California Winter Storm Traffic - Lake Tahoe - Donner Pass - I80 - HWY 50 -snowy wrecks

[@WxChasing]

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[@Greedygoblingames]

Thank you all for watching these idiots who think they know how to drive in snow.

[@shelbymccoy3936]

I am from Somerset PA where we have lots of snow and 2 ski resorts. I like to see how 🤔you all get around in the snow. I also can see what vehicles not to buy. That first guy had chains on and he couldn't get around. Either his vehicle is bad in the snow or he can't drive.....or both. Having fun with ya 😘 all. Keep the ❄ out there please!!

[@shyyanne]

Your drone footage is stunning! What drone do you have, if you don't mind me asking? Thank you for providing such interesting content!!

[@eagleeyetenne3195]

this is exactly what I was searching for. Footage of how it really looks like and no unnecessary comments. Could watch for hours. Great!

[@susanaobeid6770]

That's really horrible. Prayer's to victims that can't make it to work. Greetings from Miami how are you doing

[@allenra530]

Wonderful to see the snow piling up in the Sierra Nevada. California has needed this for so long.

[@indiana091]

Too bad most of it will end up in the Pacific Ocean.

[@MtnMania]

@@indiana091 Yeah they need to build more reservoirs

[@sylviawelsh9518]

California hasn’t built any new reservoirs in 60 years bu5 the population has changed to much for the storage’s.

[@anthonytran7566]

@@indiana091 I need to capture this snow into reservoirs !!!

[@MtnMania]

@@sylviawelsh9518 Yeah that's the tragic part

[@michealtull9033]

Anyone that is tackling Donner summit under these conditions is either highly paid or insane .

[@rocketman5648]

Inexperienced is more like it...

[@lutomson3496]

Stupid bay area flatlanders and idiot inexperieced semi drivers

[@mason7778]

Or has a wrong car😎 without winter tire!?

[@garyjohnson4575]

...or have deep seated longing for bread and milk!!

[@VGMurders]

There’s quite a few linehaul trucks that go to Sacramento and back to Reno every night. This winter 🥶 is no joke.

[@99999janice]

Thanks so much for this. I grew up in Truckee CA right off of Donner Pass. How well I remember winters like this.

[@robertrrudd2585]

Dittos, lived in West Sac. Spent a lot of time up there many years ago.

[@keithsj10]

That drone footage of the plow train is excellent. That kind of footage was practically impossible back in the day. Now it's everywhere 👍

[@alfredtetzlaff686]

Yeah!

[@jeffreycapurro6359]

Is it just me, or do you find pleasure in seeing Telsa owners stuck in the snow too?

[@susanaobeid6770]

I really feel for the truck owner's abd those that can't work anymore to provide for what his family will feed. Greetings from Miami hope you're good and safe

[@californianorma876]

Just you 😎🤭✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@suzannepowelldubois3620]

Loved that drone footage of the train..Some insane snow..Stay safe Brandon...

[@kimleone5496]

This is just so beautiful I wish I could retire and live near the snow.... it's so quiet when it snows

[@garyjohnson4575]

..until the milk and bread panic begins, and the shelves are stripped bare! Everyone must drive! (Never understood what people do with the milk and bread, or why they were without...)

[@davidkeeton6716]

@@garyjohnson4575 They sure do that in Alabama. I don't know why either.

[@christar9527]

I wish I could get away from the snow and live where it’s warm and sunny 365 like where I used to live but foolishly moved away from

[@kimleone5496]

@@garyjohnson4575 I know how to make my own bread, and milk can be frozen. I'm not afraid to get my hands dirty either.

[@FiferSkipper]

1:00 Just a tip: If you are ever in a situation where a front-wheel drive car won't go up a hill, turn around and go up backwards. Cheers and drive safe in the snow.

[@zzoinks]

Great tip. I didn't know

[@ldero9520]

Sorry but it won t make any difference.

[@GigaTrope]

@@ldero9520 Since the car is naturally going to lean back when accelerating uphill, more weight goes over the part of the car in the back, so you get more traction on the drive wheels if they're in the back. The steeper the hill, the greater the difference.

[@FiferSkipper]

@@ldero9520 I can say from experience that you are wrong. I once drove three miles up a hill (near Colfax) backwards with my head hanging out the window. After covering m my face in snow repeatedly, I wanted nothing more than to drive forwards but each time I tried the chained front wheels would only slide. Backwards worked and I made it home with an ice-beard two inches thick! Next time you want to spout some nonsense make sure to start out with the phrase: "I don't know what I'm talking about..." then make your idiotic comment. That way we all know what a fool you are before reading the rest of your comment.

[@FiferSkipper]

@@GigaTrope right on the money!

[@craiggillett5985]

Fantastic footage. Thank-you from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you

[@ectolle54]

The white Tesla sitting dead with the 3/4 ton diesel pickup is a fitting shot in a snow storm. Lol😂

[@sheilaedie7408]

The snow is beautiful! Beautiful footage!

[@burtcooper612]

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

[@jmason1770]

Yeah! It's beautiful as long as you don't have shovel it, drive in it or walk in it.

[@christar9527]

I’m in New York. I disagree.

[@michaelhudecek2778]

Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@bobcuster8930]

What excellent video! Great job covering this series of High Sierra storms!

[@susanaobeid6770]

It's really a nice video but is horrible there being stocked indoors without going to work. Greetings from Miami hope you're good

[@JM-lw3nx]

Don't slow down - keep going up that hill!

[@jasonsabourin2275]

Move the steering wheel from side to side.

[@leigh3069]

Is it bad for motor to Rev it and your right don't slow down in that.

[@leigh3069]

Love the footage. I'm in Texas. Last year I made down to low water brige, that was it. Probably couldn't make it anywhere else. Had to park my old chevy and walk back home after tying rope round shoes, too slippery!!

[@patmcbride9853]

When I used to ski, I HATED the stupidity of drivers that stopped while driving uphill in the parking lot with cars piled up behind them. Thank goodness none of them slid back into us.

[@dylanelliott9589]

Glad to see CA getting back to normal. Some of the greatest snowpacks in world history were in CA, but its been way to dry there for many years! Think they had a world record back in 1911 or something like that.

[@dylanelliott9589]

*recorded history, definitely/probably not world history.

[@madjenta3079]

Beautiful, and much needed snow! Yay 🎉

[@JaredHempfield]

I just love it when city tread makes ice under their tires. Not enough people buy winter tires

[@gobbletegook]

Love the drone footage...esp of the trains. WE forget how much this area depends on them in this neck of the woods and mountain areas

[@lilithanarchy1228]

I couldn't even imagine taking the already terrifying drive by emerald Bay in this weather

[@WxChasing]

It's closed, we got as far as possible before turning around. I was hoping to get close enough to drone the the steep slopes to see if any avalanches have occurred but it was snowing too hard and visibility was too low to fly. :(

[@sw9172]

Or Echo Summit on HWY 50 would be so scary. I would only take I-80 with 4WD and snow tires.

[@californianorma876]

Yeah, closes seasonally since....I'm 64....

[@drmarkintexas-400]

Thank you for sharing 🤗🇺🇲🙏

[@susanaobeid6770]

Greetings from Miami hope you're good I feel sorry for those in such condition mostly for the truck driver's and those that cant make it to work.

[@jimtNCUSA]

That train shot is SIIIICK

[@suziperret468]

Donner Pass is the last place to drive through a snow storm!

[@thornil2231]

Donner... Dinner is served.

[@suziperret468]

Yeah. Ha ha! That was my spell check changing the word Donner to dinner!

[@thornil2231]

@@suziperret468 don't you hate that?

[@suziperret468]

@@thornil2231 Yeah, but I did edit it to Donner instead of dinner. The comment about dinner is served, was before I changed it. It's still making me laugh!

[@2417icelandgoblin]

They come unprepared.. they leave in a tow truck.

[@lizzie5919]

Love these videos. I can't imagine having to drive in that. But I wouldn't have to drive. My Southern blood would freeze solid and my heart would stop if I opened the door to that 😂. Stay safe everyone .

[@ebooboo6784]

I'm on the Nevada side of Tahoe.. We have needed this so much.. but I am over it. I think we have a break now until the end of Jan.

[@xtc996]

Then we are going to get Feburied.

[@andybilakshow260]

People just don't know when to stay put~! Or how to drive.

[@Sushi2735]

My Dad had an old Jeep he drove to work. He had chains on all the tires, as he had to be able to get to the hospital. We’d have snow up our wazoo’s and school didn’t close, teachers and students had to hoof it in, and we did. Life in Minnesota in the 60’s. We laugh about it now at class reunions, cuz kids have it so easy now.

[@marcpikas2859]

@@imd1b4uWorse yet are the parents spoiling them giving them all they ask for. The entitled generation created that way doesn’t always appreciate their condition.

[@Sushi2735]

@@floatpool8307 I lived in a town on the Iowa/Minnesota border. Small world. But, we were townies and had boors 🤣

[@Sushi2735]

@@floatpool8307 😂 nope, not a cow in sight! Had it easy! But the farm kids were lucky when we had a pile of sow, the buses couldn’t get to them, but off to school we went.

[@alfredtetzlaff686]

Nice, these flying cameras. 😄

[@andysmith5012]

Excellent video recording skills.

[@WxChasing]

Thank you Andy!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you

[@jimgalle1371]

Always drive in snow even if you have no place to go ... it is a blast ... and bigtime fun ...

[@tombeyer375]

Great fun AND good practice with any vehicle, so you know how to handle slips and slides, to get control of the vehicle back again.

[@russianmixmusic]

«Здорово, что есть такие видео, которые помогают нам снизить стресс и поднять настроение. Большое вам спасибо!»

[@harrybarnhill8029]

Donner summit near tahoe is the snowiest place on earth with 80 feet of snow on average per year, the donner party had a nice winter here 150 years ago

[@jamesmancusi6747]

Wife and I took RT50 home just 20 hours ago - glad we missed the brunt of the storm.

[@ldegmtrainspotter]

Interesting video! Big LIKE

[@beverlystarcher8522]

This snowy wonderland is beautiful, but I don't think I could live in a place that has such harsh winter's with so much snow fall. I was born and raised in the south and currently still living in the south where we don't get much snow. This is my home, the south, but I do love having a little snow from time to time.

[@морской-ь9х]

на этом видео НЕТУ суровой зимы.

[@karenmanager1350]

I snuck through last Friday afternoon coming home from Idaho. Glad I beat the closures and chaos!

[@geraldarcuri9307]

Location tags! Great!

[@sw9172]

Yes, I second that, thank you. So nice of you, WXChasing, to add the location tags. Beautiful footage.

[@tuneuptony3679]

cool drone footage! we live in the valley so they call us flat landers. we have 2 4wheel drives but I will wait until better conditions to visit the sierras. even with chains travel in these storms is difficult to impossible. its been all over the news and people still try and go up, just to get stuck and put them in danger and chp/road crews trying to keep roads open.

[@cherlgolja5402]

Born raised in Wisconsin , always carry rug samples in your automobile, it s the best traction helper! Never spin your tires , rock back and forth to proceed! And of course you need all wheel drive vehicle in snow country - bottom line always go SLOW !

[@earlwright9715]

That's beautiful, I hope no one was hurt

[@marshaezell1546]

Absolutely great footage (or whatever it's called digially!) I subscribed.

[@californianorma876]

Good call!

[@Rhaspun]

Wow that's a lot of snow. I had thought about going up to ski but I decided against it since I had to meet a contractor tomorrow. The snow isn't going to vanish anytime soon.

[@arishem555]

lake Tahoe, - what a beautiful place to live at.

[@thornil2231]

I honestly don't understand how those people got there? Unless you are a local with a 4X4 with snow tires and used to drive in the snow, WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING THERE?

[@Doodlebugsmom25]

Absolutely beautiful

[@ronmueller3074]

Hello from Florida

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

Oh yeah.....the "good" ol' days of going over Donner while chained up or sitting on the west side of it while waiting for the road to open as a truck driver.

[@karenkunkel7883]

Not abnormal weather for the area.

[@xtc996]

Most of the homes have a door to nowhere (2 or 3rd story). Just for winters like this one.

[@chrisbethmann3955]

Is this your drone footage, very nice work

[@10percent4DaBigGuy]

according to al gore snow is a thing of the past in 2023!!!!!!

[@HAVOC_26]

Lake Tahoe. Drought, then fires, earthquakes, then floods, now blizzards. You guys just can't catch a break.

[@weirdshibainu]

It's called nature...

[@xtc996]

This is relatively normal for this area and this the break CA desperately needed.

[@philmiller4961]

INCREDIBLE!

[@Retired88M]

Those people in the SUV’s I guess don’t think about turning around and backing up the Icy hill so the center of gravity shifts to the front wheels and reverse gear is geared lower for torque not speed

[@davidkeeton6716]

That's why a VW beetle or bus(type 2) just roll right along in the snow.

[@dianalesueur2297]

I was just wondering if that would work?

[@3rdplanetimmigrant203]

at 3:33 see that boulder sticking out. at 5:17 the Calvery arrives. medical first responders everyone's heroes.🚑🚒

[@NarleyAdventures]

I always like cruising around in a blizzard. That is some serious snow fall there.

[@heidiho3089]

Oh, I hate it so much…🫣😬😬

[@Lmasso1]

Just one question ❓ where are they going in all that snow

[@paulachoi]

WXChasing Missionary~~ Okay I am Paula Missionary.

[@tawnihaynie1065]

Exquisite. I wish it had been an hour or two long. Please take care and stay safe. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😎😎😎

[@WxChasing]

Hey Tawni, I have a lot more on the channel and will be adding quite a few more videos this week.

[@TruthHasSpoken]

Looks like traveling by train is the best way to go !

[@TITAN3084]

Not if you drive with the "Deutsche Bahn" - even at good weather German Trains often come too late.. in this conditions - forget it.

[@Atu.890]

Merci a vous pour cette belle vidéo de la Californie très très beaux paysages 🇨🇵 👍

[@designmaniac3920]

Oooh the marinas are all better be open this summer!

[@AMatofFact]

4runner with bald tires and New York plates. Driving exactly as expected.

[@xtc996]

Ton of Florida and Texas plates stuck on my street.

[@maryduska]

Don't you think some people drive too fast thru this stuff slow down you get their in one piece

[@bdawg8907]

Slow down too much, lose your momentum and you’re stuck. 😕. Chains and 4WD I guess

[@RobertMJohnson]

@@bdawg8907 you don't need 4wd if you have chains

[@burtcooper612]

@@RobertMJohnson brains, not chains

[@markthomas207]

The worst offenders appear to be the AWD sedans and such. The owners seem to think they are still safe going summer speeds.

[@sylviasanchez3901]

The snow walls are astonishing.

[@skyepilotte11]

Nice coverage...guess some like to get stuck and sit in their vehicles ...me. I'd find a place to stay until storm passed.

[@exeexecutor]

What happens to all the stuck people there? They just sit there till the snow melts?

[@IMOO1896]

This is interesting to me because I read a lot and most stories based in areas of night snow, rarely are there any wrecks attributed to weather.

[@sheilaedie7408]

It’s California, a lot of evil there!

[@RudyAmid]

Snow is so beautiful…

[@susanaobeid6770]

Yes it is but it is horrible for those that can't go to work also for those truck drivers that cant move their trucks to their destinations. Greetings from Miami to you hope you're good and safe

[@MT-xy7fw]

Is they not use winter tyres?

[@coolbreeze253]

My son lived in Soda Springs, then Truckee. But too many scenes like these and lost work days (as a building contractor) made him move to Reno. Fun to watch though.

[@scottanno8861]

This is the kind of weather that forced the Donner party to get snowbound and begin posthumously eating their dead in 1846.

[@jareddoran6605]

Hence the name, Donner Pass

[@XGiveMeLibertyX]

Is Reno getting a lot of snow as well?

[@xtc996]

About a foot.

[@rangerider51]

Carry a bag of kitty litter.

[@josephvanwie6706]

If you live in the snow belt, put on the best chains you can buy or sit and spin. You spend $200.00 on fashion sneakers and $20.00 on chains for your vehicle. Great footage!

[@xtc996]

Chains are for city kooks. 4x4 is the only way to go.

[@joro9960]

What happens when all these snow melt? Where do they go?

[@Sonoma_Coast]

In the mnts. surrounding Tahoe the melt will go into Lake Tahoe then out to the East in the Truckee River which goes into Nevada and ends up in a huge lake called Pyramid lake which is in the Great Basin. The Mountains facing West the melt heads West. Each river except one has reservoirs on them to capture water. Some is released and ends up in the Sacramento or San Jopuquin rivers which eventually go to San Francisco Bay then out to the Pacific. There are also large aqueducts and canals that transport the water to South Cal. or the Farms in the Sacramento valley or other residential users.

[@doskraut]

Many years ago I drove truck over donner pass, I remember the days and no thanks.

[@MrTimeless101]

no greater waste of time than a two wheel drive suv. its the cheaper version but it will disappoint you when you need it.

[@rileymurphy8329]

yuppp, I never understood why someone would buy an suv if it’s 2wd. If you don’t need or live in a area where awd is recommended, just get a sedan, same space, just lower. Then again they nEeD the visibility and height.

[@mikeburke1993]

Lovely. Water coming. Insane people had to go through this.

[@darrylm3627]

😀👍🏿where are the Tire Chains

[@Sonoma_Coast]

The smart people up there use them. Many think it's a pain to put them on so they try to get away without, but the 2 hwys up there usually require them - or 4 wheel drives with snow tires to get past a certain point.

[@darrylm3627]

@@Sonoma_Coast thanks😀👍🏿

[@Sonoma_Coast]

@@darrylm3627 You are welcome

[@Bendigo1]

At least SOME of them know how to drive in the snow. You can definately see the difference between the regular locals and the visitors.

[@Dive-Bar-Casanova]

Thumbs up: Subscribed.

[@wartable]

Why aren’t snow sheds build over Donner Pass

[@rickreeve1246]

been there and done that we made it out in one piece in an old chevy van and no chain up😊😊😆

[@califmike2003]

Let's hope we have a good February and March.

[@lizadam2858]

So I want to play in the snow mr and misses donner did this on foot no food ,it's not cool when I go up I aways say hallo donner please keep me safe bless😩😩😩👀

[@hugowilliams1988]

Which car brands perform best ?

[@vinyalonde]

Do many people in these places have snow tires on their vehicles? Not criticizing, just curious.

[@xtc996]

The locals do, These are city people.

[@stephanj1958]

Ladder cables are a joke, and if your going to use traction devices on a 4 wheel drive you have to do all 4 wheels.

[@MrTomengle]

There is nothing that could get me out there trying to drive on that stuff. Stay at home!!

[@speedy423]

Speaking from experience, to the person maintaining the sno parks, I'm feeling your pain.

[@cassholloway4369]

Was stuck in Reno for 6 days when it got bad in early December. I love the snow and we need it but I won't be driving in it. I understand that some people have no choice. We carry chains but if chains are required to travel my company says stay put. Not worth the headache of going up just to get turned back and the risk of crashing isn't worth it to me either.

[@bigcheezmoe]

Dang...I'm missing out on all the fun now living in the desert, Palm Desert.

[@rusty-ole-boomstick1268]

This isn't anything, these conditions are mild. Wait until the depths are 26-30 feet. The party is just getting started

[@xtc996]

Above 8,000 feet is in that range.

[@rusty-ole-boomstick1268]

@@xtc996 worked at Truckee/Tahoe lumber back in the early 90's, lived across the street from Donner Lake, one single night 10+' , we had to dig out the second story of the house. Fun city USA

[@californianorma876]

CHOO CHOO ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tinageiger9559]

I promise you someone is calling that post office looking for their package LoL

[@mipamat5804]

How many of these vehicle were EV's and how did the handle these conditions?

[@WxChasing]

We saw quite a few. Most just turned their lights off to conserve power. One got stuck in a plow cut about 2’ deep. Semi trucks and 2 wheel drive vehicles were problems. Most EV’s are AWD.

[@SnowPink90]

Let’s go up to Tahoe, she said. I don’t like the rain, she said. Let’s go home, she said. I don’t like the cold and this much snow, she said. That’s a lot of snow!! Sure is something when you have chains on and it’s not helping much. Please stay safe out there. 🥰

[@marcomcdowell8861]

Gotta get those toothpicks from the store right.