I have most of this week off, so I wanted to give you guys a heads up that I will be working on the web site and getting many of my updates done. This will include the new look to the site, so don’t be surprised if you come and everything looks different.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas
From all of us here at SierraVisions,
Steven, Lynne, Scout, Annie, Noel & Sunny

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With the lack of snow in the Sierra Nevada, the Tioga Road through Yosemite is still open and folks are enjoying a rare event on what could be the most beautiful ice rink in the world.

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What a difference a year makes. On Dec. 20 of last year the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area had already received over 200 inches of snow and was on it’s way to over 300 inches by the end of Dec. This year the mountain has received 52 inches and only 2 inches in Dec.

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Here in Wisconsin it’s pretty much the same story. Last year I had received 7 inches by the 20th and 18″ for the whole month. So far this year I’ve received .5 inches of snow.

For one more comparison, here is the national snow depth for Dec 20, 2011 & 2010

Pretty dramatic difference. Let’s hope that as the new year rolls in things will change.