More than triple average January snowfall.
Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows ski resor in Lake Tahoe, California, has broken the snow record for ANY month in 45 years of its existence:
Until now, the biggest snowfall was 202 inches, which came in March 2011. So far this January – 212 inches. That’s more than 17 ft (more than 5 meters).
Palisades Tahoe on Twitter: “We officially broke the record of monthly snow totals in 45 yrs! Biggest was 202″ in March ’11. So far 212″ in #januBURIED pic.twitter.com/4sIU7BTH0y / Twitter”
We officially broke the record of monthly snow totals in 45 yrs! Biggest was 202″ in March ’11. So far 212″ in #januBURIED pic.twitter.com/4sIU7BTH0y