[UPDATE 7:22 p.m.] Roads: Snow Is Falling on Mountain Passes
We will do our best to keep the information on the roads updated in the section below. If you must travel, check your routes and carry chains if needed.
UPDATES from 6 p.m. on are in green.
Major Highways–Here’s What We Know:
Please keep in mind this is the weekend and it is difficult to get accurate information. If you are traveling and could take a photo of conditions and send it to us at [email protected], that would help other people make decisions about whether they should travel or not.
(Most information below from Caltrans’ Quick Map. If you are heading to Oregon, check their similar site.)
- Hwy 1: Open but snowy
- Hwy 3: No reports yet of snow.
- Hwy 20: Open
- Hwy 36: Chains required from Van Duzen Road to east of Knob. (See Quickmap for more information)
- Hwy 96: Open
- Hwy 101: Open but wintery in places.
- HWY 162: Open
- Hwy 169: Open
- Hwy 199: Open. (See Caltrans Traffic Cam)
- Hwy 211: Open (Check out the Fernbridge live cam)
- Hwy 254 (Avenue of the Giants): Open
- Hwy 255: Open
- Hwy 271: Open
- Hwy 299: Snowy in Mountain passes but the road is mostly clear. See traffic cam for the latest. (See Quickmap for more information)
Humboldt County Roads:
Here is what we know so far:
- Alderpoint–report from resident that the “switchbacks …around 3 1/2 miles up are becoming impassable without 4×4”
- Bald Hills Rd- 6” new snow, currently snowing. Road clear, 2wd-chains mandatory, 4wd carry chains (This is from yesterday. Presumably it is only worse now.)
- Berta Road–flooded again!
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What about the wild cat and Bull Creek?
Thank you kym!
The sun just popped out in redway, 5:04pm. Hanging around 40°
Lucky you!
Getting a few snowflakes at 400 ft elevation at upper Jacoby Creek in Bayside
Brr!
Berta road is flooded.
Thank you. I updated.
I could not get as far as Windy Gap on the Alderpoint road due to heavy snowfall sticking on the road. I was fishtailing and there was other traffic, so I turned back. About 20 minutes later it stopped snowing (or raining, as I am now in Garberville) and presently there is nothing falling, a few small patched of blue sky, and some sunlight. I had to turn back at about 1500′ – the road goes to 3000′ at the top. Unless it stops snowing, gets plowed, and stays relatively warm, its 4×4 or stay off the road, in my estimation.
Beautiful wild turkey 🦃 picture
This is colder and lighter than the last one. Very slippery at Paradise rdg. Kings peak Rd on Wilder, as well as panther gap to dew. Take care all. It’s prom nite.