A strong winter storm in Tahoe, is prompting many from the Bay Area to postpone planned holiday getaways to the Sierra. Caltrans shut down a nearly 70 mile stretch of Interstate 80, from Colfax, through Tahoe, all the way to the Nevada state line on Sunday after whiteout snow conditions made the roadway nearly impassible.
Powerful Tahoe snow storm pushes back holiday travel from Bay AreaA strong winter storm in Tahoe, is prompting many from the Bay Area to postpone planned holiday getaways to the Sierra.
Frank Wong, another customer in line at the ski shop on Sunday, also decided to push back a planned ski trip with his son.Sections of Interstate 395 were also shut down in both directions on Sunday. Truckee Fire Protection crews responded to two separate pileups, one involving around 20 cars. Six people were taken to the hospital. Meanwhile, on Highway 50 a Nevada State Trooper helping a stranded driver, was rear ended. The trooper was uninjured, but the driver was taken to the hospital.
The record for the snowiest December in the Sierra, was set back in 1970 at nearly 15 feet, according to the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab.
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