Sierra snowpack climbing to peak levels

Following the series of storms that slammed into the Sierra this month, the Lake Tahoe Basin may be poised to break snowfall records for the winter.

Though exact snowfall numbers will vary across the basin depending on storm patterns, a Jan. 19 social media post from the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab states that 175 inches of snow has fallen since the start of the month. The CSSL, located at Donner Pass, also reports that 356.5 inches of snow has fallen since Oct. 1, only .5 inches short of the average snowfall for the season. With the snowfall season only 39% of the