<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by terenz:
Thanks, I had forgotten about that. About 6 years ago, Tahoe was shut off for a few days due to snow and mud slides. Due to the poor traffic outflow at Truckee, the backup stretched from Truckee to just about South Lake Tahoe (about 30 miles!)</font>
1996- took me 3 days from LA to the South Shore

- but did see lots of snow

and got a RC upgrade at the Hyatt on the North Shore - after a night in a motel g-d knows where