The text discusses the heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, specifically in Truckee, California. The author, Mike Brook, states that this winter has been the snowiest he has experienced in Truckee and that records from the Central Sierra Snow Lab confirm it as the snowiest since 1971. The snow totals are approximately double what would be expected for this time of winter. The recent heavy snowfall has raised concerns about the weight of snow on roofs, particularly for older buildings constructed before the 1960s when building codes were updated.

Mike Brook writes:

This winter is by far the snowiest that I have experienced in Truckee, California, and records from the Central Sierra Snow Lab show that it is the snowiest since record keeping began in 1971. No other year even comes close. Snow totals are roughly double what a median year would have by this day of winter. In recent days, a lot of people have become worried about snow loads on roofs, especially for buildings built before building codes were modernized in the 1960s.