Current conditions

Avalanche

Sierra Avalanche Center - Daily Avalanche Forecast: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/advisory
Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center map: http://www.esavalanche.org/Advisories.htm
Avalanche.org: http://www.Avalanche.org/
AAA SWAG: Snow, Weather, and Avalanches Observational Guidelines; http://americanavalancheassociation.org/pub_swag.php
CSAC: http://www.avalanche-center.org/

Lake Tahoe road conditions: http://www.skialpine.com/mountain/lake-tahoe-road-conditions
NCal realtime traffic: http://www.sigalert.com/Map.asp?region=Sacramento#lat=38.72413&lon=-121.45917&z=3
I80 webcams: http://www.Magnifeye.com
Interstate 80 Conditions: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/i80
CHP Traffic Incidents, Truckee: http://cad.chp.ca.gov/?centerin=TKCC&submit=Go!
CalTrans Mountain Pass Closures: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/clsdlst.htm
511.org Traffic real-time: http://traffic.511.org/sfgate/
Caltrans Live Traffic Cams: http://video.dot.ca.gov/
Lassen roads: http://www.nps.gov/lavo/planyourvisit/current_conditions.htm#CP_JUMP_138964

Mountain Weather Forecast: http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Castle-Peak-California/forecasts/2000

Open Snow weather maps and resort stats: http://www.opensnow.com/about/tahoeinfo

NorCal 6 day forecast, by 12-hour increments: http://www.snow-forecast.com/maps/static/ncal/6days

NOAA Weather, Castle Valley: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.35447606884594&lon=-120.3548812866211&site=sto&smap=1&marine=0&unit=0&lg=en

UNISYS NorthWest Hemisphere InfaRed Satellite map: http://weather.unisys.com/satellite/sat_ir_enh_hem_loop-12.html

NOAA RADAR, Reno, NV; Base reflectiviy Loop: http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=RGX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes

6 day SNOW-FORECAST.COM for Sugarbowl mid-mountain 7634 ft. Shows freezing levels and wind: http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Sugar-Bowl/6day/mid

NOAA Reno AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/display_special_product_versions.php?sid=rev&pil=afd

Wunderground snowpack summary; http://www.wunderground.com/StateSnowDepth.asp?state=CA&MR=1
Sierra Crest (Squaw Summit 8700') NWS reporting station; http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/remotedata/screst.php
Observed last 24 hour precipitation; http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/precipMaps.php?group=ns&hour=24&synoptic=0
Overview, by California Cooperative Snow Surveys; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/current/snow/
Daily Snow Sensor Report, sorted by River Basin. Shows latest 24-hour accumulation and Elevation; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snowsurvey_sno/PAGE6

CHART Current YTD Precipitation vs. Historical for Northern Sierra: http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/precip/PLOT_ESI

FAVORITE PLOTS (N to S)
Ward Mtn (Alpine Meadows); http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/remotedata/ward.php
Slide Mtn (Mt. Rose ski area - 9650'); http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/rev/remotedata/slide.php
Central Sierra Snow Lab (CSSL) 6,200'; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?CSL&d=15-Dec-2008+15:56
Squaw Valley Gold Coast 8,200'; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?SQV
Rubicon Peak, Lake Tahoe basin 7,500'; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?RP2
Echo Peak, 7800'; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/staMeta?station_id=EP5
Deadman's Creek, 9250', on Hiway 108, W.of Sonora Pass; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/staMeta?station_id=DDM