UPDATE, 3:20 p.m.:

Caltrans is reporting that State Route 299 has reopened, though chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drives with snow tires on all four wheels. This applies only to the stretch of road from about three miles west of Willow Creek to the junction with State Route 96.

Meanwhile, travel along State Route 199 has also reopened, though there’s one-way controlled traffic three miles south of the Oregon border due to construction.

Chains or snow tires are required on State Route 36 from 6.3 miles west of Dinsmore to the Humboldt-Trinity County line. 

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Traffic cam atop Berry Summit, east of Blue Lake, looking south. | Image via Caltrans.

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If you needed an excuse to hunker down inside your home this Valentine’s Day, the weather is providing one. State Route 299 has been closed east of Blue Lake to Willow Creek due to snow. Likewise, State Route 199 is closed east of Gasquet — same reason.

If you’re heading north, chains are required from Klamath to Crescent City unless you’ve driving a four-wheel vehicle with snow tires installed, and there’s one-way controlled traffic on that stretch.

For the latest road conditions, click here.