Foot of snow overnight closes some Tahoe schools

Residents in Meyers on Jan. 15 are blowing more than a foot of snow from driveways. Photo/Provided

With 18 inches of white stuff dropping overnight on parts of the Tahoe basin, Lake Tahoe Unified School District and Incline Village schools are closed today.

However, the Friday night performance of “Cinderella” is still going on.

Zephyr Cove Elementary and Whittell High schools are on a one-hour delay and buses will run main stops only.

Sierra Nevada College is starting at 10am.

Lake Tahoe Community College and Tahoe Truckee Unified schools are open.

Areas of Meyers and Christmas Valley are snowed in. Reports are that no plows came through these areas of El Dorado County. At least one foot fell since 7pm Wednesday to 7am Friday.

Plows in South Lake Tahoe have been running much of the night, with main streets being cleared before side streets per normal operations.

The Sierra Avalanche Center is reporting “considerable” danger of avalanche in the backcountry.

There is a chance of rain or snow in the basin through next Thursday. The warmer storms are dropping Sierra cement.

Highs will be in the high 30s to low 40s, with lows hovering around freezing.

Roads are mess. For highway conditions, click on the state icons on the home page of Lake Tahoe News.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report