Just got back from Bench Lake via Taboose. On Taboose last Monday, everything was dusted with 1 to 3 inches. On Friday, all had melted at the pass, but the peaks and terrain with lots of shade was still holding the snow. Conditions for the week were Indian Summer clear skies with light winds out of the west. Ice was in the water bottle a couple of mornings with frost on the grass but as soon as the sun cleared the ridge, the air warmed quickly and all the down feathers I had been wearing was shed to shorts and short sleeves. That was yesterday, sounds like the up coming week will be unsettled.
BTW, upper Taboose canyon fall colors were really showing, lower in the canyon, the colors were still green. After next week's storm, maybe the lower canyons of the Eastern Sierra will start to show.