Mammoth Lakes got more than a dusting Thursday in the first snowfall of the season, with three inches reported in the village. Snow coated the roads so heavily that the plows were out, and locals left footprints on sidewalks. By mid-afternoon Thursday, the snow still coated the village and temps had dropped into the mid-30s. The Eastern Sierra seems to have a jump-start on wintery weather, following the last, epic season. Thursday’s early snow also reached north to Lake Tahoe, where crews prepping for the new ski season were powdered with a couple inches.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 21, 2017 22:07 UTC