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A significant winter storm passing through the area Saturday brought at least a foot of snow to the Siskiyou Mountain range, according to the National Weather Service. Snow levels dropped to roughly 3,000 feet Saturday evening, in what Meteorologist Jay Stockton called the "most widespread" storm of the season so far. "It did drop snow levels quite a bit," said Stockton. "But it's not really any indication of the season to come." Stockton said 12 inches of snow was reported as of Sunday morning at a spot two miles east of Interstate 5 near the Siskiyou summit. Though Stockton said the storm wasn't necessarily a hint of a rough winter to come, he did say that the La Niña weather system expected this winter is likely to bring higher than average levels of precipitation. The weather phenomenon of La Niña may affect Southern Oregon for the second-consecutive year this winter, as colder ocean temperatures create new storm systems. Stockton said that as of 24-hour snow reports Sunday at 10 a.m., 10 inches of snow fell at Crater Lake, 2.8 inches in Keno, and 1 inch was reported in a high elevation area between Grants Pass and Wimer. Stockton said the National Weather Service relies on information provided by volunteer "spotters" who live in different areas and report signifigant weather measurements, such as rain and snowfall. The 12 inches reported at Siskiyou summit was by a volunteer spotter at an elevation of a little more than 4,700 feet. At Mount Ashland, ski area officials reported 10 new inches of snow from a 24-hour reading at 11 a.m Sunday. The new snow brought the mountain's snow base to 15 inches. The three-month weather outlook from the National Weather Service predicts average winter temperatures and above average precipitation, Stockton said. Stockton said the storm has now passed, and the majority of the week is expected to be clear, with no rain expected again until Thursday or Friday. Reach reporter Teresa Ristow at 541-776-4459 or [email protected].