Tahoe Business Eager For Resort Travelers Ahead Of Next Winter Storm

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TRUCKEE (CBS13) – There’s an incoming wintertime tempest taking purpose astatine Northern California which is expected to dump feet of snowfall successful the Sierra Nevada and driblet rainfall successful the valley.

The snowfall is already flying connected the peaks of Boreal Mountain Resort.

The edifice was engaged Friday day up of the caller wintertime overgarment that’s expected to screen the Sierra.

That means 3 much country resorts tin unfastened this weekend: NorthStar, Heavenly, and Kirkwood.

The dedicated wintertime sports enthusiasts accidental they wouldn’t miss this for anything.

“Cross state skiing, snowshoeing, and we person a canine that loves the snow,” said Emily Wood.

Businesses successful downtown Truckee are besides anxious for the snowfall to fall. They beryllium connected those visitors to besides store aft they ski.

“It’s each conscionable truthful upwind dependent, and tourist-dependent and covid-dependent. It’s truly been a chaotic ride,” said Shannon King with Uncorked.

She hopes the bedewed roads won’t crook concern distant aft an unpredictable 2021.

“I miss the affable faces and the blessed travelers,” said King.

CalTrans says the timing of this tempest whitethorn beryllium treacherous for travelers.

“Hopefully radical don’t get stuck,” she said.

The brunt of the tempest is expected to deed precocious Saturday and aboriginal Sunday, close arsenic skiers whitethorn beryllium heading home.

CalTrans says to beryllium prepared for concatenation controls and large delays.

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