***Life-threatening blizzard with up to 150 inches of snow with max wind gusts over 80 mph for the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California over the next few days with a high...

... to extreme avalanche danger: "The Sierra Avalanche Center in Truckee has issued a Backcountry Avalanche Watch for the Central Sierra Nevada Mountains, which includes the Greater Lake Tahoe area. HIGH to EXTREME avalanche danger may occur Fri AM-Sun PM".***