California Buried in Record Snow after Winter Storms - Driving Through a Snow Maze - 2023 - 4k

[@WxChasing]

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[@wahrheitsliebender]

How much in meters is it there? I know similiar conditions from the snow holes "Arlberg" in Austria and Balderschwang in Germany, but it seems much.... And what is the altitude there?

[@wahrheitsliebender]

This year you have it all so far - here in the Alps we have very little snow so far...

[@evaeves8569]

The trees look so beautiful. Silly thought but it might have been good if there were companies that collected the snow for water for something later.

[@bbfoto7248]

​@@wahrheitsliebender I've seen the recent videos of the snow-less Alps! It's crazy.

[@Casinogirl56]

Take away the plowed roads and you can imagine how terrifying it must have been for the Donner party. Great video!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you

[@JBoy340a]

And walking.

[@josephvanwie6706]

And the rest of the pioneers. .. What happens to us when energy runs out because they were much sturdier people back then. And it's coming soon. ....

[@notchback93]

The cannibalism was probably kinda scary too. But yeah snow is definitely annoying

[@apocyldoomer]

Well, some moron told them that there was a shorter way to their destination, boy, was he wrong! Fun fact, the Donners were misdirected. The survivors were forever shunned by other people because of the cannibalism, hey, Joe, would you like the calf portion of old Ned?? Hahaha, not funny.

[@davidairozo8965]

I lived up in Serene Lakes above Soda Springs 82-83 and yes you always had to remember which hole to turn down.

[@61rampy65]

It would be so cool to see the route you drove in the summertime. Maybe you could put this vid and a summer vid side by side to show exactly how much snow there is up there. Fantastic views, with the snow so pure white. Thanks for the fun video!

[@wuhsiufong]

google street view has some of the street covered. astonishing snow especially when you compared to the images from summer time...

[@JBoy340a]

We need this to happen every winter. It used to have these depths more often.

[@ashforkdan]

Be careful what you wish for.

[@marcosluciosilva2433]

@@ashforkdan ele tem medo do fogo

[@rileymurphy8329]

@@ashforkdan at this point, BRING IT ON

[@WoodSprite4ever]

I agree 💯 here on the west coast a great snow every year would eliminate forest fires

[@jaydee45]

This is just the video I was hoping to find. Thank you! I’m in Truckee without an AWD vehicle. Hoping to be able to drive in four days but I’ve enjoyed watching each flake. This glorious gift will help alleviate fires. Yay! Joanie 🐻

[@beyondmiddleagedman7240]

Nothing on Earth could compel me to live in a place like that. Driving over Donner in a storm like that at 76,000lbs was enough to convince me to stay South.

[@lisaadams9168]

I can’t wait to see the reservoirs come summertime. Thanks for sharing.

[@williamd1891]

The state officials will be sure to drain most of the reservoirs right before the dry season, again.

[@GT-mn3bx]

@@williamd1891 Correct. With an increase in prices. Again.

[@thereisnopandemic]

@@williamd1891 and claim drought

[@YourName-jm7lz]

@@marks_jeep Um...lake mead is by Las Vegas....about 500 miles South East.

[@Toreld52]

Lovely 🤩❄❄ We are having a lot of snow too here in Norway.

[@jenniferroberts7581]

So awesome - that first 5 minutes is my road/driveway! We hike another 400 yards from our parking spot (visible at 4:24) to our cabin which my parents built 60 years ago when I was a baby. Glad to see it as we've not been able to get up there from our Truckee since before all the storms began. The 8-10 households along that road pay $1200 each per winter to keep that road plowed!

[@gobbletegook]

I wonder how much it costs for those people that have to have their roofs cleared off. I see that a lot of the homes have metal roofs and that will allow it to slide off more...but that happens for those that don't? And the same guys that do the roads probably side line to do roofs...bt that would only be AFTER they clean the roads, driveways, or parking lots.

[@jenniferroberts7581]

@@gobbletegook People up there don't generally get their roofs cleared - building codes require 500 pounds per square foot snowload! But over the years, yeah, major damage has happened - typically to older houses. Our cabin has a shed roof, but not much slope - but it's built with 4x14 beams on 18" centers -- in big snow years, those beams deflect a few inches! And a big glacier builds up and eventually slides off the back with a huge crash. Sorry I can't post photos here.

[@jenniferroberts7581]

@@gobbletegook Oh, but to kind of answer your question, shovelers in the area make about $50 per hour.

[@kylekuntz5302]

That is going to make a lot of water when it melts! I would really be worried about how much damage is going to happen then, not to mention the roof snow load.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It’s a winter wonderland!

[@toddmohr8624]

Never ceases to amaze the power of mother nature.

[@oak6845]

There is no "Mother Nature" it's Father God and his name is the "Lord Jesus".

[@maryamaya9970]

It's Father Nature not mother Nature. God is in control of everything.

[@solochristo65]

@@oak6845 Amen!!!

[@Alex_Fox21]

@@maryamaya9970 God doesn't exist, lol. There only a people, who think if something good happened, for example: they survived a car accident, as pedestrian, of course, and situations like that, when you was really lucky make them think that god exist, but it's not.

[@zxcv-nk2dd]

I've would gladly see so much snow in Poland... As of late we have almost none in winter.. Keep warm, stay safe and build awesome snowman!

[@josephvanwie6706]

It amazes me how any of the wildlife make it through winters like this! Have a heart and put dogfood out and suet and such for the birds. ... You will be blessed in your struggles!

[@andreawhitney3385]

My family has a cabin right there in Soda Springs, went there all the time as a kid they always got a lot of snow but never this much! I could just imagine the skiing!!!

[@elflordsjourneys]

My wife grew up at south lake tahoe, back in the 60s,70s every winter was like this. School was canceled for weeks and no power either.

[@dorianmclean6755]

Stunning incredible drive around !! Thx !!!

[@kathiv8071]

ABSOLUTELY 💖💫😎

[@kathiv8071]

Just INCREDIBLE...Thank you! I LOVE THIS 💖💖💖💫 Down in Reno...4000 ft below looks like late spring 20 years ago. Just enough to well , remind me to be grateful 😁

[@jams9705]

I lived in Serene lakes 83-84 and ya wow.. snow was over the tele lines...alpine meadows slide took out the lodge and several lives

[@trubre5565]

Yeah, Alpine avalanche…our first winter in Tahoe Donner, having just moved up here from Walnut Creek. What a shocker❗️

[@katwashere194]

Thanks for allowing me to experience that without the stress of actually experiencing that 😂

[@MyCleverHandle]

I remember driving through that kind of scene about 20 years ago, up near Lake Sabrina and June Lakes loop...on Father's Day! Late winter that year, we were in shorts and sandals, trying to get from Bishop up and over to the west side. Wound up going all the way to Topaz lake-? All the other roads had all closed within the previous 2 days. Fun fun fun!

[@bb-fe9ur]

WOW, that is really cool and crazy. Thanks for taking us along, you got a new sub and like!

[@WxChasing]

Thank you!

[@kathiv8071]

Right😃 well said, Thank you 💖

[@williamgibb5557]

This us why, you start plowing or blowing the snow when it first starts. Go as wide as you can and narrow up as-needed. But that snow storm was something else. Stat safe, healthy and up right when walking.

[@Queen16333]

EXCELLENT video, thanks!

[@mikegoff7506]

If you haven't lived there you just can't fathom the amount of snow the Sierra Nevadas can accumulate. In my early adulthood in the late 70s and early 80s, I used to cross country ski around Norden and Kingvale. On several winters, you would have to be hyper vigilant when skiing across powerline rights of way, as the charged lines were at a height that you could ski into them or across them.

[@cathyray3861]

WOW

[@sinaukonten9128]

i like snow scene... Greetings from Indonesia 🇲🇨🤝

[@kathiv8071]

💖💫😎

[@anglosaxonmike8325]

This channel has some of the best footage on youtube. The drone videos are spectacular.

[@shellycooper1210]

It’s so peaceful and beautiful

[@mikeday62]

So good to see snow to fill up the reservoirs.

[@NoFeeArea]

And the lake.

[@johnzinckgraf3831]

sure, but I'm certain they won't lower the water rates

[@shAnn0n1]

WXCHASING never stops!!! LOVE your channel and your content!! YOU make videos like a cinematographer!!! SO beautifully and brilliantly captured!!!!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you!

[@shAnn0n1]

@@JonathanPetramala you're very welcome, every bit of what I wrote is true!!!!

[@glentanner4770]

I would have already got lost and hypothermia would be setting in by now. All that snow is incredible, stay safe.

[@briinelson298]

Very nice ride. Wow.

[@cathy_p637]

That snow is ridiculous! If you're a skier YEAH🏂 If you're like me, , see ya in the spring,

[@JonathanPetramala]

Big lines of traffic for skiiers

[@ejr5480]

Adventures of Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum!

[@diannaschmidt6545]

The snow machine with the rotory slicer, is awesome. Much Love to Y'all. Hang in there. 🤠

[@lindaainslie8578]

Never thought I'd say this from Ontario Canada.. I want to go to California for the snow. ... since we've barely had 3 inches all winter where I am located.

[@xtc996]

its either a huge winter of a lean winter never a in-between.

[@jareddoran6605]

Never thought I'd see someone from outside California considering a visit for the snow rather than the beaches lol (I'm all for it btw, the Sierra Nevada mountains are pretty much heaven on earth)

[@bbfoto7248]

Same in the Alps unfortunately. Look up some recent videos. It's scary. Glad we've got this snow in the Sierra Nevada, though! It's still falling as I type this just South of Yosemite Nat'l Park. :)

[@jareddoran6605]

@@bbfoto7248 Oakhurst?

[@bbfoto7248]

@@jareddoran6605 👍

[@WoodSprite4ever]

Last time I saw snow like this was 1969 I was two yrs old we lived west 50/60 miles west of mt Shasta , in a logging camp now a town called wildwood I remember the cut steps from the front door up to the surface That was posdibly deeper than this 😶

[@Makapida]

I am in the French mountains at 1000m high, and we have about 30cm of snow… I would be selfishly so glad you got it all if I would not worry about you guys being warm and safe. California houses are built for sun not snow and cold. Hope you will go though this safely, thinking of you…

[@Bryan-Hensley]

The Sierra mountains are 4,400 meters high in California

[@jareddoran6605]

There is a lot more to California than just LA and the beach. Welcome to the part of California the media won't tell you about

[@Makapida]

I am definitely very ignorant when California is concerned😆

[@jareddoran6605]

@@Makapida I mean, I'm sure there's a lot more to France than just Paris, wine vineyards, and the Riviera. California is the 3rd largest state in the US (behind Texas and Alaska). Look up Yosemite, the Redwood Forest, the Central Valley, Mt Whitney, Joshua Tree, and Big Sur, just for a few examples of how geographically diverse California is

[@Bryan-Hensley]

@@Makapida California is 901 km wide and about 1,673 long. They have almost 40 million in population. It's land mass population is mostly right politically. It's the density populated cities that causes California to be left politically.

[@avivstoica]

It is a maze 😁🎊🎆🎇 beautiful ❤️

[@LCLand]

Ahh the sound of that packed powder!! Sad I haven’t been snowboarding in years ❤

[@lianacrinageorg2781]

Dear people! I'ved only hear about so big big snow in my country Romania for 60years ago from my grandad .....for sure it's not easy for you.....God bless you all!Love USA!!!!!

[@kathiv8071]

Loving you right back💖💫

[@desratlinda8639]

Wow, it's like a winter wonderland!

[@randyk7699]

Amazing!

[@boring.doerings]

This is the amount of snow we used to get as kids here in Washington State…those were the days! In rural and small town Washington!

[@chrisgrenzner9337]

I tried to follow you on google street view. What a difference! Thanks for the ride along, this is crazy.

[@WxChasing]

Wish I had before video. Next fire season when I’m up there will get the area without snow.

[@jenniferrevilla5298]

Absolutely awesome!!

[@sheilaedie7408]

You guys are awesome!

[@dwightevans8545]

Reminds me of growing up in Northern Maine. We had lots of winters like that. But maybe more prepared. You didn't dare go into the woods/forest without snowshoes. If you did go without them, you'd sink, and that would be the end of you. Ahhh..but snowmobiling..now that's what I miss.

[@footwerxs]

I live right right next door to where you grew up, due East in New Brunswick Can. I also recall many a winters like this, and add on the freezing rain and rain after a blizzard to make the snow like cement. This winter is the lightest winter I seen in these parts in 15-20 years or more.

[@dwightevans8545]

@@footwerxs great to hear! I grew up in Houlton, Me

[@designmaniac3920]

Happy to hear because Maine is where I would like to live one day and I love snow:)

[@sheilaedie7408]

Wow, really beautiful though but scary. Unbelievable and amazing too!

[@djjamar]

Thank you almighty father for filling our cup to the brim.

[@mickeyandres2651]

Looks beautiful. 🇨🇦

[@truthseekertruthspeaker]

Love u guys!! Stay safe out there🙏🏽👑🌺

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you

[@patriciaperry2028]

Love this

[@kathiv8071]

DITTO 💖💫

[@paulipuhakka8788]

Growing up at Whistler in the early 70's, I remember seeing the snow pack very much like this. Wow! Sadly it rains alot nowadays. That's a good dump of snow! My hats off to all the snow removal crews who have spent countless hours and sacrificed sleep to make it possible to access homes and roadways. Cheers and lots of beers to you all👍 from British Columbia 🇨🇦 Oh, One more thought. How was the stampede to get first tracks on the hill??? ⛷️😂😂😂

[@DM-hw4cr]

These Sierra Nevada towns average 7k ft in elevation. All the winter moisture falls as snow unlike whistler.

[@kathiv8071]

Those were the days my friend 💫💖

[@jsshay01]

@@DM-hw4cr My uncle had a cabin in Whistler for many years until just recently. They never said there was no or too little, snow. Had great times.

[@Mathieutonium]

Driving plow trucks for years in the Midwest and dealing with moderate snowfall was a walk-in-the-park. Here, it’s pretty clear these roads were not cleared by snowplows, but snow blown up and out due to straight edge walls. Cool to see and kudos to the operators that moved the snow!

[@trina2021]

Wow!! All that snow!! 🥶😵

[@FedererFan080808]

Great Video! Awesome and scary at the same time! Good job.👍😊

[@Maelu-op9gf]

Incredible!!

[@user990077]

You want snow? Try Valdez, Alaska. I worked at the pipeline terminal there and in winter from time to time one would have to brush off 3 - 4 feet of snow off the pickup truck before heading to work in the morning.

[@naomiphillips4839]

Awesome! Thanks

[@fredharvey2720]

That is insane

[@kathiv8071]

So am I. Cannot get a ride up there and I’m only 45 min away on a good road day

[@daniaann]

Ngl, that looks like so much fun with the right vehicle

[@boroda10able]

Great video, thanks.

[@Sunshine-vr9qr]

Thank you so very much 😮

[@WxChasing]

Always welcome

[@clifforddalton3067]

Maybe I love snow so much is because where I am the UK we get very little. Nice drive, thanks. vvery enjoyable

[@thetakongpancake1003]

Do you still get mail delivery? Amazon? Instacart? idk I'm in Napa County. Thanks for info O:) Many of us have heard the postal carriers' motto in one form or another. “Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the postmen from their appointed rounds.” According to Wikipedia, the original saying was spoken about 2500 years ago by the Greek historian, Herodotus. My mail lady would be So upset. lol O:)

[@skitown11]

There is no home mail delivery on Donner Summit, even in the summer. Post office for mail.

[@kathiv8071]

🤣💦

[@mkollander99]

Beautiful

[@napili5470]

Thanks fopr the video. I use to live at Donner Lake and this use to be a comin experience evey winter.

[@YourName-jm7lz]

no it wasnt cause this only happens every few years.

[@bru1015]

Whould love to see what the area looks like from a senic view point. 😊

[@WxChasing]

We have a lot of scenic shots just for this. After being on the road 57/60 days I have to find some motivation again. ;)

[@PerfDayToday]

Hope it doesn’t warm up too quickly, oh boy.

[@ОльгаКрасикова-ф2м]

Как красиво!!! Как у нас в России! Только у нас сейчас снега гораздо меньше, чем обычно зимой.🥰🥰🥰

[@robertfournier7050]

We call that a huge dumping of snow. Like your driving through amaze

[@Cali_Girl1]

Wow!

[@edgrigsby8610]

I think your Amazon package might be late! 🤣🤣

[@laeeqkhanswati6661]

Excellent Report Laeeq Khan Karachi, Pakistan

[@renebeckner1994]

I lived in Reno most of my life and must say this snowstorm is not anything new. There was massive snow in 1981,1993,2004, 2005 and many years in between. Then it's going to warm up and flood in the Reno area like it is in no cal

[@alessandroemanuel1585]

Nice, enjoy ski...

[@angelialvares]

despite the inconvenience....Nature sure is pretty

[@InHisGrace33]

WOW 😳🥶🥶🥶 Bummer. 🤠 But riding around with you guys through this was better than being on any amusement park ride. 😁

[@apelsinas691]

nice winter --enjoy,,,

[@jamesmancusi6747]

I was up there two days ago - snowmageddon!

[@kathiv8071]

WOW💖💫🤗

[@apocyldoomer]

How does anyone know where their home is and how did WXChasing find their way out, holy chit??!!

[@HappyComfort]

WoW!!! 😮😳🤯

[@victoriabennett4287]

Wow, indeed!

[@jestertryna8956]

A mazing

[@daoyang1562]

Wow. I want to drive in that maze.

[@WLORE899]

Let’s hope we don’t get a lot of warm rain on all that snow we need the runoff but not all at once!!! 😮

[@salvatorepitea5862]

Yup..soon as they said California big snow ...I was like Sierra Nevada..

[@badassmalificent]

And here I am in southwestern Ontario, still waiting for winter. 😭

[@hoboonwheels9289]

I'm from Alberta, have never seen snow like that here, although in the 40s there's pictures of snow like that. Weather cycles every fifty to hundred or so years.

[@califmike2003]

The Lord has truly blessed the western United States with water.

[@lizzie5919]

Probably something I will never experience. Thanks for taking us with you. Also.....when will this melt? Will there be that much snow there all winter?

[@designmaniac3920]

In Soda Springs - for sure but in the lower elevations not so much.

[@bbfoto7248]

They'll probably still have some of this snow in the high altitudes until late July or into August. Keeping the resevoirs and aquifers full. :)

[@АлексейСоловьев-э6л]

Cool

[@Lee-ts3dw]

Very pretty

[@cageordie]

So far the Central Sierra Snow Laboratory has 348 of their typical 360 inches of snow. The question now is whether more snow will come, or if like last year this is the end.

[@lorib5398]

@jean I've watched that movie numerous times. It's so compelling.

[@cbdbuds]

Spettacolare ciao from Italy, Abruzzo, Fossacesia

[@dancingbearfilmsNM]

WOW ! Is right

[@steveoshei1819]

Buffalo has had similar scenes several times over the years but in an urban area it's much more dangerous.

[@kc6nfv746]

Great video

[@mcmediaandfilm]

I'm guessing that in the long run this is good for the state with water levels ?

[@allensaunders449]

Yes sir

[@mikej238]

no

[@allensaunders449]

@@mikej238 of course it's yes California depends on snow melt for alot if water

[@WxChasing]

Absolutely, it is critical to the state. What the state really needs is for some late season snow and for temps not to be well above average March-July so the snow pack doesn't melt as fast as it has in previous years. Also, all of the burn scars from the wildfires the past decade have left a lot of burn scar lacking trees to shade the snow from the sun. This causes the melt to accelerate and increases water loss. Finally, the ground has been so dry it has absorbed most of the snow pack before it reached reservoirs in the past few years. This was very much needed.

[@mikej238]

@@allensaunders449 duh