Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
At the peak of the storm, some locations — like Donner Pass in California and Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border — could experience snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour and ...
Donner Pass is a 7,056-foot-high (2,151 m) [2] mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about 9 miles (14 km) west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west.
A Caltrans tow truck is surrounded by snow along a closed Interstate 80 near Donner Pass on Saturday, March 2, 2024, after authorities shut down the major freeway due to whiteout conditions.
Tahoe Donner Downhill is a small ski resort with five ski lifts and 14+ trails, in Truckee, California 4.5 mi (7.2 km) northeast of Donner Pass. There are two chairlifts, three conveyor lifts, and 14 trails.
Snow is forecast for parts of the Cleveland area between Friday Jan. 3 through Sunday Jan. 5, according the National Weather Service.
Castle Peak is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada near I-80, Donner Pass, and the Nevada border. It is in the Tahoe National Forest [2] not far off the Pacific Crest Trail, and adjacent to Castle Pass. It was originally named Mount Stanford by the Whitney Survey of 1860–1874.
The railroad originally traversed the steep north cliffs of the peak via tunnels and snow sheds before the 10,322-foot-long (3,146 m) Tunnel #41 running under Mount Judah and Donner Peak was opened in 1925. The peak, pass, and lake are named for the ill-fated Donner Party who spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound at the east end of Donner ...
Winters are cold with a January average of 27.2 °F (−2.7 °C) and temperatures below 0 °F (−17.8 °C) occur on 3.6 days per year. [6] Most of the precipitation falls during the winter months with an average precipitation of 38.81 inches (986 mm) and an average snowfall of 182.9 inches (465 cm). [ 6 ]