May 24, 8 a.m.
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May 24, 8 a.m.
Eight am huh?
That would be a first -- It is usually ~ 10:30 ish.
Mark
A week from today, the plowing crew goes back to work on the Tioga Pass Road. We will provide updates as they make their way over the road. Here is the latest info about this annual effort.
Mark
Barring any more snow events in April and May, the road could have a very early opening date.
"Unofficial Information": The road has already been plowed from the gate closure at Lee Vining to Tioga Pass (from the east). The road is still closed, but best estimates are that they will open the eastern gate on or before April 27th.
Snowpack at the Tuolumne Meadows ranger station is already gone. In fact, all of the road through the meadows has already melted.
[Editor Update: My information (above) was current on the 16th, but the high Sierras received over 12" of snow in the last few days and so know, there could be snow back on the road here...]
Plowing is underway from Crane Flat (heading east) -- no local news yet about the conditions the crew is encountering. Official updates will be linked from my previous post....
Mark
Shocking! Let's pray for more snow, else my prediction is gonna look silly :)
The weather bureau is reporting an 80% chance of snow in Yosemite this Friday. Probably not a lot (1/2-1" of rain down here), but something.....
Larrison,
Thanks for that! We need all of the extra moisture we can get -- LA has been bone dry for much of this year.
Mark
Come on baby, snow... snow!! :)
Sierras are receiving snow here & there(not enough). I think that the Tioga pass opening date would create a record this year! Half dome cables might be up early too!
Update: 70% chance it might snow on Sunday.
cool
From the NPS, posted on 04/24/07:
Tioga Road progress for April 24, 2007
Starting Location: 41.6 miles from Crane Flat gate
Ending Location: 43.9 miles miles from Crane Flat gate (Tuolumne Meadows area)
Distance plowed today: 2.3 miles
Snow depth: 0 - 2 feet
Glacier Point Road progress
Plows have made it to the Sentinel Dome/Taft Point trailhead, however extremely icy conditions will prevent further progress until weather improves.