Massive Sierra Blizzard Donner Pass & Lake Tahoe Snow Chaos

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Жыл бұрын

In this intense footage, witness the wrath of a massive blizzard hitting the Sierra Nevada mountains near Donner Pass and Lake Tahoe. The video showcases heavy snow, whiteout conditions, and blizzard chaos, leaving semis and cars stuck and stranded. Watch as trucks try to tow out semis and navigate through massive drifts over 20 feet tall. This winter might shatter the record for snowfall in the Sierra. Brace yourself for this epic winter storm! If you like this video please like and subscribe!
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@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

If you guys like this look at extreme weather, please consider subscribing! Thank you!

@highrider9168 Жыл бұрын

A great follow up to this will be ground saturation and mud slides/land slides and trees deciding to let go of the ground. I've been seeing all the signs of slides already. New cracks in the highways etc...danger is still present and will become more apparent with the thaw. Great video, amazing coverage!

@jbizzle1966 Жыл бұрын

WOW

@alexgardian3492 Жыл бұрын

If you are a pig stealing other people's videos, then indicate who you stole them from.

@124marsh Жыл бұрын

Are you driving with chains.

@Mrbfgray Жыл бұрын

Extreme? Just winter in the Sierras, situation normal just more than *average.*

@susanciaramella9472 Жыл бұрын

I live in South Lake Tahoe California and I got to give a thumbs up 👍 to the snow removal crew that are plowing our streets!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

They do a great job around the area. Real pros

@semperfi6288 Жыл бұрын

To bad Crestline and Big Bear didn't have the same.

@missrayelyn3045 Жыл бұрын

I drove in the Columbia Gorge during a blizzard. The road was clear and fine, then i went around a bend and instantly hit a white out. It was terrifying. I couldn't tell where the river was and couldn't turn around. Drove like that for 15 miles. Please stay safe. Blizzards are no joke.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

It was like that on the road to Lake Tahoe when we hit an exposed section of wind

@danbrownellfuzzy3010 Жыл бұрын

I had to pull over from rain in the Gorge. First time for everything!

@FFact483 Жыл бұрын

Terrifying was last week - driving and out of no where - flash freeze covered the windshield with thick ice 🧊. Wt 🤬 moment. Zero visibility in a second. Like going through a cloud car wash. Ganaraska Forest 🌳 old Glacier in Canada.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

@@FFact483 absolutely, it was really like that down in Big Bear too. Literally a frozen cloud creating like a rime ice

@FFact483 Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanPetramala scary stuff - left us with a real sense of how quickly an ice-age transformation could happen.

@joelr8443 Жыл бұрын

Amazing footage! All this snow makes me think of what the Donner Party must of went through to survive.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t imagine. We know the snow was between 15-20 feet high bc that’s the level where they cut trees from…above the snow level…so there were 15-20 foot high stumps left

@Nuttyirishman85 Жыл бұрын

Especially in that clothing.

@vanzarockin Жыл бұрын

I think about it every time I'm up there. Given I have family in Tahoe Donner, it's difficult not to think about those poor souls and the horror they went through.

@tombeyer375 5 ай бұрын

One seriously terrifying experience, for sure.

@frizzby-x Жыл бұрын

That’s high quality footage and reporting, Jonathan.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you! This was in the middle of a very long ten day straight stretch of storm coverage stretching from Minneapolis to Los Angeles and up to Donner and into Texas and Arkansas

@benjaminsergeant438 Жыл бұрын

I came back to the bay from Kirkwood, Tahoe a few weeks ago (week of the president days), it wasn't a crazy blizzard, but it was snowing and it was pretty scary. Highway 80 was closed, I lost one chain, not driving an SUV but a family van. We should be very thankful for all the ones that maintain the roads, and bring food and essential stuff to those areas.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Losing chains is a big problem up there

@josephnason8770 Жыл бұрын

I've been binging on these snow videos all winter. This is one of the best. I live in Sacramento and have been up there several times to check it out. Skied several times too. Ironic that l can't ski more. Why? Because its snowing. This spring should be a doozy down here in the central valley if we get heavy rain up high in the Sierras. If so l hope this guy provides equally great videos of high water in the American River. People are understandably blown away by this winter here. When this stuff starts melting All I can say is..... GET READY!!!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it! We definitely will be ready for the flooding if it happens. Thanks for watching! Took a lot of effort

@direwolf6234 Жыл бұрын

yes .. president's day weekend 1986 huge rain on snow event .. massive flooding & slides..

@johnnieblackburn3182 Жыл бұрын

I hope it doesn't melt too fast. If it does, even more flooding and havoc can be expected. Stay safe.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

@@johnnieblackburn3182 yeah we will have to see because there is a lot of snow at lower elevations. Stay tuned as they say

@tonyt852 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thanks for sharing!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bmw325iscoupe Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting☺

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@dayliving2020 Жыл бұрын

amazing footage! thank you!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@danielramsey1959 Жыл бұрын

I used to live in both Incline Village and South Shore, work at Heavenly as a groomer mechanic, even worked on the Tahoe Queen, but I moved to Alaska, much less snow actually, longer winters though.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Many people are surprised that places like Anchorage only get like 75 inches per year. Donner can get that in two days.

@cdee6096 Жыл бұрын

You did a great job with this video. The snow will not solve the ground water depletion in the valley. The snow is a huge help but the drought isnt over til the ground water returns.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Definitely need a few years of above average snow and rain in the valleys

@YokohamaMike Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that good look at what you all are going through. Good luck!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@sharonfox1463 Жыл бұрын

Great Footage! Thank you…

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

@arttomaszewski5497 Жыл бұрын

I like your adventuresome spirit. Thanks for the Tahoe-Truckee weather report.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you keep watching!

@rayray4192 Жыл бұрын

I live at elevation in Colorado and have been chaining my tires on my own big rig ( old term) for 43 years. Driver didn’t look chaine up. Perhaps I’m wrong. Thanks for trying to help him. He needs to be responsible and chain up. If an S.U. V. can move he can move also if chained up. You need two four shell drive vehicles tied together to get the tractor trailer going in that situation. Instead of proclaiming he can’t tow the big rig he could help. Most truck drivers in 2023 are not qualified to push a wheelbarrow across a Flying J truckstop

@RiverRatWA57 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad those OTR days are behind me, 22yrs of dragging reefers around was enough for this Old Fart. I have chains for my 4x4, don't plan on using them, but I have them......

@rayray4192 Жыл бұрын

@@RiverRatWA57 thank you for your hard work feeding America. I’ve always been a flatbed driver. I’m almost done. I can see the finish line. I’m going to sit in my truck in my driveway and drink beer. The road has become brutal.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

A lot of the guys I talk to never have seen snow before and that’s a big problem obviously on Donner Pass

@canyonhaverfield2201 Жыл бұрын

Probably like you they're lousy spellers too...ie- wheel

@canyonhaverfield2201 Жыл бұрын

4 shell or 4 wheel.??

@Carlou812 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this "documentary". I'm in Reno, and yes we are getting pounded, not like Tahoe. But I do enjoy seeing what's going on up there and appreciate your video coverage. Thanks!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching and the kind words!

@lizzie5919 Жыл бұрын

Great video . Glad to finally know who's been riding with wxchasing. Subbed and the bell is on. I have loved the big snow videos.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! We have more to come :)

@cherylperkins7538 Жыл бұрын

Great reporting. Amazing.. I certainly wouldn't be driving THAT fast that close to the edge. I'm sure it's a young male. Also, I would never leave home without my gas tank full and blankets in the backseat. Wrapped up snacks, bottles of water, a small shovel and some flares. My brain works well. Also, my pantry would be STOCKED

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@libbyworkman3459 Жыл бұрын

And you would survive.

@johnmcdonald323 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video!!! Very well done 👏!! The volume of the snow is absolutely amazing!! Hopefully this will put a heavy dent in California's water levels!!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I hope so too! Thank you for watching!

@henrysantos121 Жыл бұрын

This was excellent videos well done, Stay safe fellas,

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

@glendavis1266 Жыл бұрын

This snow looks good! Interesting video for those who do not have snow right now. Looking out seeing blizzard you know to stay home.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

You need to let a lot of drivers in two wheel drive know this lol

@njonebale7889 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Awesome job on the video! We haven’t even got one inch over here this season, skiing in the green and white mountains up north is pitiful, worst year in 12-15 years…thanks for the video!

@stayhuman7244 Жыл бұрын

2015-2016 winter was way worse than this one. Killington got less than 100 total inches for the season

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Snow can definitely be fickle.

@njonebale7889 Жыл бұрын

@@stayhuman7244 that was terrible too, but I don’t think any place got close to a 100” this year, unless you counting the fake snow too.

@flipflopgirl3786 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great video! I pray though that all caught up in this is safe 🙏

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Just keeps coming ❄️

@santadam Жыл бұрын

Donner Pass-Part 2-Cannibals Gone Wild! Can't wait!!

@BB-bv6uq Жыл бұрын

Lots of really excellent video 👍👍

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you, we really worked hard in some tough conditions for these shots

@BB-bv6uq Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanPetramala great work👍👍

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching and commenting!

@cherlgolja5402 Жыл бұрын

Mother Nature always win 🌬️

@kyledupont1634 Жыл бұрын

Matt's off road recovery channel would be cringing at every recovery on this video lol

@JulesUS8386 9 ай бұрын

My idea of paradise! Tahoe in the snow! Love it!!❤

@JonathanPetramala 9 ай бұрын

It’s gorgeous

@susanrobbins221 Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@feliciasampson8032 Жыл бұрын

Wow. Incredible footage. I was supposed to drive to California this weekend but thought it better to change plans. Enjoyed the drive through Stateline....used to live in South Lake Tahoe.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

It was a challenging drive through the mountains. A lot of highways closed and some slides made it impossible to pass

@feliciasampson8032 Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanPetramala I need to drive to California this coming Friday (from Reno)....have you heard about more storms this week?

@feliciasampson8032 Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanPetramala I've had my share of hairball drives up here so I really can appreciate what you've accomplished in this video!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

@@feliciasampson8032 I plan on coming back for the storms so I wouldn’t recommend (at this time) driving up

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

@@feliciasampson8032 although I think Friday could be fine. I need to look as it gets closer

@doolittlegeorge Жыл бұрын

*"it's a dry snow"*

@terriarnold4364 Жыл бұрын

That's a lot of 'snow-pack!" Going to be a lot of spring run off.🙏😃

@tommunyon2874 Жыл бұрын

The most snow I've personally experienced from a single storm was the 3 feet we got in Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1966. Flagstaff, AZ got 5 ft. in the same storm and Dinetah (Navajo Res.) got 18 inches.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I bet those drifts were crazy

@georgetacarmen8824 Жыл бұрын

Wow. So beautiful.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@allanfifield8256 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@gayluinstra1396 Жыл бұрын

After things settle down a bit, and roads are clear and resort opens up, the skiing will be great fun!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Maybe until July 4th?!? 🤷‍♂️

@donnaflores8745 Жыл бұрын

That was excellent reporting it what time I live in the South Shore and 82 it was pretty tough to get around I don't miss having to use chains anymore I'll tell you that but we sure know Tahoe looks beautiful and snow I guess we'll send you some sunshine from the East Coast okay hard to believe we pretty much Heather spring winter this year in PA

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Yes it is gorgeous all the time, but the snow really is special. Thanks for watching!

@joletty1793 Жыл бұрын

Breathtakingly beautiful!!! Stay bundled up, enjoy hot cups of coffee, tea, warm hearty soups!!! 😄🥰🥰🤗😋😋😋

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Oh yes!

@vaquera9368 Жыл бұрын

I imagine a storm like this would be what the Donner Party got caught in! 😮

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Seems like a similar type setup, just started a little later than it did back then

@parkpunk2 Жыл бұрын

Mammoth Mountain says, "Hold my beer"

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Wild up there

@richardo6357 Жыл бұрын

Its like the first time it ever snowed in California.

@bettyallen6372 Жыл бұрын

My nephew worked for Placer County years back & he plowed lots of snow up there!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

No one better at moving snow than folks up there

@fonlai8721 Жыл бұрын

Nice video! It's nice that I can see all this snow ❄️ through your eyes! 👀 I've driven in a blizzard 🌨️ ❄️ up to Donner Summit one year! It was a little scary though when people are driving past you at 65 + mph! They drive through this every day! Please be safe out there! 🌨️ ❄️

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I appreciate you watching! You know how difficult these conditions can be!

@direwolf6234 Жыл бұрын

always the know it all jerks driving recklessly in their big trucks and luxury imports that you see later off in a ditch or drift .. 4 wheel low & 2nd gear with 3 cinder blocks in the bed ..

@jeffreyabell Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@kevincarr335 Жыл бұрын

Good footage. Thanks for sharing. from Cave Rock area

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@zekeonstormpeak4186 Жыл бұрын

It’s nice to see all of Cal getting major snow. Hopefully we’ll put a dent in the drought . The upper basin of the Colorado is seeing a record year as well. Godspeed to everyone!!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

It’s great! I hope I won’t have to cover a wildfire this year. Last summer I was choking on smoke just a few miles away covering the Mosquito Fire.

@joannenardoni17 Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t matter how much moisture cali gets, democrats will still let it all go out the damns. They love chaos and struggle. They would rather have drought.

@FFact483 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏 never seen that much snow 🇨🇦 here.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Not many places can compare with Sierra snow

@FFact483 Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanPetramala keep us updated please. I see this channel being a hit. Consider your potential advertisers-like the Jackery - that would be helpful right now. Do a contra deal!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

@@FFact483 will do! Thank you for the kind words!

@homeroquinonez1142 Жыл бұрын

We're currently removing snow from roofs, 8ft high. Once we're done the snow reaches the roof of a 3 story house lol. WHOLE DIFFERENT WORLD

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

It’s like hobbit living

@chubbytummymafia Жыл бұрын

I felt cold just watching this 🥶

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

My toes do not like it at all

@jamesbarry1673 Жыл бұрын

FYI.............The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner-Reed Party, was a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846-1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Some of the migrants resorted to cannibalism to survive, eating the bodies of those who had succumbed to starvation, sickness, and extreme cold.

@joanneolsen5635 Жыл бұрын

I live in bc Canada at red mountain ski hill, same here- marshmallow snow, huge snow cuts makes our roads a rat maze. Looks like you have more snow than us and wind😊

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

It’s a surreal world

@cryptosherpa2022 Жыл бұрын

Great job Jonathan being that I've never Been on an Airplane ✈️ 👍🏻 I'm from Boring Dobbs Ferry ⛴️ N.Y. about 30 minutes outta N.Y.C. so I dream to Visit the Rocky Mtn high and Sierra County

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Both are beautiful! Hope you are able to!

@tomproctor.archive Жыл бұрын

Looks like it's snowing up there.

@andrewvillanueva3722 Жыл бұрын

I remember going to Tahoe early 80s and see alot snow. I feel for the people living up there this type of snow hasn't been seen in years. But we need the snow and rain to fill all the reservoirs.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Great to see everything so green and vibrant and alive again

@ToddandAmandaWilliams-bm8mi 7 ай бұрын

I live here in NY I thought we got a lot of snow omg I don't think I could handle that much lol God bless you all please stay safe prayers sent for all the up coming snow falls in that area for sure

@JonathanPetramala 7 ай бұрын

It is a whole different planet on top of the Sierra in a good winter 🥶

@dorseykindler9544 Жыл бұрын

I live in the Sierra Foothills and normally ski 20-30 days each winter. Haven’t been able to make it up once this year! Oh, to live on the mountain…

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

No rush, you’ll have until July lol

@mitchellbarnow1709 Жыл бұрын

4 Wheel Drives must also use chains because salt is not used in these sensitive mountain areas and it’s far from flat unlike the major populated areas of the USA and Canada.

@moniquejones6482 Жыл бұрын

I got stuck up there once, it was miserable. Never again will I drive that way during a storm. I learned my lesson.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

We actually got really stuck as you see in the video and would have had to sleep on top of the mountain if I wasn’t able to dig us out. Ironically I checked that shovel from Minneapolis to Los Angeles

@SR-bh5jd Жыл бұрын

Now have a better understanding the circumstances behind the Donner Pass story.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I have an idea for another video that I hope to shoot this weekend

@le_th_ Жыл бұрын

Why would you put yourself on top of Donner Pass, after dark, in those conditions??? I'm glad you were able to dig out, but dude, that's how people die, even experienced mountain dwellers. Craziest snow season I've ever seen...Tahoe, Mammoth, and even Big Bear in SoCal.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

My partner kept wanting one more shot…🙄 In all seriousness, we always have food, water, extra clothes, ect…so we would have been fine overnight…just wouldn’t have been the most fun night

@cryptosherpa2022 Жыл бұрын

A Visited Watertown N.Y. 💧 The Record Snowfall for December was 108 Inches or 9.5ft about 20 years ago 🤔

@SycaShow Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the movie, Snow piercer

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Never watched it, I will have to check it out

@barbaraporter9537 Жыл бұрын

Where I'm at in Illinois..(Rockford area). we have no snow...

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Definitely been a weak winter for you guys in terms of snow

@risingsun49 Жыл бұрын

Looks like Alaska!

@sarabarthin8009 Жыл бұрын

This was us in Buffalo back in Dec. I’m so over this season.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

You guys had a bad winter

@andrenewcomb3708 Жыл бұрын

Sure hope California is able to distribute waters in reservoirs because they're filling up even without snow melting. When the thaws happen, there's really going to be some runoff!

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I bet that won’t happen since no one is ever held accountable

@domesticatedwolverine4152 Жыл бұрын

I don't know but I really like those ski goggles.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Thank you, they are comfortable and the lense feels good on the eye when there is some sun

@cherylperkins7538 Жыл бұрын

Driving with 8 inches of snow on top if the roof. Really smart. Up north, you get a ticket !!!

@libbyworkman3459 Жыл бұрын

@ Sherryl Perkins. Or if another car is driving behind you, snow blowing off your roof could blind them. You should get a ticket.

@23cummins68rfe Жыл бұрын

Wow just wow .... i can't imagine... hope everyones good . Surprised i havent seen a crew of snowmobilers doing rescues or not

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

I have seen only one snowmobile the entire time I have been up in the area over the last few years, it gets unloaded by a big front end loader from the back of a pickup…but I don’t remember seeing it riding around 🤷‍♂️

@Somebradia Жыл бұрын

And to any stuck on donner pass just start with the tastiest family member

@JonnyTheLeprechaun Жыл бұрын

Where were your atmospheric rivers when you were having droughts ?

@stubaker2574 Жыл бұрын

can you imagine the folks from the Donner party walking to find help/rescue..

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Very easy to see how they got into trouble

@lynnmacleod5005 Жыл бұрын

It would help if the rig would straighten his front tires.

@peacedove9513 Жыл бұрын

FULL MOON RAIN DANCE FOR THE COLORADO RIVER ❄️ 🌧 ⛈️ 🌨 🌦 🌩 ❄️ 🌧 ⛈️ 🌨 🌦 🌩

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Definitely need some more snow in the Rockies like this!

@ejohnson3131 Жыл бұрын

7:58 You know it’s bad when even an Audi has to be dug out! Granted it probably had performance tires, but still.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Not sure he knew how to drive in snow

@chazboyle9456 Жыл бұрын

thats real snow , here in the uk the place comes to a standstill after 1 inch

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

My job would be a lot easier there

@direwolf6234 Жыл бұрын

also be good to know what kind of rig you are driving .. ?? and tires ??

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Rental Jeep Wagoneer…standard tires. @wxchasing behind the wheel. Not many human beings have driven in worse conditions as often as he has

@northrose4344 Жыл бұрын

I’m supposed to go to Tahoe in a month to visit family and I’m not sure if I will make it. I think the snow will still be very deep ❄️

@susanciaramella9472 Жыл бұрын

I live here in South Lake Tahoe and yes you can get here because they do have the roads plowed and in one month's time, the storms will either be done or way less intense. Just make sure you're driving a four-by-four or a all wheel drive.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Roads are usually cleared pretty quickly

@Dliou886 Жыл бұрын

What car are you driving. It seems work well in such extreme snow conditions .😊

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

We had a Jeep Wagoneer this time. It really did a great job, we are going to ask for one from now on. The air bag suspension was so smooth and the clearance helped too

@tvguide4khv Жыл бұрын

Whoooaa! Damn this is heavy!! Saying this from coldest and snowest region of Russia.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Man, I want to go for a record cold day in Siberia⛄️, but I am worried Putin would make me stay permanently there

@tvguide4khv Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanPetramala don't waste you'r time) nothing good here ))

@michaellapetina4623 Жыл бұрын

I think I saw the Donner party

@bettyallen6372 Жыл бұрын

Does the railroad use Norden anymore, and, are the snow sheds still on the south side of 80 going up the mountain?

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Snow sheds are all still there, obviously haven’t been in use for decades. They use that big giant plow engine you can see in the video. It’s really cool

@susanciaramella9472 Жыл бұрын

Yes there is snow all over the Sierra's and lots of it!

@katnew4408 Жыл бұрын

I've watched so many of these in the past couple days how the hell don't the roofs collapse they made a different way!?

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Angles in this area, they are built for snow, but I imagine there has to be some collapsing happening

@delynnaddams8774 Жыл бұрын

California got hammered but North Dakota is next according to the weather forecast this week.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

North Dakota blizzards are wild, especially the drifting.

@bobsponge1877 Жыл бұрын

2:47 Hunker Down? Did Steve Wallis come over?

@donnaflores8745 Жыл бұрын

I can only hope the people are helping each other through this that's the way it was back in 82 up to when I left a know one if you saw people trying to walk on the road you just say jump in special if they're in Black and Whites

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

People are usually very good at helping. When we got stuck, no one would help bc they were in company vehicles and were worried about liability. It’s why I dug it out

@enriquemireles8947 Жыл бұрын

Hope those people have place to get supplies if needed. There doesn’t seem to be anything open.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Donner/Truckee/Tahoe, is more accustomed to this type of snow so usually stores are open, restaurants even. SoCal is a different experience when it comes to snow and what they are used to. Roads are a lot more narrow there as well IMO.

@aisle_of_view Жыл бұрын

Donner party snow

@scottmacdonald8942 Жыл бұрын

Sorry bro, gotcha beat! Syracuse, N.Y.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Lol. No. But the Lake effect is impressive when it happens.

@scottmacdonald8942 Жыл бұрын

@@JonathanPetramala 🫡

@canyonroots Жыл бұрын

Counting on a reservoir is living paycheck to paycheck. The water table has to be replenished faster than we suck it dry.

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Good point. Also the system is based on a wetter climate than what California has seen over the last century

@darknes7800 Жыл бұрын

Donner Pass.......Eat um if you got um !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

@jamesborden4805 Жыл бұрын

At the beginning did you see the white dog trying to pull the stuck white elephant???

@direwolf6234 Жыл бұрын

good footage .. would have been more effective if you'd said where you were, the road. town, elevation and provide some geographic reference points .. the sierra is a big place - narrow the focus ....

@JonathanPetramala Жыл бұрын

Will do, thanks for the suggestions!!!

@someoneyouheardof Жыл бұрын

1 day ago damn in big bear is were all the drama is i hope that one kid that worked at Dennys is ok the last time I went is when there was a wildlife all over the place lol