9 to 14 inches of new snow across California, Idaho, and Montana bringing some much needed snow to the regions. Mountains across California like Dismal Swamp and Independence Lake are reporting fresh snow this morning with Dismal Swamp coated in 14 inches of more snow over the past 24 hours. causing snowpacks to rise at Dismal Swamp to 35 inches, with up to 2 inches of fresh snow headed to the area over the next 5 days as the next storm rolls through. Independence Lake reported 12 inches of fresh snow, causing snowpacks to rise up to 49 inches. Forecasts predict another 3 inches of fresh snow expected this week.

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http://www.avalanche.org/tutorial/tutorial.html
http://www.skiernet.com/snow-conditions.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_snow
http://avalanche.state.co.us/