Tioga Pass Prognosticator #9

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Originally Posted by shirohniichan

May 25 at 10:00 AM.

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Sorry but.....

You might not be far off the mark, but unfortunately your date will not stand as it is within the 15 day rule.

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* To win this prize, the date must be posted** on this Forum more than or equal to fifteen (15) days prior to the official Tioga Pass Road OPENING date. (**Your "date" must be identified in a post on this thread...**)

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Have another go by all means, just make sure the date is 15 or more day's from the date of your post.

GOOD LUCK !

Wow !

They have made some serious progress over the last few days and seem to be playing "catch up". Only .6 of a mile before they break through the other end !

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Tioga Road:
Crew currently past Road Camp: 41.4 plowed miles of 42 miles. Plowing continues Monday - Saturday. Average Snow Depth is 4 to 6 feet. Plowing operation will continue today.

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Once that has happened they need to clean and repair the road before it can open, so a while to wait yet.

It looks like a case of so close yet so far with a winter storm warning announced.

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Winter Storm Watch
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
1124 PM PDT SUN MAY 16 2010

CAZ096-097-171245-
/O.CON.KHNX.WS.A.0012.100518T0000Z-100518T1200Z/
SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
1124 PM PDT SUN MAY 16 2010

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE 8000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 8000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVEL: ABOVE 9000 FEET LOWERING TO NEAR 7500 FEET TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TENAYA LAKE...TUOLUMNE MEADOWS...PASCOES.

* WINDS: WESTERLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH ALONG THE SIERRA CREST.

* IMPACTS: WINTER TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
THEIR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR UPDATES ON THIS LATE SEASON STORM.

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Watch this space !

Wow, and I can attest that in southern California, it has been chilly and wet of late.

Mark

It would seem that it didn't hold them back to much after all, they broke through yesterday.

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Tioga Road:
Plows have reached Tioga Pass and will now be working on widening the road. Plowing continues Monday - Saturday. Average Snow Depth is 4 to 6 feet. Plowing operation will continue today.

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With only light snow showers forecast there is a good chance it will be open within the fortnight, but they will have to go some for my prediction of the 27th May to come good !.

Left Mariposa today for Lake Tahoe - Tioga Pass 120 closed and Sonora Pass 108 closed. Told by a sage resident in Mariposa not to be surprised if Tioga Pass is closed for another two weeks. Local knowledge - will be interesting to see if right.

From Mariposa took route 49 and 88 to reach Lake Tahoe. Early evening - Friday - and it is snowing here. Appears winter is not yet over.

Eris,

Thanks for the local report and the news that it's snowing! Whoa!

Mark

Mark,

Yes tires on the road again. Tahoe is 6250 feet above sea level so the weather can be unpredicable. Saturday and today woke to a few inches of snow in South Lake Tahoe. Obviously more snow in the high road passes. Soon set to return down towards SF via Napa so the weather should get warmer.

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Originally Posted by Southwest Dave

Sorry but.....

You might not be far off the mark, but unfortunately your date will not stand as it is within the 15 day rule.



Have another go by all means, just make sure the date is 15 or more day's from the date of your post.

GOOD LUCK !

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Sorry for not reading the rules.

How about 15 days from today ? My guess June 8th

No problem, I rarely read things properly, Lol !

Had a quick look through the thread and it would appear that June 8 is available ! [You might want to double check taking the above statement into consideration ;-) ]