TRUCK – Crews are working to clear the road and recover vehicles from turning on Interstate 80. The 70-mile stretch of highway cuts off parts of the Sierra from the rest of the state.
Some downtown Truckee businesses never opened while some closed early due to snow.
Snow fell steadily all day Saturday, landing on recently cleared sidewalks and roads.
“It took us about two hours to get to the highway. We made the five-minute drive to get some hot chocolate,” said Satish Logandan, a Bay Area resident.
Coffee And was one of the only restaurants in downtown Truckee open Saturday with snow piling up outside.
“It's hard to know if you're going outside and driving 5 to 10 miles per hour,” said Anmol, a skiing enthusiast. “Our original plan was to ski, but now we'll check if we can do some snowshoeing before it gets any worse.” in vacation.
A respite from the storm, celebrated by the few who braved blizzard conditions for a hot meal Mother Nature changed their plans.
“We were flying out of Sacramento tonight, and we changed that flight two days ago. We're not taking a chance,” one woman said.
Cars were buried under feet of gunpowder as visibility entered and exited. The only relief was the presence of a neon “open” sign in a few of the windows.
“It was honestly amazing,” Logandan said.
Some people said they weren't surprised by the continued snowfall, but compared to previous Tahoe storms, they want to see more snow from this storm.
