Key Northern California highway closed as snow continues to fall in the blizzard-hit Sierra Nevada
10 months, 1 week ago

Key Northern California highway closed as snow continues to fall in the blizzard-hit Sierra Nevada

Hindustan Times  

TRUCKEE, Calif. — A major highway was closed and ski resorts were shut down Sunday as the effects of a powerful blizzard continued to cause problems across the Sierra Nevada, and forecasters warned that more heavy snow was on the way for Northern California. HT Image Sections of Interstate 80 to the west and north of Lake Tahoe were made impassable by blowing snow piling up in lanes, with no estimate for reopening, the California Highway Patrol said. “Dangerous and not smart.” A blizzard warning was in effect until midnight for some areas above 6,500 feet, while lower elevations were under a winter storm warning with another 2 feet of snow possible, the National Weather Service office in Sacramento said. Weather service meteorologist William Churchill on Saturday called the storm an “extreme blizzard” for the Sierra Nevada but said he didn’t expect records to be broken.

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Heat waves, wildfires and now … snow? California endures a summer of extremes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Heat waves, wildfires and now … snow? California endures a summer of extremes

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — An unusually cold weather system from the Gulf of Alaska interrupted summer along the West Coast on Saturday, bringing snow to mountains in California and the Pacific Northwest and prompting the closure of part of a highway that runs through a national park. Parts of Highway 89 through Lassen Volcanic National Park in California were shut down …

California Blizzard: Donner Pass buried under several feet of ‘Snowpocalypse’ | Watch
10 months, 1 week ago

California Blizzard: Donner Pass buried under several feet of ‘Snowpocalypse’ | Watch

Hindustan Times  

A California snow blizzard - “not a string of words have ever expected to read," but it's the present reality the US state is buried under. TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 03: An Interstate 80 entrance is covered in snow during a powerful multiple day winter storm in the Sierra Nevada mountains on March 03, 2024 in Truckee, California. As the …

Blizzard hits California mountains with heavy snow and high winds, shutting down ski areas
10 months, 1 week ago

Blizzard hits California mountains with heavy snow and high winds, shutting down ski areas

LA Times  

Jake Coleman digs out his car along North Lake Boulevard as snow continues to fall in Tahoe City, Calif., on Saturday. A rare blizzard sent its final flurries of snow and high winds through California’s Sierra Nevada on Sunday, keeping some major roads closed and shutting down ski resorts from Lake Tahoe to Mammoth. “Winds can get up to 45 …

Photos: Blizzard hammers Sierra, closing resorts and creating travel nightmares
10 months, 1 week ago

Photos: Blizzard hammers Sierra, closing resorts and creating travel nightmares

LA Times  

California authorities shut down 100 miles of Interstate 80 on Friday as the biggest snowstorm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada, where residents were urged to take shelter and stay off roads as they prepared for up to 10 feet of snow in some areas and damaging winds. !” the California Highway Patrol posted on X, previously …

Parts of the Sierra Nevada likely to get 10 feet of snow from powerful storm by weekend
10 months, 1 week ago

Parts of the Sierra Nevada likely to get 10 feet of snow from powerful storm by weekend

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The most powerful Pacific storm …

With blizzard pounding Tahoe area, even some ski resorts are urging people to stay away
10 months, 1 week ago

With blizzard pounding Tahoe area, even some ski resorts are urging people to stay away

LA Times  

An employee at Alpine, part of the Palisades Tahoe ski resort complex, clears snow. With a dangerous, life-threatening blizzard bringing strong winds, frigid temperatures and an avalanche warning, even some Northern California ski resorts are urging people to stay away for now. Snowfall could be so heavy at some point, the weather service said road conditions would be at “near …

Blizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada
10 months, 1 week ago

Blizzard warning, avalanche watch as storm packing up to 10 feet of snow moves into Sierra Nevada

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — The most powerful Pacific storm of the season started barreling into the Sierra Nevada on Thursday, packing multiple feet of snow and dangerous winds that forecasters say will create blizzard conditions likely to close major highways and trigger power outages into the weekend. The weather service in Reno said in its updated forecast as evening approached on …

From Mammoth to Tahoe, powerful blizzard could sock Sierra with up to 12 feet of snow
10 months, 2 weeks ago

From Mammoth to Tahoe, powerful blizzard could sock Sierra with up to 12 feet of snow

LA Times  

A powerful storm expected to hit California starting Thursday could bring the strongest blizzard of the winter for the Sierra Nevada, potentially dumping 5 to 12 feet of snow at elevations 5,000 feet above sea level. “Even by Sierra standards, this is shaping up to be a highly impactful, major winter storm,” the National Weather Service office in Reno said. …

California’s biggest winter storm so far is on its way. Will it put a dent in the ‘snow drought’?
1 year ago

California’s biggest winter storm so far is on its way. Will it put a dent in the ‘snow drought’?

LA Times  

Amelia Dinh, 7, and her mother, Mai Dinh, put the finishing touches on a snowman along Mt. After a worryingly weak start to the winter for California’s mountains, two storms — including what’s expected to be the biggest of the season so far — are expected to dump several inches of snow on the Sierra Nevada this week, days after …

California's mountains surprisingly continue to have much ‘snow cover’ way into summer
1 year, 5 months ago

California's mountains surprisingly continue to have much ‘snow cover’ way into summer

Hindustan Times  

In a puzzling case for meteorologists, mountains in California are still covered with snow even when July is about to end. But despite the summer peaking, large areas of Sierra Nevada continue to have snow cover. The report highlights that the continued snow cover is proving to be a mood dampener and risky issue for hikers. Andrew Schwartz, lead scientist …

How much snow still covers California’s mountains this July?
1 year, 5 months ago

How much snow still covers California’s mountains this July?

LA Times  

In a typical year, California mountains are largely snow-free at this stage in the summer, with some exceptions at higher elevations. In the last couple of weeks of July, large swaths of the Sierra continued to be covered in snow, making for tricky and in some cases treacherous hiking conditions. Over the next few weeks, hikers may continue to encounter …

Latest storm piles more snow on California mountains
1 year, 9 months ago

Latest storm piles more snow on California mountains

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A cold low pressure system spinning off the coast of California sent bands of rain and snow across the state Wednesday, making travel difficult and adding to an epic mountain snowpack. The San Francisco Bay Area was hit by gusty winds, hail and periods of heavy rain as multiple storm cells intensified quickly, the National Weather Service …

Winds shred Southern Plains; California set to get more snow
1 year, 10 months ago

Winds shred Southern Plains; California set to get more snow

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Parts of the Southern Plains counted the injured and surveyed the damage Monday after tornadoes and other powerful winds swept through, killing at least one person in Oklahoma, while some Michigan residents faced a fifth consecutive day without power following last week’s ice storm. In California, the National Weather Service said winter storms will continue moving into …

Snow, rain slam California as Michigan suffers without power
1 year, 10 months ago

Snow, rain slam California as Michigan suffers without power

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Heavy snow and rain pounded California and other parts of the West on Friday in the nation’s latest winter storm, while tens of thousands of people in Michigan suffered in freezing temperatures days after one of the worst ice storms in decades caused widespread power outages. “That’s four days without power in such weather,” said Apurva Gokhale, …

California ski resorts brace for an epic weekend of snow, crowds and disruptions
1 year, 10 months ago

California ski resorts brace for an epic weekend of snow, crowds and disruptions

LA Times  

The most recent storm to hit California has brought 11 -14 inches of new snow to Mammoth Mountain. “There will be delays over the next several days with the amount of snow we’re receiving, so level-set your expectations,” said Kevin Cooper, a ski resorts consultant who previously worked at Heavenly in South Lake Tahoe and Northstar in Truckee. “That’s from …

Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow
1 year, 11 months ago

Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow

The Independent  

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Janu-buried! California ski resorts have received more than 300 inches of snow so far this season
2 years ago

Janu-buried! California ski resorts have received more than 300 inches of snow so far this season

LA Times  

A series of atmospheric-river storms so far this year have left state ski resorts flush. Mammoth Mountain has received 40 to 54 inches from the latest storm and has already surpassed last year’s season-snowfall total of 310 inches at the Main Lodge and 419 inches at the summit. Farther north, at Palisades Tahoe, the resort has received more than 8½ …

Recent storms give drought-weary California cause for hope, but will they continue?
2 years ago

Recent storms give drought-weary California cause for hope, but will they continue?

LA Times  

The Palisades Tahoe Resort, in the city of Olympic Valley, received more than 35 inches of snow over the recent weekend. “We’re going to wait and see how things play out moving forward, but I definitely would say there are some things to be optimistic about.” Simeral said soil moisture levels had also improved from the storms, especially around the …

Heavy rain, wind, snow blows through California into Sierra
2 years, 1 month ago

Heavy rain, wind, snow blows through California into Sierra

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — A winter storm packing powerful winds, heavy rain and potentially several feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada shut down mountain highways, toppled trees and triggered flood watches and avalanche warnings on Saturday from the coast of Northern California to Lake Tahoe. A stretch of California Highway 89 also was closed due to heavy snow between Tahoe …

Sierra snow closes Tahoe schools, slows traffic; more coming
2 years, 1 month ago

Sierra snow closes Tahoe schools, slows traffic; more coming

Associated Press  

RENO, Nev. — The first of back-to-back winter storms brought one foot of snow and an avalanche warning to the Sierra Nevada on Thursday, closing schools at Lake Tahoe and intermittently shutting down interstate traffic west of Reno. A winter storm warning remained in effect through 4 a.m. Friday from Mammoth Lakes south of Yosemite National Park to about 200 …

Winter weather makes travel nearly impossible in parts of California, Nevada
3 years ago

Winter weather makes travel nearly impossible in parts of California, Nevada

NPR  

Winter weather makes travel nearly impossible in parts of California, Nevada Enlarge this image toggle caption Caltrans via AP Caltrans via AP A major snowstorm that blanketed much of the western United States over Christmas weekend has left travel difficult or impossible with several major highways closed throughout the mountains of Northern California and Nevada. The roads will likely remain …

A chilly, drizzly, traffic-snarled end to 2021 across parts of California
3 years ago

A chilly, drizzly, traffic-snarled end to 2021 across parts of California

LA Times  

After a chilly, drizzly Christmas Day, Angelenos will get a quick reprieve with sunny skies on Sunday before another winter storm rolls in Monday, again drenching the region and promising a frigid end to 2021. “It’s going to stay quite cold for December, much below normal.” The storm — its main front projected to reach L.A. County on Monday afternoon …

California storms: At least five people killed after heavy rain and snow cause devastation
5 years, 11 months ago

California storms: At least five people killed after heavy rain and snow cause devastation

The Independent  

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