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Donner Pass. Donner Pass is a 7,056-foot-high (2,151 m) [2] mountain pass in the northern Sierra Nevada, above Donner Lake and Donner Memorial State Park about 9 miles (14 km) west of Truckee, California. Like the Sierra Nevada themselves, the pass has a steep approach from the east and a gradual approach from the west.
Donner Memorial State Park is a state park of California, US, preserving the site of the Donner Camp, where members of the ill-fated Donner Party were trapped by weather during the winter of 1846–1847. Caught without shelter or adequate supplies, members of the group resorted to cannibalism to survive. The Sierra Nevada site has been ...
Donner Peak is located one mile southeast of Donner Pass, on land managed by Tahoe National Forest. It is situated in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, with precipitation runoff from the peak draining to Donner Lake. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 2,100 feet (640 meters) above Donner Lake in 1.5 mile.
Website. www.donnerskiranch.com. Donner Ski Ranch is a budget-oriented, family owned ski area located on Donner Summit in the Tahoe National Forest of Nevada County, California. [ 1][ 2] It is owned by Janet and Marshall Tuttle, who purchased it after it went into bankruptcy. [ 3] The area it is on has been used for skiing since 1937. [ 4]
California Highway Patrol in Truckee, California, said Friday that “travel is highly discouraged,” noting that conditions over Donner Summit deteriorated Thursday night, causing “a traffic ...
Donner Lake. Donner Lake, formerly known as Truckee Lake, [2] is a freshwater lake in Northeast California on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada and about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of the much larger Lake Tahoe. A moraine serves as a natural dam for the lake. The lake is located in the town of Truckee, between Interstate 80 to the north ...
“We’re expecting anywhere from a foot to about 18 inches of snow up in Donner Summit.” After two more days of model runs, Schwartz said the region could see different accumulations.
Donner Pass: 5-10 feet. Blue Canyon: 4-7 feet. Lake Tahoe: 3-6 feet. Pollock Pines: 1-3 feet. Up to this point in the season, much of the Sierra has been running below average in snowfall. In some ...