Scott's Pics Of The Snow

Scott is up in Truckee doing snow service again.  The snow is a lot worse than it was when we were up there for Christmas.  It had snowed 100+ ft over the last 9 days.  The weather reports say back to back snow storms for the next 7 days.  The crews are working around the clock to keep the tracks clear.  They are sometimes working 12 - 14 hours straight.  Scott went up on Saturday the 19th.  He had to go up by train because the roads were closed.  It had snowed so much up there on the mountain that there were a few avalanches.  The train snow plow didn't get up there in time to clear the tracks so Scott had to go through them.  That could be kinda scary cause you don't know if there is a boulder or a tree under the snow which can cause the train to derail or get stuck and then the guys are stuck for hours.  With the amount of snow up there, there isn't any way for relief crews or rescue crews to get to them to help.  We're not sure how long he will be up there.  Two weeks is my guess.  Could be shorter, could be longer.  We'll see.

Here are some photos Scott has sent me over the last few days.  I'll keep adding them as he sends them if there are any.