Tag: atmospheric river
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High Snow Levels, Powerful Winds, Heavy Rain at the Start of the Current Atmospheric River Event
The wind and rain has been impressive, but snow levels remain high, as has been the case during many of our storms so far this winter. This image of the Upper Truckee River was taken today, at approximately 6,500 ft. The river rose from 15 cfs to about 250 cfs during the current atmospheric river…
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Calm Before the Storm
Calm before the storm … it truly felt like spring the past few days with minimal wind and warm daytime temps. These were some of the views I enjoyed while touring around with Echo. The snow was soft and wanting to transition into corn, but did not quite get there. Still, I enjoyed some nice turns that…
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Low Fire Danger Summer, Controlled Burns
After the massive winter of 2022-2023 we had the luxury of not worrying much about fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains and conditions were ideal for more extensive controlled burning throughout the summer and into the fall. View from an overlook above Mono Lake with a controlled burn near highway 395 in the distance. Now…
David N. Braun Photography 