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California Snow Storm: People Ski During A Blizzard In Olympic Valley. See Photos

A snowstorm in California is causing very dangerous blizzard conditions in some areas. People living there were told to find shelter and avoid driving. According to the National Weather Service, travel has become extremely dangerous or even impossible in some areas.

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California Snow Storm:  People Ski During A Blizzard In Olympic Valley. See Photos
California Snow Storm | Photo: AP/Brooke Hess-Homeier

A person skis during a snow storm in Olympic Valley, California.

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Snow drifts pile up at a closed Palisades Tahoe ski resort during a blizzard in Truckee, California.

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People ski during a snow storm in Olympic Valley, California.

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Palisades Tahoe ski resort remains closed during a storm in Olympic Valley, California.

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People ski during a blizzard in Olympic Valley, California.

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California Snow Storm | Photo: Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via AP
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Snow continues to fall on the shores of Lake Tahoe in Tahoe City, California.

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California Snow Storm | Photo: Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via AP
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Janna Gunnels digs out her car along North Lake Boulevard as snow continues to fall in Tahoe City, California.

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Cars travel along U.S. 50 near Pollock Pines, California. Chain controls were in effect from Pollock Pines to Echo Summit after a blizzard brought heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada.

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California Snow Storm | Photo: Lezlie Sterling/The Sacramento Bee via AP
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Hailee Lind shovels snow from the shopping cart corral in the parking lot of Safeway in Camino, California.

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California Snow Storm | Photo: Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group via AP
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A motorist drives along Interstate 80 eastbound in Truckee, California.