Sierra Nevada Mountains, California

You must have chains on your car to cross the Sierra Nevada in serious winter snow. Chain installers are ready to help.

See the orange and white stake next to the sign? That helps plow drivers find the side of the road after a heavy snow, and everybody in California hopes for heavy snow in the mountains. Besides being good for skiing, melting snow is an important source of the state’s water during the summer.

Route 50 descends the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.

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