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
On Wednesday, Caltrans announced the closure of one of its Sierra roadways as the region expects snow to ring in the new year. By noon, the agency closed part of Highway 89, which passes through the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe. The highway is closed from the junction of Highway 395 in Mono County to the … Read more
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom named his son Dutch in 2016, it wasn’t because he had some unknown affinity for the Netherlands. Dutch Newsom, the governor’s youngest, was named for Dutch Flat, for Dutch Flat, California, a tiny Sierra Nevada town off Interstate 80 about an hour from Lake Tahoe. After his parents divorced and his father … Read more
A vehicle stopped by the highway during a recent sleet storm near Lake Tahoe. CHP South Lake Tahoe As snow heads to the Tahoe Basin Wednesday night, the California Highway Patrol has a message for those planning on visiting the mountains for the New Year. “The California Highway Patrol would like to remind locals and out-of-towners … Read more
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
