the last survivor of the Donner party. “came to this place on the 31st of last month that it snowed we went on to the pass the snow so deep we were unable to find the road, when within 3 miles ...

including the UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab in Soda Springs, near Donner Pass. The lab, at an elevation of 6,894 feet, picked up 24.2 inches from 8 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday ...

Early this winter, several friends discovered we all had a similar idea of taking the snow train from Sacramento ... Then, cresting Donner pass at 7200 feet, our conductor announces we are about ...

Winter is getting the last laugh on drivers heading back from the Sierra-Tahoe area. Multiple crashes and spin-outs were ...

The Donner Memorial State Park and Emigrant Trail ... was en route to California when their wagon train encountered a severe snow storm. Only half of the pioneers survived (many by resorting ...

This is the incredible story of the men and equipment that battle the long cold winter months against the impossible odds to keep this historic mountain pass open ... of Donner Pass in action ...