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 […]
Arnold, CA…For more than 20 years, The Shoe has crafted great beer and quality food for the whole family. Whether you’re a local, touring Scenic Highway 4, visiting Big Trees State Park, Lake Alpine or Bear Valley, Snowshoe Brewing Company is your stop for fresh handcrafted beer, quality fresh food, local wines and family-friendly service. […]
Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Since 1994, Sierra Nevada Adventure Co. has been providing the community with Gear For Wild Environments! We started 26 years ago in downtown Sonora after outgrowing our mail order business, The Eddy Mart. Now it’s evolved into 3 stores. Sonora – 173 So. Washington St. 209-521-5621 Our Climbing & Backpacking headquarters. […]
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 […]
Avery, CA…Ebbetts Pass Cleaning Services will be handing out free hot chocolate and fresh baked cookies to all PG&E workers, county and private plow services, and first responders! Right across the street from Avery Middle School starting at 10am!
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…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…Some office views are better than others. Working from the mountains can be a challenge but sometimes just the view from the office window makes it all worth it. With clearing weather for this weekend all the Mountain communities along the Western Slope will be digging out.
Angels Camp, CA…Due to the storms with heavy snow and extreme weather, Bret Harte High School District has made the decision to go to remote learning on Friday as well. Bret Harte will be on a Wed & Fri Bell Schedule.
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 […]
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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 […]
Arnold, CA…The PG&E Grid struggled last night and flickered numerous times as it tried to keep current flowing. The combination of snow laden branches, wind and in some areas rain was a bit too much. According to PG&E mapping the Arnold area along the Hwy 4 corridor and the Twain Harte area on Hwy 108 […]
Angels Camp, CA…Due to the incoming storms with heavy snow forecasted and extreme weather, Bret Harte High School District has make the decision to go to remote learning on Thursday. Bret Harte will be on a Tues & Thursday Bell Schedule.
Arnold, CA…Traffic & Fire Update….Power Pole on Fire Behind House on Blagen Road. Incident: 00539 Type: Report of Fire Location: 1508 Blagen Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.271112 -120.338622 Detail Information 6:13 PM 1 [1] POWER POLE ON FIRE BEHIND HOUSE
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…Hey Good People! 9″ of new snow fell overnight with copious amounts looking to fall today. 28-34″ is expected today and again tonight with another 28″ falling tomorrow and 15″ falling the following night. Winds are increasing today and could gust into the 50’s so expect driving condition delays as well as possible […]
Angels Camp, CA…Due to the incoming storms with heavy snow forecasted and extreme weather the Bret Harte High School District has make the decision to go to remote learning on Wednesday and possibly Thursday & Friday. Bret Harte will be on a Wednesday & Friday Bell Schedule.
