By Kathryn Reed

Any break in the weather is not going to last long in the greater Lake Tahoe area. This is because a winter storm warning is in effect from 10 this morning to 4am Saturday.

Tahoe Truckee Unified has canceled classes for Thursday. Schools in Washoe County School District are on a two-hour delay.

The National Weather Service on Thursday morning was forecasting the heaviest snow to arrive Friday night.

Fill up the gas can because the snowblower will get more action in the coming days. Photo/Kathryn Reed

Another 1 to 3 of snow could arrive at lake level, with upward of 4 feet above 7,000 feet.

Already on the South Shore 2 feet have fallen in the city limits of South Lake Tahoe as of Thursday morning.

The winds are not expected to be as intense as they were with the arrival of the last storm.

With a mild January and first half of February, ski resort operators are rejoicing about the white stuff.

Travel in the Lake Tahoe Basin and surrounding area will remain sketchy for the next few days as road surfaces are slick. Numerous spinouts were reported by law enforcement on Wednesday. Vehicles – even trucks – were stuck in berms in the middle of Highway 50 in South Tahoe because drivers think four-wheel drive means they can go anywhere.

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