A cold system will soak the Bay Area and bury the Sierra Nevada in snow, boosting the snowpack but likely snarling traffic.

Research scientist Gabe Lewis sweeps snow off an instrument that collects snow data at the Central Sierra Snow Lab in Soda Springs (Nevada County) in January. After a dry spell, the Sierra is due for modest snow Tuesday and a heavier storm next weekend.

Here's how the latest storm could impact California's snowpack.

A shift in the jet stream will bring much-needed winter storms to Northern California after weeks of dry weather, and forecasters say the storm door could be opening for the foreseeable future.

The Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of nearly one-third of California's water supply, is looking a little like a New Year's resolution: full of hope and promise at the beginning of January, but now struggling with a bothersome reality check.

After a very dry five-week period, OpenSnow is tracking a welcome series of cold storms that could deliver upwards of 3-5 feet of snow to ski areas in Tahoe and

A snowmobiler has died following an avalanche near Johnson Peak and Castle Peak in the Truckee area of Nevada County, officials said Monday evening. After weeks of bare hillsides and limited terrain, ski resorts in Northern California's Sierra Nevada are seeing a welcome turnaround as holiday storms bring much-needed snow, with more on the way.

Northern Nevada may see some relief from this year’s mild winter with a mid-February storm predicted to bring moderate to heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada. So far this winter, the snow and water ou