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.
Weather History of Donner Pass 3. tions receive about 30 inches annually, while 70 to 80 inches of precipitation are common in. the optimum zone located in higher elevations. Above 7,000 feet, northern Sierra annual. snowfall totals range from 400 to 450 inches.