"Winter is knocking on the door," said Emily van Greuning, a spokesperson for Mammoth Mountain Ski Area. "We received up to an inch of snow last night at the summit and temperatures have been dropping steadily since the start of the week." This quote captures the excitement and significance of the first snowfall as the ski season approaches.
Palisades Tahoe reported 2 inches of snow at its upper mountain. A spokesperson for the ski resort stated below-freezing temperatures on Friday morning aided snowmaking efforts as they prepare to open for their 75th anniversary season.
Freezing temperatures were widespread in the Sierra Nevada on Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Reno. In Truckee and Mammoth Lakes, temperatures were in the teens.
On Donner Pass, the first snowflakes of the year fell softly at the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab. On Thursday, accumulated snowfall barely reached the threshold to begin the season's count, with 0.2 inch of snow.
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