View of (clockwise from upper left) Twin Bridges, Echo Summit, I80 Castle Peak, Kingsbury Grade
View of (clockwise from upper left) Twin Bridges, Echo Summit, I80 Castle Peak, Kingsbury Grade

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A Winter Weather Advisory starts at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, but now has already begun to fall and road controls are up on roads around Lake Tahoe. The advisory is in place until 4:00 a.m. Monday, and before that time, total snow accumulation of 2 to 6 inches below 6500 feet and 8 to 16 inches above 6500 feet is expected.

Road controls as of 9:00 a.m. Sunday, December 13:

US50
Chains or Snow Tires Required – on US-50 from mile post 59.8 in El Dorado County to mile post 70.6 in El Dorado County in California.

Chains or Snow Tires Required – on US-50 from mile post 14.0 in Carson City County to mile post 29.4 in Lyon County in Nevada.

Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires – on US-50 from mile post 0.0 in Douglas County to Spooner Junction in Nevada.

I80
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires – on I-80 from mile post 66.2 in Placer County to mile post 9.1 in Nevada County in California.

SR89
Chains or Snow Tires Required – on CA-89 from mile post 0.0 in Placer County to mile post 13.7 in Placer County in California.

SR207
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires – on SR-207 from US-50 Junction to Dagget Pass Chain Up Area in Nevada.

SR267
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires – on SR-267 from mile post 9.9 in Placer County to mile post 3.8 in

I580
There is a conditions related event (Wind Alert – Vehicles Over 9 Feet Use Caution) on I-580 from mile post 0.5 in Washoe County to mile post 15.0 in Washoe County in Nevada.

SR28
Chains or Snow Tires Required – on SR-28 from US-50 Junction to Crystal Bay in Nevada

Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires – on SR-28 from mile post 0.0 in Placer County to mile post 11.0 in Washoe County in California.

SR431
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires – on SR-431 from State Route 28 to Douglas Fir Drive in Nevada.

SR88
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires from Cook’s Station in Amador County to Picketts Junctions in Alpine County.

For up to the minute road conditions, visit https://nvroads.com/ for Nevada and http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ for California.