Originally Posted by
abmj-jr
The OP's trip is already under way and I hope he did not see or act on the above. Both US 50 and US 80 have chain restrictions in place and bad weather is in progress. Better to avoid trying to cross the Sierra north of Tehachapi for now.
Of course, the very next day, the restrictions are off both highways....
Spring snow typically doesn't hang around very long in CA.
(...if you are concerned about road conditions, you can check them at
http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi )