These Are The Top Snow Totals From The Sierra Blizzard

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T​he snowstorm that pummeled California's Sierra Nevada was a crushing blow, even for an area accustomed to huge snowfall totals.

Here are the five largest snow totals confirmed by the National Weather Service so far:

-​126 inches (10.5 feet): Near Donner Peak, California

-​116 inches (9.7 feet): Soda Springs, California

-​89 inches (7.4 feet): Near Pinecrest, California

-​75.2 inches (6.3 feet): Near Soda Springs, California

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H​ere's how the winter storm looked in areas that got hit hardest:

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