Lol I say only because the models and the Nws were talking about a top 5 all time snow storm and possibly breaking the 24 hour record at the snow lab on Donner summit. Reality was like 50% of the forecast. My total was 31" which is no big deal over 3 days. I had 6 different days last winter that dropped more snow than any day during this storm. So even with a good accumulation it was a bit of a bust.
Winds last night were terrifying but we survived. My truck was clear at midnight so this is 9 hours worth. still snowing hard with hopefully another foot or more today. Storm total around 28" right now.
Power came back on. Winds are currently the strongest I have ever experienced in my life. I am guessing gust near 100mph currently. Everyone is group texting each other with Wtf is going on with the winds. My house is whistling like you hear in the old timey movies. Alpine Meadows hit 167mph already. This is legit scary
Got everything gassed up and read to go. Hoping the power stays on for this storm. Saturday will be one of the rare days you can snowmobile on the public streets to get around. Took my friends sled to my buddy's bar in Dec 2022 and then shredded all the meadows back to my house with a few other people. Passing cars stuck on highway 50 was fun
The newest Euro is an eye opener for my area. It has 70" for the middle of the lake which is normally the driest part. 74" for the beach by my house. Easily the biggest single storm total I have ever seen the model throw out
They are very rare for the Sierra. Maybe only the 3rd or 4th one in the last 25 years up here. We don't get ground blizzards generally because of our wet snow.
Nws Reno afternoon discussion had this in it.
Lower elevations in the Tahoe
Basin including Tahoe City, Incline Village, South Lake Tahoe have
75-85% chances of over 3 feet of snow during this period!