The storm we have been waiting for has arrived. According to the National Weather Service, the storm is expected to produce between 2-4 feet of snow in Lake Tahoe communities. At elevations above 7,000 feet, potentially 4-8 feet are possible. Wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour in lower elevations and 100 at Sierra ridges could damage trees and power lines.

Use this page to stay up to date on road conditions, mountain closures, accidents, event cancellations and more.

Power outage

Truckee Donner Public Utility District announced a power outage is impacting about 1,100 customers in Donner Lake, Prosser and Gray’s Crossing.

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The TDPUD office is closed but customers can call the 24/7 customer service line at 530-587-3896.

Visit tdpud.org/outage for updates on the outage.

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Town and County operations

Tahoe Truckee Unified School District has declared Monday March 4 a snow day for all schools.

“This decision was made based on the additional time needed to prepare school sites, forecasted overnight snow totals, and winds that are complicating the roads being ready for travel,” the district posted on Facebook.

The opening of Vote Centers will be delayed today at Truckee Town Hall and Tahoe Truckee Unified School District Boardroom. 

For updates on these and other county buildings, check Current Incidents | Nevada County, CA (nevadacountyca.gov). I will also be updating the Nevada County Facebook and X pages. 

The Town of Truckee announced TART service, including Truckee Local and Dial-A-Ride, is suspended today. Normal operations are currently scheduled for tomorrow.

Truckee TART Connect still scheduled for today to start at 8:30 a.m. until 10 p.m.

The Nevada County Courthouse in Truckee will remain closed until 8 a.m. on Monday, March 4.

Mountain updates

March 4

According to an operations update, Palisades Tahoe plans to open 18 lifts at Palisades and 7 at Alpine on Monday. Scheduled lifts are subject to change and delays are expected to occur.

❄️ We have received up to 18" at the base and 24" on the upper mountain. This makes our storm total over 8 feet! High winds and snow safety delays are expected. Please be advised that scheduled lifts are subject to change. #palisadesops

— Palisades Tahoe Mtn Ops (@palisadesops) March 4, 2024

March 3

Palisades Tahoe announced they would not be opening on Sunday.

“We gave it our best shot, but after a monumental effort by our team we’ve made the difficult decision to remain closed for today, March 3,” their Facebook said.

They are hoping to reopen both sides of the mountain on Monday, March 4.

Palisades Tahoe announced they are planning on opening at noon on Sunday March 3. The mountain has received 6 ft. of snow during this storm.

“With this amount of snowfall, paired with the high winds we saw, we lost access to the mountain and are starting from scratch,” according to Palisades’ Facebook page.

Homewood Mountain Resort was originally planning on opening but a power outage at the resort has forced them to remain closed.

Northstar California Resort will also have a delayed opening with limited lift access. They plan to run Big Springs Gondola with Vista, Arrow and Big Easy lifts, as well as Comstock if possible. Real time ops updates are available on the My Epic app.

Palisades and Homewood Mountains both announced they’ll be opening on Sunday.

March 2

Palisades announced Saturday morning that both sides of the mountain would remain closed on Saturday.

Palisades Tahoe is planning to open the Palisades side of the mountain on Saturday, however, operations will be “extremely limited.” The Alpine side will remain closed.

Homewood Mountain Resort will remain closed Saturday, March 2.

According to the Palisades Tahoe Twitter page, both Palisades and Alpine will be closed today due to intense snowfall, winds over 100mph and low visibility.

Homewood is closed due to multiple feet of snow and blizzard conditions forecasted over the next two days. According to their Snow Report page, Homewood is continuing to eveluate conditions and may extend the closure to March 2.

I-80 updates

For current road conditions, go to quickmap.dot.ca.gov/.

March 4

7:25 a.m. – I-80 remains closed.

March 3

7:05 p.m. – The blizzard warning is no longer in effect, but it’s still heavily snowing over Donner Summit with high winds at times, according to CHP. There is still no estimated time of reopening the freeway.

9:14 a.m. – I-80 westbound is closed at Nevada State Line and eastbound at Colfax. No estimated time of reopening.

Highway 267 is closed from 3.7 mi south of Truckee to the Jct of SR 28 in Kings Beach.

March 2

8:15 a.m. – I-80 westbound is closed at Nevada State Line and eastbound at Colfax. No estimated time of reopening.

March 1

6:14 a.m. – Chain control update from CHP Truckee:

• I-80 is R2 in both directions from the Nevada State line to Drum Forebay.
• SR-89 is R2 from Truckee to Olympic Valley.
• SR-267 is R2 from Northstar’s to Kings Beach.
• SR-28 is R2 from Tahoe City to Kings Beach.

A Blizzard warning is still in effect in the Sierras through Sunday. Last night, conditions deteriorated over Donner Summit causing a traffic mess. We are expecting these conditions throughout the weekend and travel is HIGHLY DISCOURAGED.

— CHP Truckee (@CHP_Truckee) March 1, 2024

Feb. 29

8:45 p.m. – Chain control update from CHP Truckee:

• I-80 westbound is R2 from Truckee to Nyack.
• I-80 eastbound is R2 from Nyack to Boca.
• SR-89 is R1 from Truckee to Olympic Valley.
• SR-267 is R2 from Northstar’s to Kings Beach.
• Trucks are at maximum restrictions.

11:45 a.m. – According to California Highway Patrol Truckee Facebook page, the solo big rig traffic collision on eastbound I-80 at the Donner Lake Interchange has been cleared.

8:58 a.m. – Chain control: I-80 westbound is R2 from Truckee to Rainbow, I-80 eastbound is R2 from Kingvale to Truckee.