Move to California they said, they weather is great they said. 10 feet of snow and 100 MPH winds expected

[clearwater]

Extraordinary storm could bring 10 feet of snow to California Sierra

Forecasters predict California's Sierra Nevada will see snowfall totals as high as 10 feet.

www.sfgate.com

Is there any place in the country that has both 10 feet of snow accompanied by 100 mph wind?

 

[JD338]

That just plain sucks

JD338

 

[Guy Miner]

People didn't believe me when I told them about winter in the Sierras...

 

[salmonchaser]

The Donner party didn't believe it either.

 

[DrMike]

The Donner party didn't believe it either.

True, dat. You are spot on.

 

[clearwater]

There are still some descendants of the Donner Party who live around Truckee/Donner Pass.

Edited as it looks like they did get 10+ ft of snow

California ski resort workers tunnel their way into the office after getting 10 feet of snow

A powerful blizzard has dumped more than 10 feet of snow on at least one California ski resort, where the marketing team had to dig a tunnel to get to their office door

abcnews.go.com

Also recorded wind gusts over ski areas of 190 Mph!

 

[Johnly]

There are some impressive YouTube videos of the weather available for viewing.