Mountain weather can be wild and woolly... check out this video of a hailstorm on June 24, 2006. Temp just before this storm was in mid 80s.
Bear Valley Summer Hail.mp4 (higher quality) - You'll need Windows Media Player 10 or Quicktime 7.1 to play (MPEG4 file).
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Google Video Version (lower quality) - Requires Adobe Flash
If you have a webcam, go ahead and add your image here. Click Edit above, it should be obvious how to add your image.
Also: check the DATE stamp on the image to make sure you're looking at a functional web cam.
Real time Video
NEW NEW NEW
Bear Valley Quaking Aspen Cam streaming video. User and Password is 'public'
Kirkwood Streaming Webcam, completely live, Kirkwood ski area base (requires Windows Media Player)
Truckee Webcam, updated ~5-10 seconds, looking at I-80 (requires Java)
DOT I-50 webcam. Amazing quality. Go here for other highway cams thruout California.
Arnold/Highway Webcam, updated ~3-5 seconds (requires Java)
Real time Image
Web cam on Quaking Aspen Road, same as that found on the Weather page. New and Improved snow gauge markings!
10 feet is at the top of the '10' number.
Bear Valley Resort web cam
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Bear Valley Mountain Resort
Be sure to check out their new remote control streaming video
cam. You can operate it yourself, zooming in/out, pan left/right... fun.
Current shot from cam
Bear Valley Real Estate webcam... pointing at the parking lot in front of the commercial center, and looking up at part of the Bloods Ridge bluff.
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Bear Valley Real Estate
Bear Valley Snowmobile Webcam
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Bear Valley Snowmobile
Dorrington Web Cams
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http://dorringtonwebcam.com
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BigTreesTech.com
Arnold/Highway 4 Live Webcam -
Streaming Version (requires Java)
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Tim Muetterties Associates
Arnold (Meadowmont) Web Cam
Courtesy of
http://www.arnoldweather.com
Kirkwood Web Cam -
Streaming Version (requires Windows Media Player)
courtesy of
Kirkwood
Yosemite Half Dome Web Cam -
TurtlebackCam. Courtesy of Virtual Yosemite Association. Another beautiful ![[WWW]](http://yosemite.org/vryos/ahwahnee.jpg){kind=small}
Halfdome webcam.
Yosemite Tioga Pass Web Cam.
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Virtual Yosemite Association.
Updated four times daily, webcam images are from Climate Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Angels Camp Web Cam
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http://www.angelscampweather.org
Copperopolis Web Cam (KCACOPPE2)
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http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KCACOPPE2
SierraTahoe Web Cam (Rock Garden)
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http://www.sierraattahoe.com//info/winter/web-cam.asp
Comments:
Note: You must be logged in to add comments2009-06-14 07:48:48 some news. We have sold our house up in BV. The new owner still wants to operate the weather station and updating real time weather to this site, keeping things the same. I am happy to keep operating ourbv.com as well since I'll be coming up to camp and ski. The DSL at the house is down while swapping accounts, so that's why the weather isn't updating but it should be up by mid June I hope. —TonyZuccarino
2009-06-14 09:23:39 Tony, I'm sorry to hear this news. I wish you well. I'm glad to hear the weather station will stay up and running with the new owner. —KeithWinter
2009-06-14 10:59:33 Geez Tony, That's too bad. Thank you for all you've done with ourbv.com. I'm glad to see you've volunteered to carry on hosting ourbv.com. Hopefully, you can get to BV as often as possible, and I hope to see you out on the trails and on the slopes. —BobRynd
2009-06-14 12:32:40 tony: While I will still see you in both Saratoga and BV...your contributions to BV should be commended. Thanks —SteveTroyer
2009-06-14 21:15:30 Yikes, the place wont be the same. Are you going to the BV Music Fest? I love the Broadway night and have hoped to met you and the rest of the crew up there. You can't miss me. Hyperactive wheelchair, friar tuch hair line and a quick smile. —EricDavis
2009-06-15 06:27:13 bummer about Tony and family selling. But I have high hopes he will still be part of this community that he has so generously benefited. I shall look forward to staying in touch with Tony both here and FB and hopefully in person! He promises to stop at the Ranger St at Alpine when he is up. —SusiLewis
2009-06-15 06:28:28 Eric, hope to see you at the Music tent! I am usually behind the bar...as I manage the concession for the whole festival. Stop by! —SusiLewis
2009-06-16 08:31:29 It's a beautiful day in the mountains. It's cool to watch the Tioga Pass Cam as the page loads. It flips through an image for everyday last winter. You can see the snow days and the bluebird days as the snow accumulates through the months. —BobRynd
2009-06-21 10:16:04 the weather station is back up now looks like. Thanks to the new owner for continuing to run the weather station and PC and providing the DSL connect. —TonyZuccarino
2009-06-22 09:36:52 Hello, I am the new owner Tony mentioned. I am a frequent visitor to the site and am more than happy to continue running the weather station and provide the DSL connect. In exchange I hope you will all share your tips for getting the most out of my mountain escape. —CharlesRead
2009-06-23 06:05:19 Thank you so much, Charles! We love ourbv, and would miss all the links terribly. You will find when weather starts happening, it gets very popular and busy! Welcome to the High Sierra and the best place on earth. —SusiLewis
2009-06-29 09:03:03 Hi Charles, Thanks for keeping up the weather station and DSL. As Susi says, Welcome to the most beautiful place in the Sierras. Hopefully get a chance to meet. —BobRynd
2009-06-30 19:12:07 Thank you ever so much for keeping the weather stasion going. i love to see the snow pack rise and fall in the winter and spring —GlennMorris
2009-10-14 17:28:38 Snow come, snow go.. —GregMontgomery
2009-10-16 08:52:08 I cleared out the comments from last winter season, up to Tony's annoucement of the sale of his house. It seemed like a good time to make space for the upcoming winter season. —KeithWinter
2009-10-17 08:37:01 Thx Keith. You obviously know more about a wiki than I. Just never took the time I guess. Now... are we ready for winter? —SusiLewis
2009-10-17 15:55:04 No, I need more firewood. —BobRynd
2009-10-17 16:37:37 I'm almost ready for winter; still have to clean the gutters one last time, once the oaks are done undressing. :-) —KeithWinter
2009-10-17 16:38:49 Charles, it seems your camera has gone dark. Your system is uploading the picture regularly, with up to date information overlaid, but the image is black. I wonder if the camera has failed? —KeithWinter
2009-10-18 13:56:57 i exchanged emails with Charles... yes the webcam indeed seems dead. I think he's planning on replacing soon —TonyZuccarino
2009-10-19 07:46:11 Yes unfortunately the camera appears to have died. I have tried to bring it back up remotely but haven't been able to. I couldn't make it up this weekend so I plan on replacing the camera next weekend. —CharlesRead
2009-10-24 19:33:27 Charles, it looks like your webcam is back up. Did you have to replace it or was it something that you could fix with the old camera? —KeithWinter
2009-10-25 10:26:10 Old Camera was locked up. I unplugged it for a few minutes then plugged it back in and it started working. I had bought a new camera to replace it with (a Panasonic) but the image quality on the new camera was inferior to the old camera so I am going to take the new one I bought back. Hopefully the old camera will keep working. —CharlesRead
2009-10-25 16:55:23 Charles, the image is nice and crisp... you must have washed the window or did something. The webcam image is sharper than ever. —TonyZuccarino
2009-10-26 07:27:46 New window. Seals had failed and allowed condensation between the panes of the old window —CharlesRead
2009-10-26 08:14:11 right... well it sure helped alot. The other feature I was trying to get going was live video from the webcam. Something to work on if you want. —TonyZuccarino
2009-10-26 08:15:37 never mind ... I think it's already implemented. But a live window on the page would be nice. —TonyZuccarino
2009-10-26 09:07:06 You already had the link to the streaming video set up. I just updated the IP address and port number when the new router was installed. I can look at how to get the video streamed to this site instead of just a link. —CharlesRead
2009-11-12 08:59:24 I check the cams this morning and I see snow!!! 3 inches down and about 120 inches to go(at least). —BobRynd
2009-11-12 09:04:18 I actually got my ruler out...4" Bob. and yes, 120 to go. I haven't even heard the plow out yet. —SusiLewis
2009-11-13 10:04:12 I see BV is making snow this morning. Perhaps they have confidence in temps staying cold and no warm moist systems coming in. Perhaps some limited skiing Thanksgiving weekend? Snowmaking seems to me to be a roll of the dice. I alot of time, effort and money can be wiped out overnight with the one warm, wet storm. I'm glad I'm a customer and not an owner of a ski resort. —BobRynd
2009-11-20 19:00:46 Ok kids, Those rascals at NOAA think BV will get 4 " of the white stuff. Only 116" to go. No rush yet. —EricDavis
2009-11-21 08:33:07 love that first snow... this is cool... prev seasons we didn't see snow until well into Dec. Dweeb keeps talking about active El Nino. —TonyZuccarino
2009-11-25 19:02:31 web cam stopped? —TonyZuccarino
2009-11-27 13:56:31 Lets see if this little strom can generate a snow flake or two. We need it for my kids and grandkids who are coming up for Christmas Fun, I think. —EricDavis
2009-11-30 19:54:55 All, the weather computer at the house on quaking aspen is down. I have attempted to restart it remotely but it is not responding. It is likely to be a week or two before I can get back up to BV to fix it. Sorry —CharlesRead
2009-12-02 07:47:22 Charles, it's always a challenge to keep a remote computer up and running. We appreciate that you maintain it for everyone's benefit. —KeithWinter
2009-12-02 07:52:03 The Copperopolis web cam has been down for nearly two months. I've tried to contact the weather site owner but have not had any response. For the time being, I've removed that web cam from this page. If the cam comes back up, I'll reinsert it in the list. —KeithWinter
2009-12-03 09:33:25 Looks like there was a power outage in BV last night that cleared what ever was hanging up the weather computer. It is back on line now. Weather and webcam should be updated on this website shortly. —CharlesRead
2009-12-05 09:17:08 Yes, the power went out for no 'apparent' reason last wednesday eve. Goofed up settings on my pc too. Since there was no wind,rain,snow etc... I didn't have warning to shut down before it went off. Lovely! —SusiLewis
2009-12-05 15:49:40 Sue, it is time to get a UPS for your computer. "Uninteruptable Power Supply" is easy to install and keeps you PC, Monitor,etc up and running when the power goes off. I have mine programed to shut everything down if the power outage is over 5 min. The little guy I have is good for ab out 15 min. of power and cost about $50.00 —EricDavis
2009-12-06 07:39:56 Charles, can you change the Weather Display sw to add the temperature data back on to the text overlay for the webcam picture above. Somehow it got unchecked I think.... —TonyZuccarino
2009-12-06 11:14:12 I have added the temperature back to the webcam overlay —CharlesRead
2009-12-08 06:42:56 We're off to a great start with the snow from yesterday! Latter part of the week should bring more! —MartinFollis
2009-12-08 06:46:01 Just introducing myself since I visit the Wiki Often. My primary residence is in Santa Clara, however, my secondary residence is in Arnold. This is the most snow fall I have seen this early in the year in the 7 years I have been coming up to Arnold and Bear Valley. Wow! —MartinFollis
2009-12-08 07:26:17 24 degrees in Angels per Keiths Angels cam, That's cold. But what a beautiful day shaping up. Sun, clean, clear and Cold. —BobRynd
2009-12-08 08:38:23 I wish there was a cam/Wx station in Murphys.... anyone know of one? would love to have it on our web cam page. Then the whole corridor would be covered. oh, and one at Hathaway Pines would be nice, too. —SusiLewis
2009-12-08 10:27:22 Bob: yes, cold here early this morning, but warming up nicely, albeit slowly. A beautiful sunny day is on tap. Susi: no web cams in Murphys nor Hathaway Pines, AFIK. Both have weather stations, but no cam. —KeithWinter
2009-12-08 10:29:40 Welcome, Martin. You'll enjoy it here. :-) —KeithWinter
2009-12-08 10:37:42 Bear Valley Road and access to cabins currently open with narrow, snowy roads. Snow phone indicated roads will close for the winter as of the next storm....presumably Thursday. Meanwhile some folks have traded their SUVs for snow mobiles during this transition as there is enough snow on the roads to do so. Mountain opens this weekend. Too bad it's not today as it would have been a glorious start to the season. —TiaPlough
2009-12-08 19:25:29 Tia, which snow phone are you referring to? (209) 753-6155? It's making no mention of the subdivision road status right now, just saying that wednesday december 9 will be a "no move day" for the parking lots. —AndrewHarwood
2009-12-09 08:29:53 Yes Andrew, that's the number I called. As we know the message changes as weather conditions change. The BIG plow that clears the parking lots came through yesterday after my post which dramatically improved road conditions for car traffic and snowmobiles now not so much. We'll see what the next storm brings.... —TiaPlough
2009-12-09 08:41:17 just called the snow phone this morning- today is last day for sub roads to be open for vehicle option. Do NOT park overnight Thursday into Friday !!! I am in old sub, so are already doing 'over snow' travel. —SusiLewis
2009-12-09 19:54:57 Martin, welcome to the SLOG (better than a BLOG). In Forest Meadows we hit 19 degrees two nights running. Of course one of the fun things was the back to back power failures. We do love our gas insert. —EricDavis
2009-12-11 07:19:07 Charles, Looks like cam photo isn't updating. The text overlay is correct but the cam picture is showing bright sunshine this morning and everywhere else it's overcast. Of course, it's always sunny on Quaking Aspen! —BobRynd
2009-12-11 07:35:42 yes camera appears to have locked up again. Website always shows last available picture. I'll be up to the house Saturday morning and will try to fix. —CharlesRead
2009-12-11 07:49:16 3-4" at Tollgate road in Old Sub. *8 am is 'get your car out of new sub' deadline, after today, no plowing, just grooming. —SusiLewis
2009-12-11 07:53:01 and is still snowing. Tis hard to tell from the cam views. —SusiLewis
2009-12-11 12:22:02 FYI- the power went out around 830 and just came back on at 12:15 noon. Fun & Games! —SusiLewis
2009-12-11 13:53:07 It's kind of hard to tell by looking at the cams, but is there additional snow accummulation today Susi? —BobRynd
2009-12-11 15:27:25 Yes, it looks like Charles' web cam is down again; his weather data is updating. I was up in Arnold early this afternoon and they are just getting rain at that elevation. It's a pretty warm storm up to this point. —KeithWinter
2009-12-11 18:15:32 couple more inches... hard to say, as it is heavier snow. But... good stuff, nonetheless! It is still coming down at a decent clip, after a little break. —SusiLewis
2009-12-12 10:28:14 Charles, it's good to see your web cam back on line! —KeithWinter
2009-12-12 10:28:28 snow hasn't stopped, and i know it is supposed to get more intense. Too bad our Winter Sports History PRogra, honoring Paul Petersen is tonight. Hard traveling for us all, IF folks even come out. 2-3 inches per hour? uh oh. —SusiLewis
2009-12-12 10:41:31 looks like a great weekend... and the start of a great season. Glad to see temps are staying down. —TonyZuccarino
2009-12-12 10:42:38 Charles, part of your duty as owner of the ourbv.com weather station is to go out every hour and clear off the snow from the numbers on the pole... lol. —TonyZuccarino
2009-12-12 13:26:22 Tony, you are such a kidder. The owner should modernize and install an electric de-icer on the pole. NOAA says BV will get another 2 feet of snow over the next day and a half. Added to BV's reported 3 feet, this looks good. Of course have Susi look outside is even better. —EricDavis
2009-12-12 17:19:01 Electric De-icer? I like that idea. I was also thinking some LED lights to make the markings more visible in the shade and at night. But since I don't have either of these I guess I'll head outside with a broom. I didn't know this was going to be such a tough gig. By the way I have connected the camera to an outlet I can control remotely so next time it hangs up I can force a restart. Let's see if that helps keep the camera up. —CharlesRead
2009-12-12 19:01:36 Charles, I really like the LED idea... that would be fun to rig up... —TonyZuccarino
2009-12-13 08:01:17 another foot this morning, one foot plus yesterday at least. I lost track..as new snow is on old snow- as I was busy organizing the History Program yesterday and last night. Woke up to PF again... I think the stake should show more??? —SusiLewis
2009-12-15 13:13:36 Wrap some Christmas lights around the pole with attention to the foot markers. Susi, maybe someone with a brom has compacted the snow around the pole —EricDavis
2009-12-26 14:10:00 NOt that I am scanning often, but when I look at the BV quad chair webcam, I never see as much as one skier... the mountain is open right? Are there people up there? —TonyZuccarino
2009-12-26 18:12:42 Yes.. there are skiers up there... NOW. It has been a bit sparse before Christmas. From now on, it is busybusybusy. THe bomb went off in town today.... meaning suddenly- great amounts of people everywhere. I imagine the MT is the same. Or, that camera just clicks at all the wrong times! —SusiLewis
2009-12-28 14:09:04 Tony...it was our own private resort til today. lots are packed. minor lines but they opened Bear so no major delays.... —SteveTroyer
2009-12-28 22:22:23 I forgot how 'busy' it can be. So glad am in the Old sub.... Too much of everything all of a sudden in our poor village. Be careful what you hope for! I still have trouble figuring out where all the cars will park once our lots are gone. On the same token, I heard Paul PEtersen said " I would like to see a parking lot problem"...meaning busy is good. Well, today showed it! —SusiLewis
2009-12-29 11:13:46 Yep; busy busy, this time of year. BV has a good crowd, the village is busy. Murphys, Main Street is also been busy. I wish the all the local merchants well. Lord knows they need it. Next week it will back to a more normal, weekend crowd. —BobRynd
2009-12-29 15:50:45 Bob R. is correct. Murphys needs the business and it is busy today. I hope it continues. But the Kids & Grandkids visiting Forest Meadows is down this year. Just not enought extra money and the Bank of Dad is on vacation. —EricDavis
2010-01-07 18:10:57 I'm watching the snow melting around Charles' snow stake, showing three feet. Forecasts have some good storms coming in mid January. My question to all: When will Charles' snow stake be completely buried? What Day? I'll toast a beer with the one with best/closest guess. I will go out on a limb and say by President's weekend, Feb 14. —BobRynd
2010-01-08 12:12:26 @Bob, I guess that the stake will be buried on April Fools Day. —MichaelShorts
2010-01-08 13:49:54 March was lucky last year. I believe the stake was buried then even if only briefly. I'm going with March 15th. —CharlesRead
2010-01-08 14:32:38 OH FUN! I will really go out on a limb- January 31 !!! Jan was huge in 83 - maybe due again. As long as we get more snow, I hope one of us is right!!! —SusiLewis
2010-01-08 15:18:20 Bam! all of a sudden it started to snow, BIG flakes. Wish this storm was bigger. THis kind of snow coming down is looking good! —SusiLewis
2010-01-08 20:30:00 On March 16, 2006 the 10 foot stake went under. In that year on January 13 of 2006 the level was at 3 1/2 feet. I only know this because I have the WebCam shots. By the by ,Tony still had snow in June of that Year. If I figure out how to post them I will on the front page . —EricDavis
2010-01-08 22:14:50 It's probably pessimistic, but I'm going to say that it will be no earlier than 3/1. I hope I am wrong.... —KeithWinter
2010-01-09 06:47:05 I like your optimism Susi. I hope you're right. —BobRynd
2010-01-11 13:30:21 Hello everyone, I am a new user on here but I have been coming here for the last two years. I thought it was finally time to register. So anyway, I am really going out on a limb here but looking at the forecast for next week, I bet the stake gets covered on Jan 20th. —JeanBlanchette
2010-01-12 05:35:55 Welcome, Jean. How are things at the store? Covered by 1/20? It's going to take some serious snow storms to get seven feet in eight days! —KeithWinter
2010-01-12 07:35:32 Hi Jean, You may not be too far off. From snowforecast.com: Long range forecast / discussion...January 18 to 21 —We have a week of strong and wet (snowy) storms from off the Pacific pushing through as the jet stream consolidates, with a long fetch across the ocean (no change). Some classic heavy Sierra Nevada dumps of snow (multi-foot, to 4+/ 5 feet in one day) are expected Monday through Wednesday (18th - 20th). Late that week (21st - 24th) we are expecting moderate to heavy snow each day. You will not see the sun much, just a lot of epic powder. —BobRynd
2010-01-12 07:58:28 Hey Keith, all is well at the store. How have you guys been doing? And yea it is going to take some serious snow for sure to get that stake covered this early but its in the forecast and I sure hope we get it because we need it. —JeanBlanchette
2010-01-12 08:30:10 I don't see it snowing in BV< while in other webcams I see snow coming down... ? —TonyZuccarino
2010-01-19 17:21:26 Hi Kids. Just back from Carmel. Wet, warm and windy. Food is always great and the Carmel River Inn wasn't bad at all. If the stack is going to get 5 more feet it won't be until Friday night or Sat. Morning. Hi Jean. —EricDavis
2010-01-19 18:18:57 Hello Eric, and I agree with you. The stake is not going to get covered before this weekend at the earliest. These storms did not pan out like they should have, hopefully tomorrow gives us a good dumping. —JeanBlanchette
2010-01-19 18:36:51 What happened to the 10 feet we were supposed to get? As Jean says, the storms haven't panned out as hyped by the TV weather guessers...no big surprise there. —KeithWinter
2010-01-19 19:01:42 Here is what NOAA has to say.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/wxtables/index.php?lat=38.46864331036051&lon=-120.05722045898437&table=custom&duration=7&interval=6 —EricDavis
2010-01-19 19:32:47 The media always over hypes these storms. I think the snow may come close to covering the stake but I'll be happy to see it close to the top. Remember, Jean said Jan 20, Susi said Jan 30. I'll be glad if either are correct! —BobRynd
2010-01-19 22:25:34 I think Susie may have nailed it this time, but like you said, the Media always to seems to over hype the storms. But I do think we are going to see a major storm for tomorrow. —JeanBlanchette
2010-01-20 07:42:15 seems like alot of precip down here in the Bay area. Should have translated into at least 5 ft so far, from past experience. —TonyZuccarino
2010-01-20 07:44:06 Tony, we don't seem to be getting the level of precipitation up here that the Bay Area is getting; the storms seem to be falling apart a bit. I only picked up a bit over 1" on Monday and only 0.9" yesterday. —KeithWinter
2010-01-20 08:52:36 post in the Forum about Monte Wolf's cabin... wth USFS??? —TonyZuccarino
2010-01-20 08:56:32 The 'storm a day' routine is over rated. It is tough on us living in it, to have to find/pack trail numerous times a day, day in and day out. I love getting the depths, just not without a break now and then! —SusiLewis
2010-01-20 10:00:26 If you click on the link I left above, you will see that NOAA would like you to have another 2 feet of snow. Looking good for the snow pack. Anyone figure out the snow level report for BV on the main weather page. Looks like it is behind 25 hr. or the clock is off. —EricDavis
2010-01-20 14:32:34 Eric, go to this link for hourly snow.
http://store.bearvalley.com/bear%20Weather/public_html/weather/internal/internal.html —BobRynd
2010-01-20 15:52:06 Thanks Bob. —EricDavis
2010-01-22 14:27:38 The snow stake is at 7', just three feet to go! A few more good storms, or one big one, and it will go under. So, who had Feb 15? —KeithWinter
2010-01-22 16:51:23 I called Feb 14th, but there's more to come next week. I have my hopes up that Susi may have nailed it with her prediction of an '82-'83 style January. —BobRynd
2010-01-22 17:36:34 Here is a odd bit. Last night it look like 2 or 3 inchs for Forest Meadows. But, using the Susi sure fire snow measuring tool, (ruler on the deck rail) we have 7 1/2 inches. —EricDavis
2010-01-22 21:11:41 Eric, that's a good amount of snow for Forest Meadows. Right now (9pm Fri) chain controls are at Murphys on 4 and, it's hard to believe, but at the Standard Junction east of Sonora! That's some low chain controls. —KeithWinter
2010-01-22 22:56:28 you all are so kind. It will Ma Nature/El Nino who will call the shots. MY bro... famous Bob Schimke, say.........this is the winter just like we used to know. Watch out cuz we may just have folks moving out cuz they can't take it. —SusiLewis
2010-01-22 22:58:28 oh dear. I was very sidetracked while writing that. So many typos. but... mean what I say —SusiLewis
2010-01-23 15:48:22 Susi, your sidetracked script is just fine! The Yosemite webcam really looks beautiful this afternoon. —TonyZuccarino
2010-01-24 18:44:18 Agreed, Tony... The Yosemite webcam is my favorite. Such an awesome view, andyesterday when the sun (?) came out.... priceless. I think this is going to be a long winter....buried. Not sure I am up for it! I love it, but it is so much work...wow I forgot! —SusiLewis
2010-01-24 20:06:31 regarding the snow stake, it's also not a good way to measure snowfall because the snow compacts quite quickly. I have noted over the years that 12 inch of snow becomes 6-8 inches after about 6-24 hours depending on type of flake that fell. If initial heights would hold, I would think the pole would be well covered by now. —TonyZuccarino
2010-01-24 20:39:00 Well Tony, I have been around to long that I pictures of your 8 ft. pole going under and then the 10 footer also. Did you see this one from Dave Harqus in Arnold?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkymkucyZN8 —EricDavis
2010-01-24 22:06:39 Thanks for the utube Eric. I have been addicted to this wiki for the past 2 years! Thank you to Tony, Susy, Bob, Eric and others who provide such great info in your comments. We are "weekenders" at lot 10 on corner of Quaking Aspen and Fremont. The house with lots of people and "the hot tub". 4 families own it, thus the place is always busy. Stop by anytime, especially if you see us outside in our "snow" firepit. —TinaDuncan
2010-01-25 11:48:31 Tina, you are welcome. I am glad this site is so helpful to us all. I know exactly where your cabin is... I walk past it every time I go to the village etc. I am in the old sub, but access our trail off of Fremont, down past the Phone building. I shall stop by next time you are there. —SusiLewis
2010-01-25 11:50:48 Tony I agree with you and the 'settling' of snow. It is hard to get a correct 'snowfall' measurement, as well cumulative count. I totally agree, that stake got buried !!! I can tell from my railing measurements, although that too, is probably not very accurate. And... I lost count!!! —SusiLewis
2010-01-25 13:07:12 Welcome Tina. I have a vision of Susi showing up in her bikini ready to party (or not). And yes snow does settle, that is why the measure the snow "pack". But, Tony's pole has been and will be our bench mark. —EricDavis
2010-01-26 08:16:15 Copperopolis web cam is finally back on line so I inserted it into the web cam display. —KeithWinter
2010-01-26 09:16:42 thanks Keith... nice shot of Copperopolis... —TonyZuccarino
2010-01-26 13:02:04 The Copper view is very nice. His camera was down for many months; it's good to see it back on line. —KeithWinter
2010-01-27 12:20:36 It's nice to see the sunshine. —BobRynd
2010-02-05 16:33:37 Yes it was good to see the sun but its good to see some more snow now. —CharlesRead
2010-02-06 19:55:00 Snowing... the norm now. for the last few days... 5 inches every 8 hours. At this rate- fill those dams slowly, but surely. I like the low pressure of maintenance too. No feeling of being buried and lots of time to deal. —SusiLewis
2010-02-07 17:50:12 Nice Sunday Susi. More snow should start up again tomorrow. Not a lot but steady. Still won't get to top the pole off but still trying. PS Michelson Elem. 4th & 5th graders spent all day Thursday at Bear. They loved it and that includes my grandson Eric who lives with me. —EricDavis
