How Much Snow?

[kevin_standlee]

I realized today that I forgot to post the pictures I took at the Donner Summit Rest Area on my way west last Sunday.



The westbound rest area is all but buried in snow here.



The Rolling Stone faces the imposing snowbanks that Caltrans had thrown up.

This was on a sunny day some days after the previous storms had subsided sufficiently for Caltrans to do their usual excellent job of clearing the roads. I've never seen this much snow up top before. I bet the skiers are happy.

Comments

[lindadee.livejournal.com]

Years ago, a friend and I drove to the top of Snoqualmie Pass. The road was clear, but the snow was piled up probably 12 feet high. I'd never seen that much snow in my life.

[clothsprogs.livejournal.com]

That's an impressive amount of snow.

The UK would grind to a halt if we were faced with even half of that.

Teddy

[kevin-standlee.livejournal.com]

The folks at the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) district 3 are experts at keeping this road open as much as possible. I'm happy to see that despite a series of mild winters, they haven't lost their touch, even when they had to evacuate from their headquarters at Marysville out to Sutter (where I went to high school and lived for some years) during the flood alert on Oroville dam.