SophieRose
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I have lived in Sacramento my entire life and I have NEVER seen this much snow on our surrounding mountains.
They say since 1995. I remmber1995. July 4th weekend went to Zion Canyon in Utah, decided to take the long way through the Sierra. Tioga Pass through Yosemite was closed due to snow. Not that it snowed in July, just hadn't all melted yet. So we went108 through Sonora Pass. Snow along the side of road, river had snow and ice on it. Passed by Mammoth Mountain on 395. They were to hold a mountain bike event and didn't know what to do about all the snow covering the mountain. Coming home Tioga Pass had opened. Near the entrance there actually was a skier coming down the mountain (not the ski resort part of Yosemite, near Tioga Pass, unbelievable.) We stopped and watched and when he finished he came over to speak to us. He was a ranger patrolling in the back woods of the park, but had nothing to do because it was still covered in snow. Then in August we went up to Lassen Park. Couldn't get through the southern entrance because of snow, had to go to the north entrance. In August still lots of snow.
I believe 1995 was an El Nino year. 1994 was really dry, remember going to Lake Tahoe and the lake was really receded. Russian River hardly had any water. Then in 1995 both were full that summer.