Heavy Snow — Mono, California

2025-03-05 to 2025-03-07 · Mono, California

Event narrative

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area reported 15 inches at the base and 23 inches of snow at the summit between March 5 and early morning March 7. June Mountain Ski Area reported 7 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

This winter storm came in a two-stage fashion, first as Pacific moisture is pulled into the Sierra and the second piece being a colder shortwave trough. The first portion had snow levels around 5500-6500 feet, with the second piece dropping snow levels to all valley floors.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242591. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.