The latest storm to hit the Sierra has dropped a foot of snow on ski resorts around Lake Tahoe, with a couple of inches in the valleys and freezing fog that caused at least a dozen crashes on slippery roads from Reno to Fallon.
A winter weather advisory remains in effect through Thursday morning along the Sierra's eastern front. The National Weather Service predicts 4 to 8 inches of snow at lower elevations and as much as 16 inches above 7,000 feet.
Snowfall totals by noon Wednesday included 13 inches at Squaw Valley ski resort near Truckee, California, 10 inches at the Mount Rose ski area southwest of Reno and 2 inches at NWS headquarters in Reno.
The Nevada Highway Patrol responded to 10 crashes in the Reno-Sparks area alone during the morning commute.