Tahoe gets slammed with two more feet of snow

A winter storm swept through the Tahoe region Saturday night, dumping up to two feet of fresh powder at elevations above 6,000 feet.

The snowy conditions will continue throughout Sunday and into Monday morning.

As of early Sunday morning, Mt. Rose received 20 inches, Heavenly 18 inches, Sugar Bowl 16 inches and Squaw and Kirkwood nine inches overnight.

By Monday morning, these places are forecast to have two to two-and-a-half feet of fresh snow and the highest mountain peaks could see three feet.

"This is a typical winter storm," said Brian O'Hara, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Reno. "It came out of the Northwest off the Pacific. We're not seeing huge amounts of moisture with this as there isn't a tropical tap or atmospheric river associated with it."

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Many woke up Sunday morning to find their cars buried in mounds of fresh powder and were faced with the job of digging them out of the snow. The two San Francisco dads in the video above taken taken March 5 at Tahoe-Donner work fast to uncover two feet of fresh powder from an old Range Rover so they can get their young kids to the slopes.

As the snow continues to dump and massive clumps fall from the trees, they get the job done with their shovels.

The scene of cars buried under piles upon piles of snow is becoming common in the Tahoe area this year as ceaseless storms slam the Sierra Nevada.

Locals have been faced with digging their cars out from the snow almost weekly, and Bay Area residents heading to the mountains for the weekend are learning the art of snow-shoveling.

For Bay Area folks skiing in Tahoe this weekend, O'Hara said a good time to drive home would be Sunday afternoon when the snow will be falling lightly if Interstate 80 is open (check here for updates); the roads could become icy Sunday night. Another window for driving home is late Monday morning when the snow is expected to tail off.

Next week should bring some sunny days with bluebird skies, perfect conditions for hitting the slopes.

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