Lydia Samaniego walks to her house as snow falls in El Dorado County, California. She said she was leaving for San Francisco with friends to escape the forecast blizzard.
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A snowboarder makes his way out of the North Star California Resort after a day of snowboarding in Truckee, California.
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Skiers hurry along The Village at Northstar California Resort as snow falls in Truckee, California.
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A snow flurry passes as skiers pack up their skis after a day of skiing North Star California Resort Truckee, California.
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Snow falls as skiers walk along The Village at Northstar Resort on their way to the lifts in Truckee, California.
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Snow falls on homes on Sierra Pines Road in El Dorado County, California as a blizzard is expected to add to snow in the area.
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Mangal Singh parks his truck off the I-80 to puts chains on his truck wheels in preparation for the snow storm over the Sierra Nevada in Truckee, California. A Pacific storm packing powerful winds and heavy snow is shaping up to be the strongest of the season, forecasters say.
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Hydrometeorologist Angelique Fabbiani-Leon, left, and water resources engineers Anthony Burdock and Andy Reising take measurements for the California Department of Water Resources as snow falls during a snow survey at Phillips Station, California.