Calif. snow: Atmospheric river hits Sierras

Heavy snow rolled across California's Sierra Nevada over the last several days, plastering the high passes with wet snow.

The video above shows the slushy mess found across the Donner Pass.

This is all part of a one-two punch of Pacific storms rolling into the West Coast. The next system will bring even more rain.

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