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Winter Weather Advisory for Sierra Nevada from Yosemite to Kings Canyon, CA
... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.
HAZARD TYPE... SNOW
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... UP TO 4 INCHES.
TIMING... SNOW WILL BE MORE CONVECTIVE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE A LULL AFTER SUNSET AND PICK UP AGAIN FRIDAY BEFORE ENDING ON FRIDAY EVENING.
IMPACTS... BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE FOR TIOGA PASS AND TRAVELERS USING THIS HIGHWAY. ALSO FOR BACK COUNTRY CAMPERS AND HIKERS THAT COULD SEE RAPID CHANGES IN THE WEATHER.
TEMPERATURES... TEMPERATURES CAN RAPIDLY FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AS THE STORM MOVES IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Via the Inyo NF Facebook feed:

Here are a handful of updates regarding the roads after the storm last week.
The White Mountain road is closed by three foot snow drifts at Sierra View gate.
Rock Creek open to Mosquito Flat.
The opening of the Reds Meadow Road, scheduled for May 16th, has been rescheduled for May 22, again weather permitting.
Tioga Pass and Monitor Pass have re-opened. Sonora Pass remains closed at this time.
The forecast is calling for more snow/rain as well later this week.

https://www.facebook.com/inyonf?fref=nf

By noon, the 395 signs posted all passes are open today.

Piute Pass trail yesterday - very sloppy conditions with ankle-deep snow (for the most part), mud and cascading water on step sections of trail. Messy but beautiful.

Anybody know how Virginia Lakes area is looking?

hgrapid wrote:Anybody know how Virginia Lakes area is looking?

Some snowpack, ice thaw, and conditions reports here:
http://www.virginialakeswater.com/#2562

Up to 4-9 inches of new snow is expected over the next few days and weather could remain unsettled next week.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.047976244000495&lon=-119.26515633999969&site=all&smap=1#.VVPYWDnn_qA

Some places could get a foot or more of new snow. Posthole madness may be likely.
I hope to get out somewhere Memorial Day weekend. We'll see if it ends up stormy like seems typical.