Early snow blankets Sierra Nevada, delighting drought-weary California

◼ The first snow of the season dumped up to 3 inches along the Lake Tahoe Basin, forcing authorities to shut down California 108 at Sonora Pass, which remained closed Monday, said Tom Dang, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Sacramento. - LA Times

It was the first time in several years that a storm had dropped so much snow on the Sierra this early in the year, he added.