Snow piles up in Shaver Lake as storm triggers chain requirements on Highway 168

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A wintertime tempest successful Fresno County is bringing plentifulness of rainfall and snowfall to the upland communities.

California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Salas says anyone trying to person an escapade successful the existent conditions indispensable beryllium prepared for anything.

Chain power is successful afloat effect astatine the bottommost of 168's 4-lane highway.

"We are requiring each conveyance coming up, whether you are 4-wheel drive, All Wheel Drive, to transportation those chains with you," says Officer Salas. "If you don't person chains astatine our checkpoint, we are going to crook you around."

If you're prepared and marque the thrust up the mountain, you'll spot respective feet of snowfall and, astatine times, windy conditions.

Once you scope the assemblage of Shaver Lake, you'll spot it transformed with respective inches of caller snowfall piled precocious and immoderate businesses volition beryllium acceptable for you.

Derin Leavitt works astatine Pub N Grub and was getting his car acceptable for the snowy roads portion heading to his shift.

"It's ever beauteous astonishing but you know, ever expected," said Leavitt.

His advice... "Go dilatory successful the snow, it's that easy."

Cal Trans spokesperson Alex Aguilera says astatine slightest a twelve crews person been moving astir the timepiece for astir a week, keeping roads drivable.

He besides reminds everyone to beryllium cautious and vigilant:

"Pack a spell container that tin dwell of other nutrient and water. Sometimes, adjacent a flashlight oregon an other alteration of clothes, due to the fact that erstwhile we are traveling to these mountainous areas, particularly during this clip of year, we don't cognize what we tin expect."

CHP and Cal Trans officials accidental nary roads successful this country of Fresno County person been closed yet but that could change.

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