Caltrans briefly held traffic on Interstate 80 over Donner Pass on Thursday afternoon due to multiple spinouts and heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada, officials said. Just after 3 p.m. on Thursday ...

Interstate 80 is fully open with all chain controls dropped as Sierra road conditions improve, according to Caltrans. Chain ...

A winter storm warning goes into effect late Tuesday for the Tahoe region and the I-80 corridor. Hazardous winter driving ...

Getting through the Sierra Nevada would require fortitude ... Sacramento -- a twelve-ton steam engine -- to the top of Donner Pass, where it was let down carefully above Tunnel No. 6 and housed ...

A map from AccuWeather shows that the areas anticipating the heaviest snow include Lassen Park, Donner Pass, Bear Valley, Tuolumne Meadows, and Mammoth Lakes with 2 to 4 feet. Echo Summit could see 1 ...

Here, you'll find a great stone pedestal commemorating the Donner Party, the legendary pioneers who fell victim to the harsh Sierra Nevada winter of 1846 to 1847. The party (originally consisting ...

A winter weather advisory goes into effect early Wednesday for Tahoe. Travelers are urged to prepare for winter driving conditions.

Up to a foot of snow may fall above 7,000 feet, with slightly more possible at Donner Pass, according to the ... effect for the western slope of the Sierra at 4 a.m. Wednesday and lasts through ...