Robert Durell/Los Angeles Times Alpine County Deputy Sheriff Rick Stephens, zooms by the summit of Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4, Feb. 1. Every winter snow closes the pass forcing residents to make a three-hour drive between Markleeville and Bear Valley or make an hour snowmobile drive.

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A region divided by a white curtain

• By ncs-import
• March 1, 2005