[Mariner]

Emerald Bay from the article is only about 5600ft.

Donner pass is about 7200ft.

The mountains crest, for 400 miles, at 11,000 - 14,000+ft. The higher you go, the deeper the snow.

That’s a LOT of water.

[Inyo-Mono]

It is a lot of water. Most people think of California as palm trees and beaches, but we have the heaviest snowfall here in the U.S. almost every year.

You don’t hear much about it because is in rural Eastern California (Trump country). The MSN doesn’t know we exist. Often gets down to -40° here.

[Red Badger]

12” snow = 1” rain, or so I’ve heard.......

[tx_eggman]

Emerald Bay from the article is only about 5600ft.

Tahoe's surface is at 6225 so I'm thinking Emerald Bay is as well.