Lake Tahoe Back To Its Natural Rim After Storm Dumps Rain In The Sierra
TRUCKEE (KCBS) -- The storm that pummeled the Bay Area over the weekend dropped so much rain in the Sierra that Lake Tahoe is back to its natural rim and the Truckee River rose close to its banks, forecasters say.
That was just the beginning as a series of storms are set to blow in from the Pacific this week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Winter Weather Advisory through Wednesday morning. Wind gusts in the Sierra Ridge could reach 85 miles per hour. A Flood Watch has also been issued for the area through Thursday.
Forecasters are looking at rain at the bottom of the mountains, and so called Sierra Cement at the top.
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"We'll take what we can get, definitely. And, it does look like this storm is definitely going to deliver. It could be rain down below 7,500 feet. It looks like a up high on the mountain, and it's going to be snow," Liesl Kenney, spokeswoman for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows told KCBS.
She says all resorts have tried to bring in the latest technology to help people figure out what they'll be facing at the top of the mountain.
A couple weeks ago they launched an app that lets you track the people in your party if they're in line at the lift, the bathroom or the bar.
"It's all GPS-based, which really allows it to be very accurate, so it will also track your progress throughout the day – what runs you skied, how many miles you skied, how fast you went. We also have lift lines as well, so you can also see which lifts have the lighter lines, and you can plan your day better," Kenney said.
Two people recently died in accidents on the slopes. A 64-year-old skier died in an avalanche on Mount Rose over the weekend when he skied out of bounds. His body was found by search dogs on Sunday. A 35-year-old ski instructor was killed in a skiing accident at the Northstar California resort near Truckee on Sunday.
