Interstate 80 is closed again in both directions over the Sierra due to a continuing snow storm.

The interstate is closed from Applegate a few miles east of Auburn to the Nevada state line due to poor visibility, according to Caltrans.

Saturday into Sunday, I-80 was closed for more than four hours because of poor visibility and high winds, said Mark Dinger, a Caltrans spokesman. Westbound I-80 traffic was backed up for about five miles at Truckee, after the interstate reopened shortly after 5 a.m. Sunday.

Dinger said about 205 people and 135 pieces of snow equipment are working on the I-80 corridor.

South of Lake Tahoe, Highway 88 over Carson Pass was closed for nearly 2 and a half hours Sunday after a small avalanche trapped two vehicles at about 8:30 a.m., Dinger said.

Crews freed the vehicles from the slide, and no injuries were reported.

The Mt. Rose ski resort above Reno reported up to 29 inches of snow over a 24-hour period ending Sunday morning, while the Kirkwood resort south of Lake Tahoe reported up to 28 inches of snow over a similar period.

The Boreal ski area atop Donner Summit reported 30 inches of snow over the last

24 hours for a storm total of up to 34.5 inches of snow.

The storm also dumped heavy snow along the eastern Sierra, including up to 12 inches in Carson City and 9 inches in Reno.

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