Mt. LeConte received 20 inches of snow from yesterday's storm, including 3 foot drifts in places.
This information comes courtesy of an online report from Doug McFalls, the winter caretaker at the Mt. LeConte Lodge. He's using a broadband connection, powered by solar panels, to give the world photos and updates from his new blog, called "Life On LeConte".
This morning, Doug spent time digging out the out house - taking care of the important stuff atop LeConte!
You can check out his blog by clicking here.
Also, as of 10:33 this morning, the National Weather Service has no report on the amount of snow on Newfound Gap. Yesterday morning the Gap already had 4 inches of snow, while Mt. LeConte was reporting only a dusting. So, it's possible that the Gap has even more than 20 inches on the ground.
** Almost every road in the Smokies remains closed - please call the park hotline at (865) 436-1200 for the latest updates **
Jeff
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