RENO, Nev. (AP) - A winter storm with winds gusting to more than 80 mph is expected to leave as much as a foot of snow to the northern Nevada mountains.

The storm had dumped several inches of snow by late Friday afternoon, knocking out power for thousands of people, grounding flights and kicking up dust storms that contributed to a fatal pile-up that shut down a stretch of Interstate 80. High winds postponed scheduled openings Friday at several ski resorts before next week's Thanksgiving holiday.

One gust of 104 mph was recorded near the Mount Rose Ski Resort between Reno and Lake Tahoe, where winds were sustained between 35 mph and 50 mph

The howling winds reduced visibility to near zero with blowing
dust and dirt on I-80 about 60 miles east of Reno where the eight-vehicle wreck killed one, seriously injured six and shut down both westbound lanes for several hours.