From February 16-20, strong winter storms brought in massive amounts of snow to the Sierra Nevada. The UC Central Sierra Snow Lab recorded that nearly 10 feet of snow fell at Donner Summit. Here are the clearest satellite images with the fewest cloud obstructions before and after the storms. Slide left to right to see the differences.

Justin Michaels visits the Central Sierra Snow Lab in California, which is nearly 7,000 feet in elevation. Listen to why this research is important to California’s water supply.

(FOX40.COM) — The last five days in the central Sierra Nevada were the third-snowiest five-day period on record, researchers announced Friday. About 111 inches of snow fell at the Central Sierra Snow Lab in Soda Springs,

A week-long barrage of Sierra Nevada snowfall buried the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab under 111 inches of accumulation, a figure that captures both the raw power of California’s winter storms and the complex question of what all that snow actually means for the state’s water supply.

The snow hitting the Sierra, combined with low visibility and high winds, have created the worst winter conditions in three years.

Scientists at UC Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Laboratory were busier than ever this season - even before receiving over 4 feet of snow around Christmas. The modest research station, located in a forested area a few miles outside Truckee, meticulously ...

LOS ANGELES – At UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, located at 6,894 feet above sea level near Donner Pass, researchers collect detailed measurements of the snowpack each day. There is still some snow on the ground to measure, but less than ...

If Northern Hemisphere snow cover keeps reaching the same general highs and lows year after year, that reinforces climate stability. If snow cover instead changes over the long term, the change nudges global climate. Snow loss amplifies warming, but it operates alongside other major drivers such as land-use changes and greenhouse gas emissions.