For the first time this winter, the summits of the Diablo Range were covered with snow on March 13. While not rare, the sight is not “super common,” as meteorologist Rachel Kennedy with the National Weather Service told BenitoLink.
At this latitude, snow only falls above 2,900 ft, which is why only the highest peaks visible from Hollister turned white. The snowfall, Kennedy said, is the result of the combination of “the coldest air mass this winter, coming from the Gulf of Alaska” with moisture-laden skies.
Photographer Adam Bell went up the mountains and photographed the whitened, misty slopes.
A misty winter morning. Photo by Adam Bell.
A dusting of snow on Lone Tree Road. Photo by Adam Bell.
Twin Twin oaks. Photo by Adam Bell.