Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada as a winter storm packing powerful winds sent ski lift chairs swinging and closed mountain highways. Downpours at lower elevations also triggered flood watches across large swaths of California into Nevada.
More than 250 miles of the Sierra from north of Reno south to Yosemite National Park remained under winter storm warnings either until late Sunday or early Monday.
The Heavenly ski resort at Lake Tahoe shut down some operations on Saturday when the brunt of the storm hit. The resort posted video of lift chairs swaying violently because of gusts that topped 100 mph , along with a tweeted reminder that wind closures are “always for your safety.” To the south, Mammoth Mountain reported that more than 20 inches of snow fell Saturday, with another 2 feet possible on Sunday as the tail end of the system moves through the eastern Sierra.The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab reported Sunday morning that more than 43 inches had fallen in a 48-hour span.
A 70-mile stretch of eastbound U.S. Interstate 80 was closed Saturday “due to zero visibility” from the northern California town of Colfax to the Nevada state line, transportation officials said. Chains were required on much of the rest of I-80 in the mountains from Reno toward Sacramento.
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