Sierra Snow: Sacramento Family Stuck in Tahoe, Snowplow Driver Digs Out Vehicles

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STRAWBERRY (CBS13) — Snow successful the Sierra blanketed trees, grassy knolls, hillsides and the rooftops of cars and buildings, and for the archetypal clip Thursday, galore areas got a interruption from the storm.

In that time, a Sacramento household who has been stuck successful Tahoe for 2 days was capable to get backmost down Highway 50 and home.

“We came up to find a Christmas histrion and we got stuck successful Tahoe for a mates days,” said Lydia, a parent from Sacramento.

She said their household wasn’t capable to thrust location due to the fact that of roadworthy closures and she didn’t consciousness comfy with “a car afloat of kids,” truthful they waited.

That meant they needed the close clothing. They recovered a hotel, and nearby, a section concern who gave them jackets, gloves, and lukewarm apparel until they could get home.

“Lake Tahoe Thrift, helium was ace nice, helium was similar ohio you’re stuck here? Here’s immoderate socks. He discounted everything for us. He was an astonishing person,” said Lydia.

On different portion of Highway 50 successful Pollock Pines, a backstage snowplow operator spent much than 12 hours implicit the past week clearing roads, driveways, and helping wherever helium could. He works for a operation institution during the year, but successful large wintertime upwind events, the institution transforms to support the roads safe.

“It feels bully you ever consciousness bully erstwhile you assistance somebody, particularly erstwhile they’re sitting present trying to connection you money. You say, ‘No, you’re good, you’re good, it’s nothing,’ ” said Nicholas Gray, backstage snowplow driver.

Gray added that connected Thursday unsocial helium dug retired 2 trucks that were stuck successful snowfall — thing helium said doesn’t hap often, but capable for him to transportation peculiar instrumentality conscionable successful case.

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CHP and CalTrans confirmed determination were nary reports of drivers incapable to get retired of snow, oregon requiring exigency assistance to beryllium dug retired connected I-80 and Highway 50.