Winterfest & Opening Weekend for Bear Valley!

Winterfest & Opening Weekend for Bear Valley!

Bear Valley, CA…Winterfest 2018 is This Weekend!! Bear Valley Resort is Opening THIS Friday, Nov. 23rd! Winterfest Opening Weekend is here for the start of the 2018/19 Season in Bear Valley. They will be offering lessons, tubing & possible beginner terrain! We’re getting ready for winter at Bear Valley and to celebrate opening day we […]

Warren Miller Movie Night at the Bear Valley Lodge on November 23rd

Warren Miller Movie Night at the Bear Valley Lodge on November 23rd

Bear Valley, CA…The Annual Warren Miller Movie this Friday Night. We are getting geared up for winter and that means our annual showing of the latest Warren Miller movie is here! Volkswagen Presents Warren Miller’s “Face of Winter” Friday, Nov. 23, Doors open at 6:30 PM, Showing starts at 7:00 PM, Bear Valley Lodge – […]

Winter Storm Watch Wednesday Afternoon Through Thanksgiving….12 -18 Inches of Snow Over Ebbetts & Sonora Passes

Winter Storm Watch Wednesday Afternoon Through Thanksgiving….12 -18 Inches of Snow Over Ebbetts & Sonora Passes

Arnold, CA…The first of a series of storms will bring moderate to heavy snow to the mountains of Western Plumas County and the Northern Sierra Nevada above 6000 feet Wednesday afternoon into late Wednesday night. This will likely disrupt Thanksgiving holiday travel across Sierra passes. After a brief lull, the next storm is expected late […]

Caltrans to Close Mountain Passes in Advance of Inclement Weather & Chain Control Info

Caltrans to Close Mountain Passes in Advance of Inclement Weather & Chain Control Info

Arnold, CA…We posted a pass closing piece yesterday but this one has additional information on what R1, R2 & R3 Chain Control levels mean. Caltrans is scheduled to close Ebbetts Pass (State Route 4) and Sonora Pass (State Route 108) due to incoming inclement weather in the Sierra Nevada. These closures are currently expected to […]

Ebbetts & Sonora Passes to Close Ahead of Incoming Storm

Ebbetts & Sonora Passes to Close Ahead of Incoming Storm

Alpine & Tuolumne Counties…Caltrans District 10 tentatively plans to close Ebbetts Pass (State Route 4) at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, and Sonora Pass (State Route 108) at noon Wednesday, Nov. 21. Those times are subject to change, and could be impacted by the behavior of the weather. These are NOT the long-term, seasonal closures […]

Sad Ending to Search for Bradford Dozier…He Perished in Climbing Accident

Sad Ending to Search for Bradford Dozier…He Perished in Climbing Accident

Markleeville, CA…The search for missing person Bradford Dozier ended on November 3, 2018, when his body was found at the base of a cliff in Alpine County, California. Mr. Dozier died as a result of his injuries when he fell approximately two-hundred feet as he attempted to free climb steep terrain on the north side […]

The Angels Murphys Rotary Students of The Month

The Angels Murphys Rotary Students of The Month

Murphys, Ca…The The Angels Murphys Rotary students of the month are Awesome Seniors from Bret Harte! On the left is Leah Cottrell and the right is Daisy Solis-Herrera. These students are selected not only for their attendance and grades but mostly because they are great leaders and have huge hearts! They go above and beyond […]

Update on Search for Bradford Dozier

Update on Search for Bradford Dozier

Markleeville, CA…Updates from the Alpine Sheriff’s Office on Missing Bradford Dozier…October 31, 2018 Spencer Case, Undersheriff Search and Rescue update regarding missing person Bradford Dozier. The search for missing person Bradford Dozier continues. As of 2:00 pm, October 31, 2018, no clues have been found. Currently the search is concentrated west of Blue Lakes near […]

Red Flag Warning in Effect from October 30, 11:00 PM until October 31, 11:00 AM

Red Flag Warning in Effect from October 30, 11:00 PM until October 31, 11:00 AM

Arnold, CA…Red Flag Warning URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE. National Weather Service Sacramento…Critical Fire Weather Conditions Today through Wednesday Morning for Portions of Interior Northern California. High pressure building inland will bring gusty north to east wind over portions of Interior Northern California today through Wednesday morning. These winds will significantly lower humidity and fuel […]

Stanislaus National Forest Plans Prescribed Burn on Calaveras Ranger District

Stanislaus National Forest Plans Prescribed Burn on Calaveras Ranger District

Arnold, CA…The Stanislaus National Forest provides the following information about planned prescribed burns on the forest. General and Specific Location: Irish O’Manuel Underburn, Unit I-13 and I-19, Calaveras Ranger District. Project area is located along Forest Road 5N52 (Summit Level Road), north of White Pines Reservoir and northeast of Arnold, California. Township 5 North, Range […]

Reminder if You Smell Smoke, Calaveras Big Trees State Park Prescribed Burns Going on Now

Reminder if You Smell Smoke, Calaveras Big Trees State Park Prescribed Burns Going on Now

Arnold, CA…California State Parks in cooperation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire protection (CAL FIRE) have begun prescribed burns that started Monday, October 22 in Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The goal is to complete 302 acres this fall (see map below.) All 302 acres were previously thinned, reducing the fuel loading, and […]

CTC Allocates More Than Half a Billion Dollars to Safety, Congestion Relief and Road Improvement Projects Including Some in Alpine, Amador & Tuolumne

CTC Allocates More Than Half a Billion Dollars to Safety, Congestion Relief and Road Improvement Projects Including Some in Alpine, Amador & Tuolumne

Sacramento, CA…Caltrans announced today that the California Transportation Commission allocated $669 million for more than 100 projects, funded by or at least partly by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. “This allocation builds on a year of funding approvals that have allowed us to move more than $15 […]

Calaveras Big Trees State Park Officially Reopens the Three Senses Trail

Calaveras Big Trees State Park Officially Reopens the Three Senses Trail

Arnold, CA…This past Saturday at Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California State Parks and partners reopened the Three Senses Trail during a re-commissioning ceremony. Ryder Sitch and his mother Yvonne cut the ribbon to reopen the trail. Ryder, who is visually impaired, helped with the trail development and interpretive components. Initially referred to as the […]

Calaveras Big Trees State Park Plans Prescribed Burns on Oct. 22

Calaveras Big Trees State Park  Plans Prescribed Burns on Oct. 22

Arnold, CA…California State Parks in cooperation with the California Department of Forestry and Fire protection (CAL FIRE) are planning to begin prescribed burns next Monday, October 22 in Calaveras Big Trees State Park. The goal is to complete 302 acres this fall (see map below.) All 302 acres were previously thinned, reducing the fuel loading, […]

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