-November 9,2022-
3-4 ft of snow will open China Peak
Latest California storm targeted the central Sierra this week – good news for all. Farmers and skiers are on the same page.
Fresno’s Sierra mountains saw heavy snowfall Wednesday overnight. Ski resort China Peak says 3-4 feet fell across all elevations, probably more up top.
Their plan is to open Saturday and Sunday, November 12-13, and continue with weekends until Thanksgiving, where they will open Friday-Sunday.
Also in the southern Sierra, Mammoth Mountain says their season total of snow now tops 5 feet and they are open for business. They say they got 49 inches in the past 72 hours as of Wed AM. In Tahoe, Mount Rose will open November 11.
Central Sierra Snowlab near Tahoe got about 3 ft in the storm in the past 72 hrs
Further south, Giant Forest has received 5.30 inches of precip so far this month.
Looking ahead, we could see another storm on November 20 and 21.
Less pain at the pump – gas at $3.99!
Kings County gasoline prices are averaging a dollar lower than a month ago says AAA. Today the average is $5.11 and it was $6.14 on October 9. A year ago, Kings County gas stations were selling at an average of $4.50 a gallon. Today Gas Buddy lists at least five stations in Lemoore offering regular gas at a bit over $4 a gallon with the Valero gas station down to $3.99 as of November 9.That is more than 2 dollars less than the average California price of $6.20 in early October! Lemoore continues to be the lowest priced city in the state to buy gas.
UPDATE ON PRICES 11/11/22
Corcoran’s Pacific Tiny Homes business is strong as demand for affordable housing in California gears up. The company, founded in 2018 exhibited their products at the Fresno Home Show this past weekend to good reviews