Tonight, residents in the Mountain West locked in a life-threatening blizzard, battering the region with sheets of brutal, swirling snow. The most heroine danger, braving the roads.

If you don't have to travel, do not. Your lives are way more important, and we want you to be safe on the road.

The snow winding out visibility, causing spinouts and rollovers on major highways. The region's most vital artery, Interstate 80, shut down for more than 100 miles after cars and trucks were stranded overnight for hours.

Yeah, I was in first or second gear, 15 miles an hour, and I was losing traction, so I decided to pull over.

Tonight, more than six million under winter weather alerts across the West. Areas from Yosemite to Lake Tahoe can see anywhere from 5 to 10 feet of snow, with more than 12 feet gusting at over 100 miles per hour in the mountains. This video from the summit of Mammoth Mountain, giving an up-close look at those hurricane force winds. Meanwhile, crews and truckie are racing to keep up with the nonstop snow. A constant push to clear roads, roofs, and patios to avoid collapsing structures.

We finish up, and when we turn back, we Turn around. The snow's already piling up. It's currently back. Yeah, you can turn around and there's already one inch.

Residents with little choice but to hunker down in town. Awesome.

So we're getting.

Trying to make the most of a harsh winter reality. And back with us now with Steve.

The snow, Steve, the snow. Steve is still falling. How much have they gotten so far?

Jose, I could show it to you. The accumulation, if left, unchecked up to my waist. You might think these mounds of snow are drifts created by the system. They are, of course, cars buried under feet of this. Blizzard-like conditions starting again now. This will last all night, overnight into tomorrow. The storm is relentless.

Jose.

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