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By the time the storm wraps up Sunday, snowfall will be measured in feet, with up to 5 to 10 feet possible at the highest elevations. Some specific snowfall forecasts: Donner Pass: 5-10 feet
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.
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.
Drone footage shot by storm chaser Brandon Clement showed the improvement in water level and snowpack in places such as Folson Lake, Lake Oroville and Donner Pass, since last summer.
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 ...
The following is a list of mountain passes and gaps in California.California is geographically diverse with numerous roads and railways traversing within its borders. In the middle of the U.S. state lies the California Central Valley, bounded by the coastal mountain ranges in the west, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Cascade Range in the north and the Tehachapi Mountains in the south.
At least four significant storms, loaded with Pacific moisture, will roll ashore along the West Coast of the United States through the end of this week. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that each ...
Donner Pass averages 51.6 inches (1,310 mm) of precipitation per year, [6] and with an average of 411.5 inches (10.45 m) of snow per year, it is one of the snowiest places in the contiguous United States. [7]