Snow is piling up around Lake Tahoe as a major blizzard moves through California’s Sierra Nevada.
The storm has already shut down freeways, ski resorts and Yosemite National Park. More than 10 feet of snow was expected at higher elevations over the weekend.
Here are photos of the storm as it cranked up in the Tahoe area.
Snow blankets the Truckee River on Friday. | Source: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty ImagesBruno, left, and Happy play in the snow outside their home in Truckee on Saturday. | Source: Courtesy Jenelle PotvinSnow covers piers and homes at the edge of Donner Lake on Friday. | Source: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty ImagesA worker digs through snow surrounding a home on Saturday. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesJuno, the cat, helps her human dig out of the snow pack in Truckee. | Source: Courtesy Neil LareauSnow covers the landscape in front of a store in Truckee. | Source: Brooke Hess-Homeier/AP PhotoLuis Apolinar attempts to dig out his vehicle in Truckee. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesHeavy snow is packed outside of the Sky Tavern ski area on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. | Source: Courtesy Dan CollinsA train worker climbs aboard a freight train. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesA child plays on a snowbank in Truckee. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty Images