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Multiple spinouts close I-80 westbound near Tahoe amid winter storm

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Multiple spinouts close I-80 westbound near Tahoe amid winter storm

Cars drive through the fresh snow at Tahoe Donner, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.  Andrew Chamings/SFGATE California Highway Patrol has closed Interstate 80 off to westbound traffic in Truckee after snowy conditions caused multiple collisions and spinouts over Donner Summit on Saturday, the agency announced. Closures are impacting westbound traffic in Truckee and at the Nevada state … Read more

A foot of snow and chain control — winter arrives in Tahoe

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A foot of snow and chain control — winter arrives in Tahoe

Fresh snow covers the Palisades Tahoe ski resort, Thursday morning, Dec. 7, 2023.  Blake Kessler via Palisades Tahoe Thanks to a storm front that hit the Sierra Nevada a little more wetly and coldly than expected, Lake Tahoe got its first measurable winter storm of the season Wednesday, leaving the mountainous landscape looking like winter has … Read more