With snowbanks towering 16-feet high and blizzard conditions making driving difficult, there are plenty of Christmas holiday travelers who haven't been able to leave the Sierra and find their way home.
making driving difficult, there are plenty of Christmas holiday travelers who haven't been able to leave the Sierra and find their way home.
Some visitors vacationing at Lake Tahoe said there is so much snow, it's higher than the height of their cars and it's been tough digging themselves out. "It's rough because when you come home to this many feet of snow, it's days and days of digging out,"Living in the Sierra for almost 30 years, Galvin has survived many snow storms.
In another part of the Sierra, a Carmichael couple was stranded in South Lake Tahoe after a holiday trip.He worked with family members to help at least 20 cars that were stuck in the snow on nearby roads.
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