Blizzard conditions continue in the Lake Tahoe Basin and Sierra

UPDATE 12:45PM: US50 is now closed at Echo Summit due to avalanche control, heavy snow and multiple spin-outs.

Travel is highly discouraged. If you don't need to be on the road, CHP says "don't." There is no estimated time of reopening.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Blizzard warnings continue for the Lake Tahoe region and the Sierra, with more heavy snow forecast for the rest of the day on Tuesday. The warning expires at 4 a.m. Wednesday with snow ending around 7 a.m.

Some ski resorts are closed today, including Sierra-at-Tahoe, Kirkwood, Palisades, Mt. Rose, and Heavenly is trying to open by 11 a.m. but snow and winds are an issue.

Schools are closed, many businesses and government officers are closed, and roads are closed or have chain restrictions. Roads can close quickly during this storm, and US50 over Echo Summit can close for avalanche control and spinouts, so check the Caltrans website or Nevada DOT website often.

Extreme/impossible travel will continue with blizzard conditions in the Sierra. Here are the road controls as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, but they can change rapidly as the second wave of this storm hits the area:

US50
CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 3 MI EAST OF PLACERVILLE TO MEYERS.

I80
IS CLOSED FROM APPLEGATE (PLACER CO) TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE - DUE TO ZERO VISIBILITY - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM TAHOE CITY (PLACER CO) TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE

SR89
CLOSED FROM PICKETTS JCT (ALPINE CO) TO 2.7 MI SOUTH OF THE JCT OF US 50 (EL DORADO CO) /LUTHER PASS/ - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM MARKLEEVILLE TO THE JCT OF SR 88 (ALPINE CO)

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM PICKETTS JCT (ALPINE CO) TO 2.7 MI SOUTH OF THE JCT OF US 50 (EL DORADO CO) /LUTHER PASS/

IS CLOSED FROM EAGLE LAKE CAMPGROUND TO BLISS STATE PARK (EL DORADO CO) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

SR88
IS CLOSED TO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC AT DEW DROP (AMADOR CO) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

IS CLOSED FROM 3.5 MI EAST OF SILVER LAKE TO KIRKWOOD /CARSON SPUR/ (AMADOR CO) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

IS CLOSED FROM 2 MI EAST OF KIRKWOOD TO 5 MI WEST OF PICKETTS JCT /CARSON PASS/ (ALPINE CO) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

IS CLOSED FROM 1 MI WEST OF WOODFORDS (ALPINE CO) TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE