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  • It is not known how much more snow is coming for the Sierra Nevada End-shutdown

    It is not known how much more snow is coming for the Sierra Nevada End-shutdown

    RENO, Nev. (AP) — No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Festival when pioneers were trapped atop the Sierra Nevada for months and dozens died near Lake Tahoe in the winter of 1846-47. But this season has now gone down in the history books as the second snowiest in the […]

  • Photos: A blanket of snow for California End-shutdown

    Photos: A blanket of snow for California End-shutdown

    A series of powerful winter storms hit California over the past week, bringing snowfall to lower altitudes than the area has seen in decades and increasing the state’s snowpack, which now stands at 189 percent. than its average for this time of year. Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for 13 counties, including […]