12 inches of new snow today across regions of California, Oregon, and Nevada bringing some much needed snow to the regions. Mountains across California like Independence Lake and Dismal Swamp are reporting new snowfall today with Independence Lake coated in 12 inches of more snow over the past day. causing snowpacks to rise at Independence Lake to 100 inches, with up to 1 inches of fresh snow on its way as the next storm system hits this week. Dismal Swamp reported 11 inches of new snow, causing snowpacks to rise up to 61 inches. Forecasts predict another 2 inches of more snow on its way as the next storm system hits this week.

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Learn More:
http://www.avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/avalanches/
https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/snow/science/types.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_snow