A winter storm warning is in effect until Saturday morning.
Chains were required early Friday to get up Interstate 80 in the Sierra Nevada, where Northstar California Resort and three other ski resorts already were open.in an atmospheric river storm is expected to provide plenty of snow to skiers who don’t want to waste any time hitting the slopes.
According to the weather service, between 1 and 2 feet of snow likely will fall above 7,000 feet with up to 3 feet and winds at 125 mph at the highest peaks. About 2 to 6 inches of snow are expected below 7,000 feet, with southwest winds blowing between 25-35 mph and gusting up to 55 mph. Early Friday, eastbound travelers on Interstate 80 were being screened at Applegate in Placer County, and drivers were required to have maximum chains to proceed. Westbound drivers were screened 5 miles west of Reno.At Heavenly, there was 22 inches of snow on the ground Friday morning, much of it still machine made, according to the Lake Tahoe Snow Report on thewebsite. Pacific Palisades had 18-20 inches of snow at its base, and Northstar had 16-20 inches of packed powder.
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