A team of scientists and undergraduate students have analyzed the body size for 25 marine species, including whales, sharks, squids, and other ocean giants. A team of scientists and undergraduate students have analyzed the body size for 25 marine species, including whales, sharks, squids, and other ocean giants.
Donner Summit is also the Sierra Divide where storms spend most of their time, dropping 35-40 feet of snow a year, making skiing a major industry and making the Sierra a reservoir for the rest of the state. Arguably, Donner Summit and Donner Pass across it, is the most important square mile in California.
UPDATE 3:30pm: RENO, Nev. -- The CalTrans website reports Interstate 80 is back open to passenger vehicles over Donner Pass. Chains are mandatory except on 4-wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels.According to the website, 80 is still closed to commercial trucks due to spin-outs.he reports the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is letting cars through to Truckee. At Truckee, I-80 is closed because of spin-outs and other traffic accidents over Donner Pass.