California homes completely buried in snow from crazy winter storms! Drone and interviews
Repeated #atmospheric #river have produced record #snow #pack in the #sierra #mountains . These repeated #winter #snowstorm have left #california towns of #sodasprings #truckee and #donnerpass homes buried. In Soda Springs some homes have now been completely covered with snow.
Watch as @JonathanPetramala climbs a ladder to knock on a second story door to talk to locals dealing with the #epic snow pack. #Drone #video shows multi-story homes completely buried in snow with another storm on the way with forecasts for up to 12 feet of additional snow. #travel across the passes will almost certainly be closed.
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@@gferraro8353 he is in Grass Valley. The same range in a lower elevation than Soda springs.
I wish where I live in Canada got half the snow fall you all have there seems like were getting screwed over year by year wasn't always like that back when I was growing up.
Where is this
@@gferraro8353 Thank you. Juan is great, I'm subbed to his channel and we interviewed him for a documentary a few years ago.
Just fantastic footage in the filming. Well done. Thank you.
Your interview and photography was the first and only ones to accurately portray the immensity of the snowfall. Thank you.
Thank you. No matter how hard we try it is impossible to make it look the way it does in person but we still try.
💁♀️Diffidently hate to-live there🥶
This is why you wake yourself up several times during the night and shovel off the areas around the doors to your house. If you wait until morning you're snowed in.
That’s because they trying to hide the truth to the rest of the world.
@@WxChasing o99o99o9o9⁹99o99ooo
The best part for me was no music and minimal talking. This video really captured the part of winter I truly love, the quiet. What a spectacular video! I hope everyone there is okay. 🙏
Completely agree. As a realist I just want the true sites and sounds. The rest is just distraction.
Yes. So many videos are ruined with stupid, unnecessary music.
@@53shuzzie I know. Especially wild animal videos. I have to mute sound. I'm watchin a beautiful peaceful nature scene and all of a sudden music swells from nowhere in the middle of a forest.
We had that much snow in Germany in the 70's. I was a kid. I was so awed that I never forgot. You could not see our house. The main entrance was blocked, however, we could get out from the yard side of the house. We kids could ski carelessly the streets down a hill, as cars could not drive in that snow. I loved it.
Thank you for your video. What a historic snow total! Thank all the awesome people who shared their homes and stories. Stay safe and bless you all!
🙏🏾😭🫵🏽🏃🏼🏃🏼🏃🏼🏃🏼🏃🏼🏃🏼🧩🧩🧩👂🏾👁👁🧩🌬10Y🤔Help Is On Is Watch Yes Amen 🌊🌊🌊🌊⚓️.God’s
I have to say this . . . The best thing about this crazy, snowy winter zone is the fact that those that were interviewed appear to be in good spirits and that's all that's important . . . They're keeping a sense of humor about it all ... I'm glad of that . . .
Everyone we interviewed were fantastic. However, each mentioned others in the area not handling it so well.
@@WxChasing Yeah, some of those will start thinking of Arizona, those that stay will get remorseful when October 2023 comes to an end and the snow starts falling again.
Das sind ja auch keine humorlosen deutschen
That may be because they choose who to interview.
Even the heavy equipment are chained up
I loved the interviews with residents. That addition to the majestic scenes gives a real sense of just how the lives of people are being affected by this incredible snowfall.
For the full interviews please check out Jonathan Petramala's channel.
@@maxsmith695 Wow, I didn’t think of that. That would be as bad as those who refuse to leave in the face of a hurricane, then demand to be rescued in the middle of it. That does take a lot of nerve and callousness.
Unfortunately there will be additional 3-6 feet of snow
@@danielbaetens1587 I thought they said another 2-3 feet of additional snow is on the way. Another 3-6 inches of snow is nothing.
@@elstongunn4277 my fault I ment feet
We had No idea the situation was this bad, you are in our prayers 🙏 stay strong help is on their way
Watching from the UK where I’m pleased to say our levels of snow don’t come anywhere near as much as this. That said, it does look SO beautiful but it must be incredibly difficult to deal with. It’s going to take a serious hike in temperature to melt it all. Good luck to everyone involved and best wishes from across the pond 😊🇬🇧
The last thing Northern California needs is a warm spell. We've had too much rain at once. If we get a ton of snow melt it's could flood badly. If only we could get this bounty of water into the aquifers.
@@puggirl415 Yes, it’s going to go from one problem to another. A gradual increase in temperature over an extended period might work best. I wish you well.
When it does melt, there will be serious FLOODING to contend with 😢...not really much in the way of fun, but mountain folk are quite hardy and put up with a lot You folks, historically, don't get the kind of snow we do here in America.
I live up here and I thought I was buried with all windows covered with snow but this footage really brings it home how bad it is. A drone is a good way to see an overview ( no pun intended) of what people are going through up here. Thanks.
God bless you all in California praying for you who've been affected by this terrible snow storm of 2023. It's very strange weather for sunny California, well maybe in very mountainous areas it's the normal weather but it's not really usually like this is it, well now it's snowing in California. God bless you all and especially praying for those dealing with this bad weather, hope help arrives and snow melts away, Asap.
@@cherrybell2995it needs to melt slowly…otherwise youre talking massive flooding
It’s actually good, not bad. Dig yourself out or be a flat lander.
@@cherrybell2995 California is the most geographically diverse state in the Union. Obviously you are not a Californian.
Even in upper Michigan they can still have snow well into June as they get LOTS and LOTS of snow !
It's incredible that the homes weren't crushed by the weight. I can't imagine how many wildlife have perished from this deluge of snow. FEED ALL WILDLIFE, at least your leftovers. ....
You'd be surprised how the snow covers the tops of the trees. Under neath the snow on top of the trees. There's very little snow if any. Animals see this coming way before we do. You fools need to figure out away to harvest all this runoff. A gift from God. After all the draughts. Lakes drying up.
Don't feed wild animals, particularly NOT people food. Unless you want them hit by cars or end up hurting someone by getting too close to stupid humans. Or getting deathly ill. The animals have been managing since long before we got here.
Very bad idea. They will manage, somehow
@@derrickconnolly9164 I wouldn't call them fools
I hope everyone in those buried houses are ok, no one would even know if someone was deceased 🥺
I was in South Tahoe a couple weeks ago. I’ve lived in Canada my whole 68 years and never though I’d see this much snow. In California no less! Saddest part is that by mid-summer we’ll see droughts and wildfires.
Great work guys. I appreciate you. Glad someone was there to check on folks. You give people a chance to share their experience.
God bless you for your kindness to check on those people trapped inside their homes.
Prayers for everyone, and the wildlife and stray pets...
OH MY GOD this is insane!!!!!!!! I truly hope people there are able to get through this without much trouble!!!!
Almost all of them are multi-millionaires to be able to afford to live where they are so if you want to help them and send them some money You can go ahead and do that!
Looks like lake effect
As a Buffalonian, I have experienced blizzards but my God! There's nowhere to push or dump the stuff. I hope you all stay safe and your homes are intact. Hopefully the fire season will be uneventful 🙏
Could be big floods though this Spring?
Ice age. So horrjible
Surreal and so so breathtaking! Hope those homes hold up, more rain, snow headed for Northern California. Thank you so much for AMAZING footage! 🥰🥰
Horrible moment in California, I feel for them and also for their animals that is always freezed up to dead, greetings from Miami where are you from
I have to admit I love the snow and the intensity of snow fall is stunning transforming the area beautifully ❤️ I hope that people living in the area are coping well.
My heart goes out to everyone there! I'm in the Mid Atlantic Coast and really had not seen any reporting like this. I hope everyone can somehow get dug out and stay safe in the interim. 🙏❤️🙏❤️
Heavy D Sparks did a great couple of videos of his team and others help dig them out.
Drone videos are wonderful. This is truly great use of drones. They just float above the heavy snow areas and roads.
Holy cows! Such amazing footage. I'll never complain about some of the winters here in the northeast again.
Excellent videography, truly captures the actual scale 👍🏽
This has to be the best video of the snow on KZhead! I can imagine some of this snow will still be around next winter.
That snow is insane! Great photography in this video and interviews. Thanks for this. They did an excellent job with their plows.
It's horrible period in the snow because movements are always restricted, greetings hope your good and the weather condition over there is favourable
Unbelievable ! Watching this from Germany ( i was wondering back in the late 90 s there where 3 - 4 m ( 10-12 ft) residual snow packs near the cabins up at newly developed ski slope way overlooking lake Donner and i noticed those steep roof ankles , so i thought to my self, must be lots of snow coming eventually) The owner of this cabin ( a friend called Rainer) told me stories at the fireplay, after we had cooked a nice meal and while enjoying a bottle of " White Hall Lane" The story of the Donner Party was the Most thrilling one ..this area has something in it, i mean now we see it..drive over the pass to sunny California..but mountains of snow in front of you, all came alive again..your footage kills it its spectacular thanks! just wonder how Truckee and Lake Tahoe did during these storms " best wishes to all up there!"
Donner pass is where meteorologists measure snowfall for the Sierra now..they really weren't even that far from some kind of civilization..from what I understand, if they hadn't made the decision to camp there they could feasibly have been ok..
@@lorrie5881 Yes..
Awesome footage. I'm in a similar situation just north of Yosemite. Thank you for the grand tour.
Excellent footage and interview. Godspeed to everyone who may be affected by this historical California snow storm. 🙏
Thank you for sharing your video of the snow and the people you spoke with-in itself the snow footage with the silence was beautiful, but very scary for those living through this.
Absolutely incredulous to see all that snow. Definitely surpasses the early 80’s snowstorms. I remember driving thru tunnels of snow. Great coverage TY! Dang, up to the power lines, no less!😮
Not good with 8’ on the way! Looks like Alaska. Major prayers for the sierras residents this year! You are all straight warriors for living up there this winter! Beyond words💛
I was fortunate to be able to live in the Truckee area for a couple years when I was very young. It's a beautiful, fascinating area and of course Donner Lake has a famous historical background as the Donner Party was stranded there for almost 6 months in the winter of 1842. Truckee of course has a lot of colorful history going back to the days of the Gold Rush and it was/is the primary stopover for those traveling from the East to California over the Sierra Nevadas for the last 200 years.
Yea, Truckee people in Tahoe know where Truckee is. That's where the Donner Party had their Finger Party.
Great video! This really shows the extent of the snow in the Sierra mountains. Unbelievable how much snow! Thanks for sharing this video and interviews with housebound snowed in people.
In the summer I work in these communities as a residential painter. Some of these houses have doors on the 2nd or even 3rd floor that lead to nothing but are designed to be the entry/exit during the winter when the snowpack gets 15 to 25ft. deep... also many houses were built with foundations/drip splashes that are up to 24ft. high!
So luckily most homes have this built in mind. I bet they never expected this tho.
@O.N.L. cool indeed!
Are you telling me that the people who built these homes had this scenario in mind?
@@PatPauloMMA it's average to have a 10ft. snowpack in these places so yes some homes if not most homes are designed to withstand a scenario like this.
@@PatPauloMMA of coarse people who built these homes had this scenario in mind. This is nothing new except for the years of drought. Finally some signs of normalcy. The snow packs melt slowly and keeps the creeks and rivers flowing.
I can't get over how good the photography is at wxchasing. This is like national geographic quality photography IMHO. So impressive.
Thank you Lincoln! NatGeo? I’ll certainly take that.
I live in Minnesota, and am envious, that you got that much more snow than us!!
This is the best video of all the recent snowfall I've come across. It really shows the magnitude of the situation. I'd be so tempted to go around touching the pine trees because when are you going to be able to touch such a high spot again, unless you climb up. And the machine blowing the snow off the road made it look like powdered sugar.
The fact that such a large fraction of these folks appear to still have power is a MIRACLE!!! At least the power company service techs won’t need to rely on their “cherry pickers”!!!
I remember deep snow in the 1950s in the Southerntier of New York State. As kids, we thought it was so cool to be able to walk on the drifts up onto the garage roof....well, at least until Dad saw us up there and we got our marching orders to get down!
Aww sounds like some fun memories... well for you and your siblings anyway. Some of my favorite childhood memories were probably among my parents' worst 😂
Thank you for sharing! I knew it was bad out there but this is simply unbelievable!
When I lived in upstate New York, I've been in deep snow - up to the gutters on the house! Couldn't see out windows or open doors as they were covered. We had to climb out the 2nd story windows to get out of the house. We did have the National Guard come dig us out after the 4th day. We were able to get 1 loaf of bread and 1/2 gallon of milk to last the 4 days until we could get out to walk several miles to get more food. But... this is worse.
Ryan hall doesnt have a snow measure stick for that much snow!
We are driving a 4-runner. It won't fit a big enough measuring tool. Maybe two 10' sticks of PVC with a coupling would do it though.
@@WxChasing lol!
yes Ryan hall sent me here great videos thanks
Watching this in the UK, we don't know how fortunate we are here to live in a mild temperate climate. This footage is absolutely terrifying and just goes to show that nature cannot be predicted or controlled. Good luck to everyone, hope you are all keeping safe and well🙏🤞
This is very unusual. Last blizzard was about 20 years ago
Wow just Wow!!! Beautiful footage and interviews and thank You! ❤
What a storm !! Prayers for everyone 🙏🏼
I love the ladder.What a great idea
9:30 God bless the linemen and prayers for all the first responders and residents coping with this 100 year snow event.
Beautiful❤ interviews from the owners. Its amazing how they survive well❤😊
WOW, that's lots of snow! Thanks so much
I guess had to look up Soda Springs. So basically it's in Lake Tahoe Region. Looks like homes are disappearing left and right in Lake Tahoe, Mammoth and the Big Bear Lake areas. Those families sure are handling things well all things considered. Prayers to everyone going through all this craziness! We don't seem to get a real break much at all in any of these areas. If its not snowing its raining! Major respect to all the love and positivity all these people are working so hard to keep up!
Yes, Soda Springs is basically at Donner's Pass. There are people in Truckee, Tahoe and Mammoth all experiencing the deepest snow pack in recorded history with so much more snow incoming.
@@WxChasing Not deepest. Top 2-3
@@WxChasing CSSL just posted yday, still only third snowiest since they began recording. Impressive, but not yet number 1 for most areas and resorts. Where it was truly extra vs last 2-3 decades was below 4-5k ft. Winter not over though I do think it ends up number 1 with time
@@Weather_Nerd probably #1 in all of our lifetimes though.
Keily rodni's wrath.
Absolutely amazing! Wish something like that could/would happen here in Croatia. 2 weeks ago we had a snow storm that dumped 3 feet of snow but this amount is just off the scale insane 😍😍
Kudos to all the people with heavy equipment, working so hard to keep roads cleared. Probably getting little to no sleep.
Some places must be at or above 700 inches. The CSSL has already had 54 feet and there's several more to come. Quite amazing really. Even the average of 30 feet is amazing. The north east has a reputation for snow, but it's nothing compared to a dry winter in the Sierras. We haven't had a foot of snow in any storm this winter in NH, and the one tomorrow may be the last for the year. I've only used the big snowblower twice this year, and I have a 500 foot drive. First time I'd have been better off with the single stage blower we bought for clearing the path round the house.
Check out what Mammoth has as depth and has seen in total, their top is obviously impressive at 11k ft but base has done well too
CT here...no snow, thank you god ! But it looks so beautiful somewhere else !
I wouldn’t have believed anything in this video if I hadn’t seen it for myself ... unbelievable! Japan is known for heavy snowfall in Northern Honshu and Hokkaido but I’ve not seen anything like this. The banks must be 25 feet high in places. Lord knows what the depths are in the highest places such as Tioga Pass and the peaks.
❄️ Absolutely Gorgeous! An amazing winter wonderland! ❄️
You've done an amazingly good job of showing everyone the extent to which this storm has grown. What a snow-storm, with possibly more before the calendar is into April.
this pattern started just before Christmas. Had 11 storms up to mid January. Then about a week break then another 3 weeks of storms, another small break then the last 2 weeks of storms.
We’ve gotten record snowfall’s in Wisconsin this year for March, but I won’t ever complain again. Those poor people and all that snow and more to come. 🥺
In Menominee Falls Wi there has been hardly any snow this winter. So you must be up north maybe?
Interesting that barely 50 miles away, we've had little to almost none.
Dude, this place is a ski station lol. "poor people," nobody forced them to live at a ski station.
Wow. That's the deepest snow I've ever seen and I used to live in IL. Close to WI. Border and Lk Michigan! What a headache that will continue to pose for months to come. Can only imagine the mess from the melt off. 🤯
Thanks For The Coverage & God Bless & Protect Us All
That's incredible. Never say much about the UP of Michigan again. The UP consistently gets 33" plus/ winter, every year, but 600" is hard to fathom. Higher elevation versus sea level maybe. Blizzard winds, off Lake Superior,consistently, doesn't help either. Well, this snow here in the Sierras will melt in time for the next go around next winter!!
Yes, the Sierra Nevada mnts. are 11-12 thousand feet high.
@@Sonoma_Coast ..I meant to 300" every year with winter usually lasting October through May.
I would to see time lapsed videos of this Epic snowfall! That would be incredible to watch! There has got to be many out there. But they are probably covered up for now!!!!
Thirsty 🌲 are loving it .. lakes are fillin up , creeks are flowing again . Everything’s green . ❤️ Northern California .
great footage and low key interview. The golden lab was reluctant to come in from the snow -- its natural habitat, and probably rare in that part of California. Wow, it's incredible that the snow will last til July.
Awesome footage. Thanks for your content
Great reporting!
Great video. I wish I could handle snowfall like that with such grace. They're so upbeat and zen about it.
Greetings I feel for the victims that mostly the wood animals that hit freezed at the process
Excellent filming!!! I like snowfalls but not ones that kill people......I am sorry for those who lost loved ones.
Nice views and content. Loved the drone footage very well flown and stabilized. I lived in northern Maine at Lorring AFB in the 60s. And can remember 20 ft plow drifts and snow on the ground in early June . Brings back memory's. Now I live in so. Ca snow is a pain. I shoveled people's walkways for a quarter made some pocket change. And we had an ice rink in the front area between the base housing apartments.
Good air footage.. The best I've seen yet on this subject..... Donner Summit. A lot of those will have problems if another 10 ft. drops on them.. It's hard to clear roof, when the snow level is above the roof......
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They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, your video opened my eyes to the reality of the enormous snowfall in California. I could never have comprehended such a sight by words alone. Thank you for your video.This is one sight that I will never forget!
Yikes.. I've never seen this kind of snow in my life..very scary..You were very brave to make this video 😬Thanks and many Blessings.🏂☃️
Quite unbelievable stuff, second floor the new ground level.
You are blessed having that snow, we are on the northern border of Mexico 🇲🇽 and by this days the weather feels like the beginning of summer, so hot 🥵 with nice and fresh mornings but hot after. Noon, I now that snow it’s too much but believe me, I think it’s better than hot days or seeking help to those ✈️ planes to help distinguish fires 🔥 my humble opinion God bless you all 🙏❤️
Super footage. Thank you for your reporting 👍
This kind of snow used to be more of the norm when I lived in Tahoe, Truckee and a little town called Floriston (All in California). When I lived there in the 70’s and beyond, Used to park at the bottom of Floriston which is just off interstate 80. Then bring all of groceries up to the house using sleds! We shears had lots of snow that would be there until late spring. I’m glad to see the snow coming back! It’s beautiful but hard work! Keep your roof’s shoveled, propane tanks cleared and watch out for frozen water lines!
I’ve been in the Tahoe, incline village area and have seen the homes buried like this, or very close to it. It’s amazing and expected, after all this is an area where the Donner Trail is and the people were trapped in the mountains.
Very well-made video, the fact is most winters are just like this one. My first experience with this area came in 1981. I recall telling my wife when I returned home (Pennsylvania) that all you could see on some of the homes were the chimneys, I was amazed. This is nothing new to this area, it isn't "global warming," it is nature doing its thing, and these people are rugged individuals.
There's no such thing as global warming
The houses have to be dug out to save them when it starts thawing......just amazing 😮😊
Thank you for a view & interviews I would never expect!!~
I honestly fear for the aftermath for these communities when the snow starts melting. The amount of water that will be left is staggering....
so they can stop taking water from the surrounding states to feed their population. deal with nature guys. to the world you are just like the ant, another pest to deal with.
You do realize that this is a ski station right?
Ryan Hall Y'all sent me
Me too
😮truly amazing footage! May they all stay warm and safe! Breathe taking!
Their Homes almost could Pass of as Igloos , I have never seen so much Snow . , Much Love Hugs and Prayers for all the they are Well
We have to start thinking about when this all begins to melt. Where is the water go to flow? Think about drainage from your home onto and off your property. I can see lots of flooding with the water flowing to the lower spots in the area. Hoping for the best for us all.
They’re on a mountain.
Dude, this is a ski station, it's not like they never get snow. They are high up in the mountains lmao, the drainage already exists.
@@pats9414 Even on that mountain area there are so many of these roadways that are just tunnels through the snow. There are higher areas and low areas all this melting snow will fill all the low areas like lakes. Worse is: low areas around homes will fill with water with not where to go but into the homes and condos. All this melting snow water has to have a place to go. All the creeks and streams are blocked with heavy snow and ice. I am wishing and hoping for the best for everyone in the sierras this spring and summer heavy snow melt.
Thank You For Sharing Sending PRAYERS for All the People 🤙🏾
Thank you for sharing 🤗🙏🇺🇲🏆⭐
How do the plows even know where to go? 😮 I live in the southeast US, so this is completely insane to me. Best of luck to everyone in the thick of it 🙏💕
Didn't you see the road signs peaking out? LOL.
Now we are talking. This is SNOW. I always want more snow, but if I got this much, I would say "Okay, we are good, we got enough".
brilliant footage
This is wonderful! Nature reclaiming itself. The beautiful silence is overwhelming, yet calm. Except for the random humans here and there.
I remember sledding in Tahoe when I was a kid.....my foot went through a hole in the snow.....I was standing on top of a tree under the snow.
Good God, people have suffocated like that.
They say it never rains in California but girl don't they warn ya it pours, man it pours!
That song was written around 1968 when they had this type thing back then as well.
The line in the song is it never rains in Southern California
Nice drone shots! Crazy amount of snow. 🙏🏼 no one’s roof caves in under the weight. Hope folks are checking on elderly neighbors.
Wow, I hope their roofs can handle this much snow! Scary stuff.
Just Wow! Thanks for the coverage! Appreciate what you are doing!
Classic winter.
Like done OK dear sister oh my God too much snow fall looks very beautiful views but too much cold God bless you good sharing fw big like stay connected with us thanks ✅️ ✨️ ❤️
The homeowners were surprisingly calm considering the situation
Now I understand why bears go in hibernation
This is what the Donner party was stuck in with their covered wagons