California Snow Storm March 2024. A powerful blizzard howled in the sierra nevada, closing a long stretch of interstate 80 in california, forcing ski resorts to shut down, and leaving tens of thousands of homes. California’s mountain towns and ski resorts are digging out after a blockbuster blizzard buried them and major roads under several feet of snow.
A motel shows no vacancy amid heavy snowfall during a powerful multiple day winter storm in the sierra nevada mountains, which is boosting the snowpack, on march 3, 2024 in truckee, calif. Here are the five largest snow totals confirmed by the national weather service so far: