This was the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy Party, the first European Americans to cross the Sierra Nevada with wagons. All 52 ...

After a clear Tuesday that reopened the Nevada-California border on I-80, snow is expected this afternoon and throughout the rest of the week on Donner Pass. Here's everything you need to know: What ...

Interstate 80 over Donner Pass in California’s Sierra Nevada was closed to traffic in both directions at 1:30 p.m. Monday because of cars spinning out on slick, snowy roads, officials said. The ...

Donner Pass was covered with a layer of autumn snow this morning, signaling the beginning of winter weather obstacles for people wanting to cross the Sierra Nevada this season. Here’s what you need to ...

History Expeditions members travel horseback to reenact the Stephens, Townsend, Murphy 1844 journey across the Sierra ...

The Summit Tunnel Conservation Association (STCA) is pleased to announce that on December 13, 2024, Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, designated the 1867-68 encampment area of the ...

Winter weather is wreaking havoc for drivers on Interstate 80 at the Nevada state line. Chain controls have been on and off, according to the California Highway Patrol. TRUCKEE, Calif. - Winter is ...

The body of a man reported missing in an apparent drowning at Donner Lake was located and recovered Friday afternoon, authorities said. Officers had been searching since their 12:10 p.m. call of a ...

A writer in the 1930s coined the term ‘Lost Sierras’ for this rugged part of the northernmost Sierra Nevadas.

Lake Tahoe’s Donner Ski Ranch, Magic Mountain in Idaho, Leavenworth Ski Hill in Washington, Austria’s Kaunertaler Gletscher, and Kartalkaya Dorukkaya Ski Resort in Turkey have all been added to the ...