Tioga Pass Prognosticator 19. 2015 Spring Opening.

[Mark Sedenquist]

7% of average snow pack. Yikes.

Mark

[glc]

I also suspect budgetary issues, they have to hire people to staff the entrance station.

[CAnative]

Yes visitors are disappointed that the road is closed and they can't visit the higher elevations in YNP. As a CA resident I'm so happy that it snowed again. Every drop of water helps.

[CAnative]

It's a good day, my sons' birthday (twins) and an early pick. The planned opening is Monday, May 4 at 8 am.

[glc]

If that proves to be true, looks like we have a winner - tantrum from Oz.

[Southwest Dave]

It sounds pretty certain that it will open as planned, unless those Thunderstorms really develop into something nasty, but as always, we will have to wait for the official verdict. Watch this space !

Dave.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Looking alot like summer now:

Captured May 2nd at about 2:50 pm PDT
Photo courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy

[glc]

NPS website says it's open!

[Southwest Dave]

The opening date as confirmed on the Yosemite NPS website is May 4th and our 2015 TPPC award [Tioga pass Prognosticator champion] goes to member 'tantrum' who correctly predicted the date at their first ever attempt in this contest. Predictions were pointing towards an early opening this year and that again was the case, but I am sure there are a lot of people that hope these dry winters will not continue too much longer.

Tioga Pass which is found on California State Route 120 provides the eastern access to Yosemite National Park and is usually the last pass opened to the roadtripping public each Spring. As such, it has become the RTA harbinger for the start of the summer road trip season in the west. This year, the pass opened on Monday, May 4th and RTA member "tantrum" was the sole Prognosticator to correctly predict this opening. Tantrum managed this prognosticator feat on the first day of this year's predictive effort. February 6, 2015. In fact, Tantrum was the second RTA member to post in this year's thread. (Second only to Sheriff Dave, who posted the original thread).

A check in the amount of $75 will be issued to tantrum to purchase fuel for his/her next road trip.

Once he/she provides the POG (Proof of Gas) photo he/she will join the august line-up of former (& current reigning) TPPs (Tioga Pass Prognosticators):

George Carey (glc), Spring 2014 Opening
George Carey (glc), Spring 2013 Opening
Jessica Beagles-Roos (CAnative), Spring 2011 and Winter 2011 (although it actually closed in 2012)
Brian Shannon (Exodus) Spring, 2010
Phil Boardman, (PhilB) Spring 2009
weirj Winter 2008

CONGRATULATIONS ! And in Jedi Knight fashion, "May the 4th be with you."
[Sorry, my bad. Haha]

Sheriff Dave.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Sheriff Dave,

What was the official opening time on May 4th?

Mark