Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! After a day of unsettled weather a mostly sunny day looks to be on tap with a high of 37F and lite East winds up to 5mph. A return of snowy weather arrives Thursday as a quick moving storm will pass through bring snow levels down to the 5500′ range […]
Arnold, CA…The Detailed forecast for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada from the National Weather Service. Tonight Partly cloudy. Lows 22 to 37 higher elevations…35 to 43 lower elevations. Light winds becoming southeast up to 10 mph after midnight. Thursday Mostly cloudy. At lower elevations, rain showers likely in the afternoon. At higher elevations, rain and […]
Arnold, CA…Due to the power outage last week Big Trees Market has instore specials but not a printed ad this week. Your local savings await! Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic […]
Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Due to the supply chain disruptions their normal weekly ad took a bit of a hiatus. […]
Bear Valley, CA….Book a condo or cabin for this weekend and enjoy great snow conditions. A stay with Bear Valley Vacation Rentals means the comforts of home with a professional touch. We offer unique, individually owned condos and cabins with the additional amenities and benefits only our friendly and knowledgeable vacation rental staff can provide.
Bear Valley, CA…The Bear Valley Adventure Company (BVAC) is excited to offer cross country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and tubing experiences for the 2020/2021 winter season. Since COVID-19 is alive and well, we have instituted some new rules in order to keep everyone safe. Help keep the Bear Valley winter wonderland open by supporting the following […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! The morning temp at 5am was 40F so the inversion influence is certainly being felt here at the resort this morning. 42F looks to be the high for the day as ENE winds prevail and bring speeds up to the mid teens with a few gusts higher later in the […]
Bear Valley, CA…Stay & Ski is back at Bear Valley! The perfect mid-week getaway is waiting for you. Spend the night in our charming small town at The Bear Valley Lodge. Enjoy updated rooms, fine dining and friendly staff. After your stay, enjoy two adult lift tickets for Bear Valley Resort the next day. Ski/Snowboard […]
Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties, CA…Our crews on the ground have made significant progress in repairing storm damage and getting customers back on line. Currently in Calaveras County we have 581 customers without power. Specifically, in Arnold, we are now down to 16 outages due to the storm, impacting about 550 customers. Those customers should have […]
Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Due to the supply chain disruptions their normal weekly ad took a bit of a hiatus. […]
San Andreas, CA…Our Public Works snow removal staff continues to work around-the-clock to clear snow and reopen roadways throughout the high country. Unfortunately, there have been multiple locations obstructed by downed power lines this week creating hazardous conditions on the roadways. PG&E and County staff have been working diligently, but due to the large volume […]
Arnold, CA…A winter storm is forecast to move into interior northern California Monday night lasting into Wednesday morning, bringing periods of heavy snow to the southern Cascades and northern Sierra. Snow levels with this system are forecast to remain relatively high, with the majority of snow accumulations above 5000 feet. Heavy snow will make mountain […]
Arnold, CA…This highway information is the latest reported by Caltrans as of Sunday, January 31st, 2021 at 02:25 PM. SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE JCT OF SR 89 /EBBETTS PASS/ (ALPINE CO) – FOR THE WINTER […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! Another stellar day is on tap with a high of 35F, Bluebird skies and lite to moderate winds out of the South up to 14mph with gusts into the low 20’s. A trough moves into place Sunday evening bringing snow Monday night into Early Wednesday morning. At this time the […]
Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market is working hard to keep the shelves stocked for you! They have also implemented enhanced safety, cleaning and social distancing procedures in the store. These include plastic shields between staff and public in the checkstands. Due to the supply chain disruptions their normal weekly ad took a bit of a hiatus. […]
Arnold, CA…Arnold Ace Home Center has loads and loads of January Red Hot Buys! Shop Local & Save! Click on images below for full sized versions…
Arnold, CA…As the weekend passed the halfway point thousands of homes and businesses involuntarily remained off grid. While being off grid may be somewhat trendy it however remains a great inconvenience to many. The sounds of generators fills the mountains as homeowners and essential businesses keep laboring on regardless of what mother nature throws their […]
Stockton, CA…We wanted to provide an update on power outages as we are through the worst of the storm. The good news is that we haven’t seen the massive outage activity that we had predicted, particularly in the lower elevations of Calaveras County and the Highway 26 area. There are almost 8,000 customers out in […]
San Francisco, CA…Overnight and through the day Friday, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) crews continued assessing winter storm damage, making repairs and restoring electric service to customers in Northern and Central California. That work will continue until every customer has been restored. Now, 95 percent of residences and businesses that lost power due to strong […]
Bear Valley, CA…(Update…While the store will be open today the trail system and sledding hills will be closed as crews dig out and groom from the latest storm.) The Bear Valley Adventure Company (BVAC) is excited to offer cross country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and tubing experiences for the 2020/2021 winter season. Since COVID-19 is alive […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! We will be closed today 1/29/21 for snow recovery and reopen Saturday 1/30/21. 16″ of new snow has fallen overnight and 63″ in the last 5 days! Today we could pick up another 1-2″ before the system exhausts itself and heads East. 21F looks to be the high today with […]
Arnold, CA…The local power outage situation has not improved from last evening and in some areas the outages increased. The outages are widespread and in some cases PG&E cannot even access the damaged equipment to start repairs. Lets hope the break in the weather on Saturday and Sunday will allow PG&E and other utility companies […]
Arnold, CA…Detailed forecasts from the National Weather Service for West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada & Mother Lode are below. For the West Slope Today Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely in the morning, then a chance of rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Not as cold. Highs 23 to 38 higher elevations…34 to 42 lower […]
Arnold, CA…This is our Morning Chain Control Update. This highway information is the latest reported by Caltrans as of Friday, January 29th, 2021 at 07:15 AM. Some of the changes since last night are that the controls have been lowered to Murpys and Soulsbyville on Hwys 4 & 108. Hwy 88 remains closed before Kirkwood […]
Arnold, CA…Because of the snow loads PG&E is having trouble even accessing the equipment that was damaged and now throwing thousands in the dark. In an outbound call from PG&E they stated that in some cases it may be days till power is fully restored. Comcast is also having widespread outages as well in the […]
Arnold, CA…Chain Controls Update…Hwy 88 Closed, Chains Required on Hwys 88, 26, 4, 108 & 120. This highway information is the latest reported by Caltrans as of Thursday, January 28th, 2021 at 06:18 PM. The Hwy 88 closure is triggered by avalanche control in the Carson Spur area. Hwy 4 was closed earlier from Arnold […]
Arnold, CA…Traffic Update…Hwy 4 Closure for Snow Removal Moved Down to Upper Moran Incident: 00098 Type: Provide Traffic Control Location: 0 SR4 Loc Desc: BLUE LAKE SPRINGS JUNCTION Lat/Lon: 38.264956 -120.334016 Detail Information 10:45 AM 5 [14] 49-D1 97 AT BLUE LAKE SPRINGS, CLOSING RDWY 10:21 AM 4 [12] CT SENDING CREW FOR HARD CLOSURE […]
Camp Connell, CA…We just checked in the San Andreas CHP and they will be doing a hard closure of Hwy 4 at Meko Dr. for snow removal. They said Hwy 4 was down to one lane and becoming unsafe until Caltrans can get back ahead of the snow loads. No exact time for reopening. Incident: […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! We will be closed today 1/28/21 for snow recovery and reopen Friday 1/29/21. 24″ of new snow has fallen overnight and 45″ in the last 4 days! As the day gets going continued snowfall is expected with another 16-22″ expected today as well as 6-10″ overnight before things settle down […]
Arnold, CA…The roads be a bit iffy this morning. This highway information is the latest Caltrans reported as of Thursday, January 28th, 2021 at 07:00 AM. Full Details are below… SR 4 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA] IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE JCT […]
