A team of scientists and undergraduate students have analyzed the body size for 25 marine species, including whales, sharks, squids, and other ocean giants. A team of scientists and undergraduate students have analyzed the body size for 25 marine species, including whales, sharks, squids, and other ocean giants.
Donner Summit is also the Sierra Divide where storms spend most of their time, dropping 35-40 feet of snow a year, making skiing a major industry and making the Sierra a reservoir for the rest of the state. Arguably, Donner Summit and Donner Pass across it, is the most important square mile in California.
NF Winter Recreation Map. The Virginia Meissner Sno-Park is located at an elevation of 5350 feet along the Cascade Lakes Highway (Highway 46, milepost 14). This Sno-Park is very popular and much of the trail system in this area is often groomed for skate and classic Nordic skiers.