it is really -- brian hickey live in new can don now. did you build your shelter -- in new canyon now. did you build your shelter yet? >> reporter: well, i am sad to report the christmas lights hanging are have come down! i have to look up the maker on those. the lights worked 24/7 for years but now they have expired! well, up here this morning the wind has died down to next to nothing. at blue canyon it is 32 degrees with a good, steady snowfall. very light traffic up here. caltrans did a great job overnight, i will not say clearing the roads but grooming the roads because they are still covered in snow but it is easy travel if you are prepared for the wintery conditions up here. what a sight. this is more snow than we had all of last year here at blue canyon so hopefully this will be the norm for the season. last year it was mostly sand here, so the good news is we have snow here and hopefully it will keep oncoming. and this is just a foot-and-a- half at the base. i can't wait to hear the snowfall totals at the top. will it be great. >

. >> and as brian hickey reports their over the top tree house started as a childhood dream and led to home in the tree tops. >> reporter: climb into the tree tops and into luxury. >> we wanted a nice sitting area inside. watch and have company and great decks so we could enjoy the view of our vineyard. >> reporter: what started as childhood reminiscing ended as a home away from home. >> as we were watching tv one night, pat is watching tree house masters and i was reminiscing guy, wouldn't it be great to have a tree house? that is where it all started. >> i a tear came to his eye. >> reporter: animal planet tree house masters and builder pete nelson took on the plan. >> he came up with this plan. >> reporter: the kitchen is complete with a stove top, oven, wine refrigerator, and dishwasher. the sitting area offers a warm area to relax. and a loft is just steps away for a nap on a limb. the whole project built while the splinters were gone. >> we knew what the plans looked like but you know plans and the reality are often quite different. >> reporter: it's a long way from the wood pale

our reporter brian hickey live in blue canyon. it is coming down where you are, man. >>reporter: it is coming down here. that surf video makes me kind of cold. the snow here this morning, absolutely awesome. we're at the 5,000-foot level. you can see where cal tran has done a good job of grooming the road. good travel after the blizzard warning expired. the snow is falling straight down. we have a couple mile visibility here looking up interstate 880. the drive over the mountain, if you're comfortable with winter driving conditions, not bad at all. we haven't seen any major problems. it is going to be a great day to get up to the resort especially this weekend with sun in the forecast. i've been looking around the some of the web cameras kirk wood, i saw ski parole getting on to lift six. sugar bowl has a foot and a half at the base. i haven't seen the upper model numbers yet. looking around here, you can see the snow here. blue canyon, 8-10 inches. this is more snow than we had all of last year out of any storm at blue canyon. this is a good start. i don't want to ji