SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The first in the latest series of storms predicted for California and western Nevada has brought more snow to the Sierra Nevada.
The Mammoth Mountain ski resort reports Friday it received 15 inches to 18 inches overnight and is doing avalanche mitigation. Sierra at Tahoe reports a foot of fresh snow on its summit. A colder storm packing powerful winds is expected to arrive late Friday into Saturday.
Bluebird conditions are expected to be followed by a second storm late Friday into Saturday and then another storm late Sunday into Monday.
Snow levels could drop below 5,000 feet. A winter weather advisory has been issued for most of northeast Nevada from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday.
The National Weather Service says the storms could bring travel problems in the Sierra passes and western Nevada roads.
