Tahoe really does not want you to drive up this weekend

With yet another winter storm looming this weekend in California, emergency departments are going full-blast to get one message out: Don’t drive to Tahoe! The area has already gotten more than 12 feet of snow over the last week alone – setting it up for “one of the biggest winters ever recorded,” according to the Tahoe Fund – and traveling there right now is a surefire recipe for misery and real danger.

The latest forecast calls for “dangerous to impossible” travel in the mountains and foothills from Saturday through Monday, March 4-6. Here are some of the more interesting ways emergency social media has been alerting the public to the dicey conditions:

"We're going to Tahoe this weekend" — “We’re going to Tahoe this weekend” (CHP-Truckee/Facebook)

"Please reconsider your mountain travel plans this weekend! Heavy snow & gusty winds will bring DANGEROUS to IMPOSSIBLE travel conditions Saturday-Monday." — “Please reconsider your mountain travel plans this weekend! Heavy snow & gusty winds will bring DANGEROUS to IMPOSSIBLE travel conditions Saturday-Monday.” (US National Weather Service Sacramento/Facebook)

"Patrolling the Truckee Area today be like…" (says the CHP on Facebook) — “Patrolling the Truckee Area today be like…” (says the CHP on Facebook) CHP Truckee/Facebook

"Tree well accidents occur when skiers/riders fall into an area of deep snow surrounding the base of a tree, become immobilized and suffocate." — “Tree well accidents occur when skiers/riders fall into an area of deep snow surrounding the base of a tree, become immobilized and suffocate.” (U.S. Forest Service-Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit/Facebook)

This one was posted February 22, but applies nicely to this weekend: "We've said it once, we've said it a million times… SLOW DOWN!! Luckily, the driver sustained only minor injuries out of this collision." — This one was posted February 22, but applies nicely to this weekend: “We’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times… SLOW DOWN!! Luckily, the driver sustained only minor injuries out of this collision.” (CHP-Truckee/Facebook)

"Check out how much snow we've received at our Truckee District Office! Our visitors centers continue to be closed due to snow, power outages and road closures. Locations may continue to be impacted as we expect a new weather system to move through in the next couple days." — “Check out how much snow we’ve received at our Truckee District Office! Our visitors centers continue to be closed due to snow, power outages and road closures. Locations may continue to be impacted as we expect a new weather system to move through in the next couple days.” (U.S. Forest Service-Tahoe National Forest/Facebook)

This was posted March 1 by Caltrans: "Highway 50 at Echo Summit" — This was posted March 1 by Caltrans: “A little bit of snow on Highway 50 over Echo Summit last night.” (Caltrans District 3/Facebook)

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