Acrimony has seethed in Owens Valley since the early 1900s ... the playa into a vividly unfamiliar inland sea bound by jagged snow-capped Sierra peaks, rust-streaked hills and piles of sharp- ...

Snow could fall in elevations as low as 2,000 ... Winter storm watches also include the Eastern Sierra, Owens Valley, White Mountains, Esmeralda County and San Bernardino County in California.