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Stunning—and cute—photos of Tahoe getting hammered with snow

Person walks down road in the snow — A person walks through the snow during a powerful winter storm near Truckee on Friday. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty Images

By Joel UmanzorPublished Mar. 02, 2024 • 12:20pm

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 a river flanked by trees — Snow blankets the Truckee River on Friday. | Source: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images

A golden retriever and a large white dog sit in the snow — Bruno, left, and Happy play in the snow outside their home in Truckee on Saturday. | Source: Courtesy Jenelle Potvin

Snow covers piers and homes at the edge of a lake — Snow covers piers and homes at the edge of Donner Lake on Friday. | Source: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images

A worker digs through a pile of snow outside a snow covered building — A worker digs through snow surrounding a home on Saturday. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty Images

A cat next to a shovel looking up at a pile of snow — Juno, the cat, helps her human dig out of the snow pack in Truckee. | Source: Courtesy Neil Lareau

Snow piles up in front of market storefront — Snow covers the landscape in front of a store in Truckee. | Source: Brooke Hess-Homeier/AP Photo

Man standing in knee deep snow shovels snow in front of yellow tractor — Luis Apolinar attempts to dig out his vehicle in Truckee. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty Images

A heavy snow pack seen outside a home — Heavy snow is packed outside of the Sky Tavern ski area on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. | Source: Courtesy Dan Collins

Train workers climb onto back of train moving through snowy scene — A train worker climbs aboard a freight train. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty Images

A child in a red jacket and black pants climbs on top of pile of snow — A child plays on a snowbank in Truckee. | Source: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Joel Umanzor can be reached at jumanzor@sfstandard.com

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