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Snow Hammering The Sierra

CISCO GROVE (CBS13) — The snow caused a headache for holiday travelers in the Sierra, Sunday.

"On the 20, There was a man and he just kinda waved us over and he put some chairs on our tires," said Heather Gibbons who's headed home to Las Vegas.

She said her strategy is to simply take it slow.

"We also have a bucket in our truck that had different items in it. We have a little hatchet, snow gear," she said.

Throughout the evening, many travelers lined Interstate 80, some heading home, others like Marianne Fair have plans for the holiday and apparently so did the weather.

"The snow is falling. They stopped us and said we had to put on chains," she said.

With chain control in effect, Marianne was forced to stop near Cisco Grove

"Kind of nervous. Going over the snow with chains. This is the first time we've ever been over the snow with chains all the way to Reno. Pretty scary right now," Marianne said.

Cal Trans crews set up a stop on the interstate, pulling over drivers who had yet to install chains on their tires.

Just ahead in Kingvale, the weather forced some families to consider changing their holiday plans.

"I'm stopping by a little bit here and maybe I'll turn around and go back to Sacramento," said Anjesh Kumar who had hoped to make it to Reno, Sunday.

He said he took all the necessary precautions.

"I'm already prepared. I already put the chains in my car," he said.

As the snow continued to fall, "I don't want to take too much of a risk driving. It's dark already also so I decided not to," he added.

Meanwhile, other travelers like Heather said they'd stay the course.

"I'm getting home tonight," she said.

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