from the gorge road, from about 9:30.
the red stuff on the right sure didn't look good through binos, but it is hard to know for sure what we were looking at
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John M
climber
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On radar it looks like the front has been stalled about 15 miles from the fire. What a bummer..
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John M
climber
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what a crazy storm. A couple of very localized areas got close to 6 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, but most saw a whole lot less.
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phylp
Trad climber
Upland, CA
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I think Em in in the Bay area, just sent her a text asking her to let us know that all is OK.
Edit: Em asked me to let everyone know she is OK.
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hossjulia
Trad climber
Carson City, NV
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My thoughts are with those who lost their homes. So sad, that area will never be the same.
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crusher
climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Horrible...thanks for keeping us all updated. Most importantly I hope everyone affected is safe and sound.
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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40 f here and largely clear skies. Probably got less than three quarters of an inch of precip. My condolences to all who suffered losses in the fires down south. How did they start anyway?
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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I was prepared for power outages up in my canyon but they never came. Been wintering here for five years now and have yet to see this level of wind damages. Numerous large cottonwoods dismembered, pinon pines in the road, small branches littering my yard everywhere, a neighbor with about 3 acres fenced in that pretty white vinyl posts and simulated rail had at least a quarter of it down and shredded and his horses loose with the wild ones.Had to have been gusts over 100 mph.
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Thoughts for those affected by the fire. Mind boggling to see this in February.
Hoping for more drought relief!
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Yes, thanks for the updates. I'm sure a lot of people are following this.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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hearing reports from 20 -60 homes lost not sure what's true . the wife just got called in for grief counseling.
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Just checked out the real estate listings and the linked photos of
the homes in Swall. Very nice.
Then sort of adjusted my mindset of how all those pretty landscaping trees and bushes acted as kindling in this wind driven wild fire.
Yes, I'm really sorry for their loss, but they were asking for it
not building huge defensible spaces around their homes
in a 100mph wind prone area.
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