Widespread power outages along Lake Tahoe's north and west shores

9:30 p.m. update:
Portola: Trees fell on primary line; crews on site making repairs; most customers should be restored by 10 pm.
River Road/Silver Creek/Fir Crags Road/Hwy 89. Avalanche danger and weather conditions prohibiting crews from accessing damage; customers should plan on multi-day outage. We hope to access Weds morning.

Ward Canyon: broken pole; estimate most customers restored by 10 pm.
Kings Beach: Most of community lost power earlier this evening due to blown circuits; all but one have been repaired. Crews are trying to isolate and repair final circuit with restoration hoped for by early morning.
Additional smaller outages throughout rest of service territory that are being assessed and repaired; no restoration times. Emergency: 1-844-245-6868
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2:30 p.m. update:
Portola: Trees fell on primary line; crews on site making repairs; most customers should be restored by 10 pm.
River Road/Silver Creek/Fir Crags Road/Hwy 89. Avalanche danger and weather conditions prohibiting crews from accessing damage; customers should plan on multi-day outage. Plan to make progress starting Weds morning.
Tahoe City: Fairway area restored; crews continuing repairs with 7 pm restoration time.
Ward Canyon: broken pole; estimate most customers restored by 10 pm.

Additional, smaller outages throughout rest of service territory that are being assessed and repaired; no restoration times.
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12:45 p.m. update: West Shore customers in the NLT area are experiencing widespread outages due to storm damage. Crews are either on site assessing damage or in route.
Alpine Meadows: service restored.
Portola: Trees fell on primary line; crews on site with restoration today.
Rubicon Bay/Scenic Drive Area: service restored.
River Road/Silver Creek/Fir Crags Road/Hwy 89. Avalanche danger and weather conditions prohibiting crews from accessing damage; customers should plan on multi-day outage.
Tahoe City: Crews on site; estimated restoration by 2 pm-may be longer if more issues are identified.
Additional smaller outages throughout rest of service territory that are being assessed and repaired; no restoration times.

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10:00 a.m.update:
Alpine Meadows: Lower mountain and lodge out; crews making repairs with restoration expected by noon today unless further damage occurs.
Portola: At least four trees fell on primary line; crews on site. Restoration unknown. Rubicon Bay/Scenic Drive Area: Crews currently working on two structures with broken cross arms and floating wires. Estimated restoration by 2 pm today.
River Road and Fir Crags Road/Hwy 89. Avalanche danger and weather conditions prohibiting crews from accessing damage; customers should plan on multi-day outage.
Tahoe City: Crews on site; estimated restoration by 2 pm.

Additional smaller outages throughout rest of service territory that are being assessed & repaired; no restoration times.

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Liberty Utility customers in the North Lake Tahoe and Lake Tahoe West Shore areas are experiencing widespread outages Tuesday due to storm damage. Crews are either on site assessing damage or in route.

Alpine Meadows: Lower mountain and lodge out; crews making repairs with restoration expected by noon today unless further damage occurs.

Portola: At least four trees fell on primary line; crews on site. Restoration unknown.

Rubicon Bay/Scenic Drive Area: Crews currently working on two structures with broken cross arms and floating wires. Estimated restoration by noon today.

River Road/Hwy 89. Avalanche danger and weather making damage assessment difficult. Customers should plan on multi-day outage.

A total of 910 customers are without power. There are additional, smaller outages throughout rest of service territory that are being assessed and repaired with no estimate of restoration times.

Their outages website at libertyutilities.com (click on home, then outages) will keep residents up to date on the situation.