> << Yes, they close the road for everyone that doesn't have 4WD and Chains.
>  This is for a specific level of chain control (I forget the actual name
for
>  it) which dependent on conditions. It is not a total road closure.
>  If the conditions get worse, they may close it for everyone.>>
>
> Bill, I've seen the signs. But also have never seen them used. It's either
> 2wd w/ chains required or road closed. Perhaps being that you are right
smack
> in the middle of the winter mess you may have seen them put those things
up
> during those few occasions. However, in the past 23 years that I've been
> driving to Reno and Tahoe during the winter months, I have never seen them
> allow 4wd w/ chains on the main highway. When the conditions are that bad,
> they usually just close the road completely.

Oh no... they'd never do that on the main highway... they don't close the
main highway because of the snow itself... they close it because the
tourists don't know how to drive in it... chains or not, 4WD or not! But
they will put the chains&4WD designation on seconday highways up here...
fewer tourists and the locals have to get to work and home...

Bill