The mountain passes are seeing several inches of snow sticking to the roads, making visibility while driving very hard to see. Drivers are taking it easy because of that, but they're also enjoying this unusual precipitation.
"It's nice and quiet, there's no one on the beach usually so it's nice to come out here. You get the whole spot to yourself. It's kind of like my own backyard for myself. So it's nice, the dogs enjoy it, they get to run around, have the whole place to themselves,” said William Cain, from Kings Beach, California.
Lake Tahoe saw some sprinkles on Thursday and residents there were taking full advantage of this wet weather.
William Cain doesn't just say it's a fun time to spend outdoors, he says we desperately need this storm.
"It's a huge benefit, a lot of boat launches are going to be closed for the season, so any moisture that we can get to bring the lake back up is really important. So it helps with the wildfire season that's fast approaching, so it's a big deal to get any type of precipitation,” said Cain.
While there wasn't much snow earlier Thursday evening near the North side of Lake Tahoe, white powder was coming down fast up on the mountain passes.
Vincent Cilia is visiting Reno and says, "Have fun in the snow while we have it. It's May! We don't have snow in May, so it's pretty fun."
And fun in the snow doesn't mean building a snowman for Vincent and his friend.
"I got these tires because I do a lot of off-roading and four wheel drive. But they are good to have up here while it's snowing,” said Vincent's friend.
And with chain or snow tires on parts of Mt. Rose Highway, drivers were taking it slow as the snow started to stick.
"It started to get a little slippery so it's coming down pretty good. I've got front wheel drive so I think I'm okay, but if it keeps coming down, I think it's going to get worse," said Kevin Schiller from Reno.
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