Hi, guys. Welcome back.
So we are heading north again.
We're just South of Pollock Pines,
I should say, NE,
and we're heading up into
the Sierra Higher and higher.
We wanted to give you guys a sense
of what we're looking at right now.
And one thing that we are experiencing
here is that a lot of people
aren't prepared with those chains.
Perhaps they've never installed
chains before,
but they're still trying to make their
trek for the Thanksgiving holiday.
So we want you guys to see what
you're up against. Make sure that you
get a good idea of what's
going on here. We are on 50
at this moment in time,
so that's where we're traveling.
And as you can see, it is a
winter Wonderland up here.
Now more precipitation is expected
for later in the day, so.
If you still haven't gotten on the
road and you're planning to, well.
Take a look at what is surrounding us.
A lot of the snow that we're looking at
right now has been cleared from the road,
so that's the good news.
But the bad news is that a lot of
people like these ones that you
can see coming up on the right,
haven't put their chains on yet.
There's a few spots where a lot
of people actually have been
stopping adding those chains.
But I would say if you get a chance,
maybe take a practice run
at putting on those chains.
Because what we've seen is that the chains
are meant to be put on on a flat surface.
And a lot of people are getting up
here and they have to add it while
they're in the snow and they're
having a pretty difficult time.
Of course, in the valley it looks
pretty nice, maybe a little bit rainy.
But right as you pass Placerville,
that's when it changes pretty quickly.
And then you get to see all of this.
So if you guys are just joining us,
we are pretty close to
Pollock Pines right now on 50.
And we're heading up and
up and up into the Sierra.
You can see it's starting to get a
little bit more hazy as we head up.
It kind of looks like that mist,
almost like a fogginess in the air.
And that's not just on the camera,
that's actually what we're
looking at here as well.
It's obviously getting colder as well
and there is a lot more snow up here.
We've been watching a lot of people bumble
through trying to add their chains.
As they get up toward this elevation, and.
As you can see, it is necessary.
Unfortunately a lot of that snow
has been cleared from the road,
so that's good. The roads look
pretty decent at this point in time.
But you can tell that.
This was not the case just a short time ago,
especially last night.
We spoke with one individual
who said that they're finally
coming down from the mountain.
They were just up here for a few
days and they did not expect
to get hit with all of the
snow that happened yesterday.
I'm going to show you out
the side window here.
You can see how everything is
just blanketed up here along 50.
So if you're thinking about
still getting on the road,
this is what you can expect.
We're just at Pollock Pines now.
And you can already see how
much snow there is here.
We're just in Pollock Pines now,
so if you were going all
the way up to Tahoe.
It could be a lot of change as you
head further and further up the hill.
Yeah, so if you've been
watching since the beginning,
you can already see how much thicker
this snow is than it just was
traveling from Camino to Pollock Pines.
A lot more snow along the sides of the road.
A lot more snow on the trees.
A lot more snow, even in the media.
And it's definitely slippery
taking a look at what the
temperature is right now,
trying to find out. 34 degrees.
So we're still just above freezing
at this point in time.
It doesn't mean that it's
not ice on the road.
But if it's 34 degrees at 1254?
You can guess what tonight might be like.
Stephanie saying hi from Arizona.
Hi Stephanie. I bet it's a little
bit different where you are.
Unless you're in Flagstaff or
something like that. But here we are.
We're just cruising along 50 right now.
We just passed Pollock Pines and you can see
the snow is getting thicker and thicker.
As we move along here,
you can see right on that median how the
snow kind of piles up and then there's
a couple places where it's falling off.
So you can see that it,
I mean what would I call that
roll over a foot maybe?
Just sitting on top of the median there.
She also says happy Thanksgiving.
Happy. Happy Thanksgiving, Cheryl.
Thanks for tuning in.
Stephanie says she is South of Phoenix.
So yes, I'm guessing it's very different
now that the official welcome sign of
Pollock Pines we're passing right now.
Can you guys see in the sky
there how misty it looks?
It really looks like winter here.
Anyone who's just tuning in,
if you're down in the valley,
you can see that it's very different
when you're up here in the Sierra.
We're just passing Pollock Pines
now and you can see some people here
have pulled to the side of the road.
Well, that camper is on the road.
That is not even to the side of the road.
These people are literally on the
road trying to install their chains.
That is very dangerous, folks.
Do not do that.
Do not stop in the middle of the road.
But this you know.
These are some of your last chances as
people get up here to install their chains.
And.
They are stopping in all sorts
of strange places to do it.
Stephanie says she misses how
beautiful it is in the Sierra.
It is beautiful and it is a
winter Wonderland right now.
Give you guys a side view here.
It's incredible just how much
snow actually fell last night.
You can see it mounted up there
where the plows pushed it along.
And of course, The thing is,
we're not done yet. We have more
precipitation expected today.
So if you guys are planning on traveling,
now is a great time to be on the road.
Looks like it's quieted
down for the most part.
And the roads look pretty
clear at this point in time,
at least where we are.
But it is slow going as it should be.
When you actually do have those chains on,
you're supposed to keep it.
Slower and as you can see,
this car in front of us.
Is going quite slow, but.
We're also getting into one
lane of traffic right here.
There is no need to be in a rush.
Everybody's in the same boat you are.
Trying to see though if this car in front
of us actually has chains on their car?
It's hard to tell at this moment in time.
All right guys, I'm going to stop down here,
but if you have any questions for me,
I'm working on a story for
tonight's newscast at 5-6 and 6:30,
so feel free to reach out to me.
You can get me anytime at
simply Duffy on Facebook,
Twitter, or on Instagram. Yeah.
But I'll say goodbye for now.
And if you guys are heading up into Sierra,
just take note of the conditions
that will be there waiting for you.
Alright guys, happy Thanksgiving.