An early season snowfall created some magical scenes in the Sierra Nevada on Monday and Tuesday. Forecasters predicted that upper elevations would see 3 inches of snow or more by Thursday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Samantha Lindberg, a landscape photographer with Mammoth Lakes Tourism, shared some gorgeous views of June Lake, a Swiss-like village in the Eastern Sierra.

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