LESSONS LEARNED FROM LAST WINTER

Many truckee residents live here because we love winter sports and snow. We’re used to and relish big snow storms. Most of us already know that we should stock up on supplies before big storms and how to winterize our homes and cars. While last winter was considered extreme, the winter of 2019 was so severe it was dubbed “Snowmaggedon,” with Moonshine Ink even producing commemorative t-shirts for those who lived through it. And if you look back in history, which is easy to do by watching Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche documentary, currently one of the top movies on Netflix, we realize that years of big snow storms aren’t that unusual in Truckee-Tahoe. Despite the experience of previous extreme winters, the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services reported an unprecedented surge in roof-related problems and other damage last season. So, what did we learn from last winter?