Yosemite, Calif. — The Tuolumne River winds though Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park, revealing a landscape usually frozen and covered with snow this time of year. The Tioga Road is open through the park, and a lack of snow is creating new (and missed) opportunities for recreation in the Sierra Nevada.
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Yosemite, Calif. — Olaf Radzins, 9, of Berkeley, skates across the frozen surface of Tenaya Lake in Yosemite National Park with the Yosemite high country in the background nearly devoid of snow.
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Mammoth Lakes, Calif. — A lack of snow at Sierra Crest, as seen from Mammoth Mountain's Panorama Gondola, is creating new (and missed) opportunities for recreation.
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Mammoth Lakes, Calif. — Skiers and snowboarders atop 11,053-foot Mammoth Mountain, with the Minarets, Mt. Banner and Mt. Ritter -- which are usually covered with snow this time of year -- in the background.
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Mammoth Lakes, Calif. — Skiers and snowboarders ride a lift at Mammoth Mountain with the White Mountains in the background devoid of snow.
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Mammoth Lakes, Calif. — A rocky ski run at Mammoth Mountain is closed due to lack of snow.
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Mammoth Lakes, Calif. — Skiers and snowboarders glide through a man-made blizzard as cold daytime temperatures allowed snow making at Mammoth Mountain.
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Mammoth Lakes, Calif. — Some trails at Mammoth Mountain are open only thanks to man-made snow.
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Mammoth Lakes, Calif. — Mammoth's snow-making capabilities are saving the season for the resort, but many runs are closed due to the lack of natural snow.
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Soth Lake Tahoe, Calif. — The moon shines high above snowless Sierra Nevada peaks near South Lake Tahoe. Most of the trans-Sierra Nevada passes that are usually closed by snow this time of year remain open.
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Yosemite, Calif. — The setting sun illuminates the bare granite of El Capitan, left, and Half Dome, right, usually covered with snow this time of year.
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South Lake Tahoe, Calif., — Most of the trans-Sierra Nevada passes are open as a lack of snow is creating new and missed opportunities for recreation.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times
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