Where can we see SNOW near Sacramento, CA?

Question

We are from a tropical country,I want my children to see snow,or throw snow balls,but we are in Sacramento.Where is the nearest place where we can see/experience snow? There are 4 of us, so its expensive to travel out of state by plane.We can drive do have a GPS.

Answer 1

There has not been much snow in the Sierra Nevada so far, although it may be snowing now. Usually, that is the closest place.

One other choice is to go north, to Mount Lassen National Park (It is not an easy drive to figure out, but your GPS should be able to do it.) Make sure you have a place to stay outside the National Park, because it is not open above the snow line in the winter.

Another place to drive to is Mt. Shasta, near Redding. Stay in the lower area, and drive up on the mountain to find snow.

Both of these places have reliable snow. You can go there with a single overnight stay from Sacramento.

Here are some links for you:

http://www.nps.gov/lavo/

http://www.shastahome.com/

Keep checking on snow conditions in the Sierra Nevada. The easiest road up there is I-80. Here are some webcams:

http://www.magnifeye.com/

Keep checking for local snow. If there is none, my other suggestions will help.

Answer 2

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Where can we see SNOW near Sacramento, CA?
We are from a tropical country,I want my children to see snow,or throw snow balls,but we are in Sacramento.Where is the nearest place where we can see/experience snow? There are 4 of us, so its expensive to travel out of state by plane.We can drive do have a GPS.

Answer 3

You could go somewhere like Truckee (it's about an hour away) which is on the way to Reno, NV, You just take the 80 E. Or you could head over to South Lake Tahoe which is gorgeous and about 2 hours away. To get there you can take the 50 towards S. Lake Tahoe.

You may want to check weather websites to see where there is actually snow right now, though. I'm not sure if any of those places currently have snow.

Answer 4

Right now there is no snow near Sac. Weather.com is predicting rain and snow showers around Dec 7 but since they are saying showers and rain it really wont be worth seeing, just gray slushy stuff. Some of the ski resorts are making a little snow but I don't think there is enough for them to allow you to go play in it. From Sacramento you can take I-80 east or Highway 50 east into the sierras and find Snow when its there. If your here for a short time you might miss it, if you are living in Sac then just be patient, watch the local news weather forcasts, it will be big news when a storm hits and drops good snow. Wait until the storm passes a day or two then head east and you will find it.

Answer 5

Sat 12/1 Well they said it was snowing in Reno, Nevada yesterday, so I would assume it also is snowing in Tahoe, Nevada, But you should check the weather reports, as it can change on a hour to hour basis. Either drive up Hwy 50 or I-80
Check the newspapers, Internet, or TV for weather forcasts for those two area's. Either would be about 2 hours East of Sacramento by car,

Answer 6

Sequoia National Park, near Fresno. It is a beautiful place, and at 7000 feet, you have a fairly good chance of seeing snow. But the roads are sometimes closed. I would go there just to see the world's biggest trees and the snow is a bonus. You have to see General Sherman, the tree that weighs as much as three loaded Boeing 747s.

Answer 7

Definitely Tahoe. I heard they've been using man-made snow lately because of the dry winter, but they're expecting real snow Real Soon Now.

Answer 8

You can drive up to Lake Tahoe. And not only do they just have snow, but naturally formed ice rinks.

-Laila

Answer 9

Tahoe. Or somewhere up in the mountains.
I know that it snows on Mount Diablo.

Answer 10

Mount Hood, Oregon. It is Snow right now and you could ski all day