… Snow levels will start around 6,500 to 7,500 feet on Wednesday but will drop to 3,000 to 4,000 feet across much of the state by Thursday morning. The central and southern Sierra Nevada will see the heaviest snowfall, with 1 to 2 feet expected above 6,500 feet by Friday. Lower amounts, around 6 inches to one foot of snow, are forecast for areas near Lake Tahoe and Mammoth. Even the peaks of the Inyo Mountains, including areas near the Mojave Desert, will receive a few inches of snow.

Other snowpack news across the West:

• Los Angeles Times: Storm set to unleash rain, mountain snow across Los Angeles County starting Wednesday
• Powder magazine: California, Colorado in direct bullseye for 24+ inch blizzard
• Victorville Daily Press (Calif.): Wintry weather returns to the High Desert; mountains could see up to 18 inches of snow
• Nevada Appeal (Carson City, Nev.): March storms offer hope for lagging Sierra snowpack​
• The San Joaquin Valley Sun (Fresno, Calif.): Kings Watershed snowpack doubles, but remains below average
• Duluth News Tribune (Minn.): Weather Talk with John Wheeler: Southern mountains are in a snow drought this winter