Workers start week digging out from Sunday snow

Workers dug out from under more than a foot of snow on Monday after an atmospheric river dumped on Carson Valley all day Sunday.

Motorists navigated berms on Main Street and side streets in Gardnerville and Minden on Monday.

Workers in both towns were working on streets and sidewalks with shovels, blowers and plows.

Downtown Gardnerville, which has been snarled by road construction since the middle of January got a little bit of a break after Nevada Department of Transportation plows pushed the snow over to the K-rail on the south side of the road.

That didn’t help access to businesses like Sharkey’s or JT Basque Bar & Dining Room as at least one vehicle high centered trying to turn onto Eddy Street.

Sunny skies on Monday helped melt some of the snow that fell the day before, but that which remained was heavy and wet.

Minden Weather Watcher reported receiving 4.21 inches of moisture from the storm in the form of 25 inches of Sierra Cement.

“It just kept coming down,” Kapler said.

A trained weather spotter in Pleasantview near the Gardnerville Ranchos reported 18 inches of snow fell through the day, while Heavenly Ski Base reported 14 inches with a total of 20 inches from the storm.

There’s a possibility that there could be some rain or snow showers this afternoon, with the snow level at 5,300 feet. Tonight’s low of 23 degrees should freeze any moisture left on the roads, making Tuesday’s early morning commute a little sketchy. The wet weather is expected to move off by the weekend.