I'll just add to this, don't commit to a particular route to get to Sierra's launch east of Carson City. There's three routes that'll get you there, via I-80, US-50 and CA-88. With I-80, there's an option to hit I-580 from Reno to Carson City, or to go past Reno and hit NV-439 to US-50 in Sparks.
Type in the address into something that takes into account current road conditions and re-routes dynamically as you drive and conditions change. Such as Google Maps, and follow it whichever route it takes you. It can literally save you several hours of drive time. Accidents on any of the above routes are not uncommon and can result in huge delays.
For winter driving (not applicable currently, but come November/December it'll be very applicable), CA-88 and US-50 can get closed for long periods of time for avalanche control (there's two spots on CA-88 and one on US-50 that are very avalanche prone and Caltrans will keep them closed for days if needed until they are done doing avalanche control and the road is safe). I-80 can get closed for shorter periods of time for snow removal during and after major snowstorms. If there was any snowfall overnight, check Caltrans for road closures and estimated opening times.