Competition time ! The 34th Tioga pass prognosticator. Winter closing.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Hump is a lot less defined -- but new snow today, could restore it!


January 29th at 10:00 am PST

For contrast -- it is sunny on the western slope of the Sierras!

[Southwest Dave]

A bit of a 'White out' from the High Sierra webcam today as heavy snow falls throughout today adding over 14 inches to the depth in places.



Dave

[Southwest Dave]

The hump is looking pretty healthy after a feed !



This is great news from the Yosemite Rangers to those relying on the water supply.

January brought a lot of snow to the Sierra Nevada, with 181 inches of snow falling in Tuolumne Meadows! Our winter rangers are halfway through this month’s round of snow surveys and just got back from one of the more rustic outposts, where they melt snow for water and cook over a wood burning stove. This month they found the stove pipe under ten feet of snow!
Aside from wind scoured slopes in the alpine, snow coverage is excellent for this time of year even on many south-facing slopes. The average snow depth of their snow surveys completed so far is 122 inches and the central Sierra Nevada is presently above the April 1 average for water content of the snow.

Kepp your eyes peeled. I hope to get the Spring opening Prognosticator up and running soon !

Dave

[Southwest Dave]

It's time to turn our attention to when the Tioga pass might open for 2023 Road tripping season and you can find the New thread here

Dave.