That right there is a prize in itself, I would love to be there!! Thanks for the pictures and update tseeb.
Although we are still waiting for the official Opening and closing page to be updated...
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That right there is a prize in itself, I would love to be there!! Thanks for the pictures and update tseeb.
Although we are still waiting for the official Opening and closing page to be updated...
The Tioga pass is scheduled to open on Saturday July 22nd @8am according to Yosemite NPS. For anyone travelling to Yosemite and planning to drive over the Pass, camp or hike in the area, it's best...
Can't beat local Intel ! Is thatThe Woah Noah Deli? Yeah love that place!
Hard to imagine them shoveling snow on the pass with such high temperatures sweeping through the Southwest!! I...
Here in pictures (Thanks to Yosemite NPS) you can see some of the affects of this record beating winter and the work still ahead.
Road damage....
Hi Craig. Sorry you can't 'straddle' 2 dates but you can choose 21st or 22nd August ?
On another point, have you seen the reports on multi hour waiting in queues to enter the park? They advise...
They are keeping us guessing by stating the Tioga pass will not open this weekend but they are "Optimistic" it will do before the end of the month. The road is clear but lots of work to do including...
I can't imagine the pass not opening in the next week or 2, but to keep me in the game I am going to predict the opening to be at 5pm on August 1st.
Dave
Hi Craig.
Sometimes there is a delay with the updates, so I expect they are still working hard at it!
Dave
There still appears to be a lot to do in getting the Pass open but they have at least one lane open for the entire length of the road.
Plowing update for Friday 30th June from Yosemite NP below.
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With the crews still held up in the Olmstead Point area the Park service has announced that Tioga pass will not open to traffic in time for Independence day.
There has been an update with regards...
The crews are now working around the Olmstead Avalanche zone, by my estimation about 2/3rds of the way across the Pass. Although the temperatures are still dipping below freezing at night at around...
Hi Liam and welcome to the RTA forums.
Good luck with your prediction, maybe they can break the ice in time !
Dave
The crews are now 26 miles east of Crane Flat but have faced delays to their efforts due to heavy rain and thick fog being added to the challenge.
Dave
Yes that's great news and a day earlier than expected !! There will still be some works continuing as they apply the 'Finishing touches' so expect short delays and approach with caution is the...
Despite the snow melt they are still facing a mammoth task ahead as you can see in the picture below. It appears they have cut through another 3 miles of snow in the past week and are 18 miles east...
And here is a pretty cool link to Yosemite Falls timelapse videos.
That's a heck of a lot of water !!
Dave.
The crews are making progress but they are certainly facing a challenge !
https://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/IMG_3625-May-25-Tioga-pass.jpg
They are currently just East of...
Yes I saw pictures of Lee Vining and there were significant amounts of snow along the roadsides. Thanks for the updates on the Eastern end of CA120 towards Benton Hot springs. The good news is that...
Yosemite Valley Flooding NPS
Also some great photos from Yosemite Facebook page.
https://www.roadtripamerica.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/Yosemite-flood-alert.jpg
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Not as much flow as I was expecting but May 1 snow surveys came in at 231% of average for the Merced River basin and 253% of average for the Tuolumne River basin. There is still a lot of snow to...
The water level didn't rise as much as expected so Yosemite is open today with limited services until 8pm and is expected to reopen fully tomorrow from 7am. Rivers are running fast and high so stay...
Most of Yosemite valley will close because of the likelihood of flooding.
From Yosemite nps.
Dave.
As Spring temperatures start to rise the thaw begins and those flow charts are likely to rise. The April snow survey showed the snowpack to be around 244% of average in the Merced and Tuolumne area....
Thanks for sharing, great photos ! According to the Tuolumne meadows winter Rangers it has been a record year for snowfall up there. Records began around 1930 and the previous record has stayed in...
The DWP (Department of power and water) and Mono Lake committee staff met to read the current level of Mono lake. It turned out to be great news for the lake and it's habitats as the level recorded...
