How much snow still covers California's mountains this July?
Despite the heat waves, a summer snowpack this deep hasn't been seen in the Eastern Sierra in decades
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Despite the heat waves, a summer snowpack this deep hasn't been seen in the Eastern Sierra in decades
The death is the third snow-related fatality that local search and rescue has responded to over the past three weeks
A hiker was killed, and two others were injured after they were caught in a wet landslide avalanche in the Sierra's Big Pine.
After historic snowfall, California's high country still poses major risks to hikers, climbers, and skiers even as we approach mid-July.
Split Mountain is one of the 11 California peaks over 14,000 feet tall. It's considered by hikers as the most difficult of the group to get to.