Arnold, CA...Sunday Morning Road Conditions Update...Hwy 88 & 26 Closed, Controls on 88, 4, 108, 120 & 26. Hwy 4 to Bear Valley is open this morning so that should make many in the area very happy. Not only the skiers but the local business that need a good Presidents Day Weekend. Hwy 88 is closed at Peddler Hill so no access to Kirkwood from the west side. Chain Controls start at Utica Grade on Hwy 4, Sonora on Hwy 108 & just past Groveland on Hwy 120 into Yosemite. Hwy 26 is still closed between Glencoe & Westpoint do to mudslides and those in the West Point area will need to chain up to get to Amador County. Details are below..
Power Outage Number Continue To Drop to Only 1,267 in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/17/2019 09:48 AM
Arnold, CA...PG&E Crews have continued their work in the wet and cold conditions getting customers back up and running. The Twain Harte area has the highest concentrations of outages with 27 outages with over 800 in the dark.
The SNAC Family Thanks You for Shopping & Renting Locally!
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/17/2019 10:13 AM
Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA...The SNAC Family Thanks You for Shopping Locally! Back in the early 90’s, when Shawn was selling out of the back of his truck as “The Eddy Mart”, the most important items to have on hand were life jackets, river shorts, sandals and river knives. Oh yes, and a few things the rafting customers would want, t-shirts, hats, sunscreen, etc. It became obvious that The Eddy Mart was getting too big to operate out of a garage when the whitewater kayaks came. It was time for a storefront. That’s when providence arrived on the scene.
Road Conditions Update....Hwy 88 & Hwy 4 Currently Closed Before Resorts
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/16/2019 08:21 AM
Arnold, CA...Hwy 88 is still closed at the Carson Spur before Kirkwood and in something we haven't seen in 13 years of ThePineTree.net's history a closure of Hwy 4 for an extended period of time before Bear Valley. It is minute to minute on reopening time and click our weather page for the latest. At this time is still closed in the Big Meadow area due with a listed cause of flooding. Very tough way economically for our area to start Presidents Day Weekend...details are below.
Traffic Update.....Hwy 4 on Track for Reopening this Morning.(Update...Still Closed as of 3:48pm)
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/16/2019 09:14 AM
Arnold, CA...(Update as of 1:06pm...After earlier optimism it looks like they may be losing the battle to get the road open in time for recreation today. As of their 1pm update the flooding and snow. Some areas as much as 3ft deep.) Traffic Update.....Hwy 4 on Track for Reopening Soon.. As of 8am a backhoe was on the way to help divert the roadway flooding and then reopening looks to be on tap.
Bolin Barbeque & Baking Company Now Open In Arnold
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/16/2019 12:11 PM
Arnold, CA...Bolin Barbeque & Baking Company's Chef James Liles has brought his successful San Francisco restaurant, Bolin Barbeque & Baking Company to Arnold, California. Featuring on-premises hand-smoked meats, southern style sides, breakfast biscuits, freshly baked breads and pastries, and multiple vegetarian options, this new Arnold restaurant has something to please everyone!
Hwy 88 Grid Struggling Today as 14,031 Without Power in Our Area
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/16/2019 01:04 PM
Arnold, CA...At this time there are 14,031 outages in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & TuToday the center of the outage gravity has shifted north with much of the Hwy 88 corridor dark at this time. Outages continue to affect the West Point area as well. West Point and the North East section of Calaveras County's Grid typically follow Amador County's outages. PG&E Crews have been hard at work through these storms and today is no exception.
Power Outages Drop to 2,297 in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties
Posted by: thepinetree on 02/16/2019 09:28 PM
Arnold, CA...As we head into the overnight hours the largest single block of outages is in the West Point area with over 1,500 in that area. Great work by the PG&E crews has dropped the outages from over 14,000 this morning.
