View Poll Results: When will the Tioga Pass Road Close for Winter?

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  • On or before October 15th

    0 0%
  • October 16th to the 26th

    0 0%
  • October 27th to the 31st

    1 11.11%
  • November 1 to November 8th

    1 11.11%
  • November 9th to the 16th

    4 44.44%
  • November 17th to the 23rd

    2 22.22%
  • November 24th to the 28th

    0 0%
  • November 29th to the 9th of December

    0 0%
  • December 10th to the 24th

    1 11.11%
  • December 25 and Beyond to Infinity

    0 0%
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  1. #41
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    Default What does that mean?

    Quote Originally Posted by Southwest Dave View Post
    Prediction. I am going to go with November 16th @ 4pm
    This was from post #9 -- What's the reference to a toppling over again...? On the other hand, you are the Tioga Pass Prognosticator Sheriff, so whatever you say goes....

    Mark

  2. #42
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    Default tough room?

    I think he was making a joke....

  3. #43
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    Default

    With 2 to 4 more FEET of snow forecast above 6000 feet, there's no way they will try to get any of the passes open again this year except the ones maintained year-round.

    SoCal is even getting it - chains required to get to Big Bear.

  4. #44
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    Default So was I

    Quote Originally Posted by Midwest Michael View Post
    I think he was making a joke....
    Sometimes it's hard to hear the point of view in these posts...

  5. #45
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    Default No more gags, I promise.

    Still no news on the NPS site. Unsurprisingly the pass is still closed, but a great shot from the Sentinel dome Web cam.



    That's a lot of snow !

    Here's a "permanent" version of this photo as of 9:57 am PST:

    Photo: Yosemite.org

    January 13th:

    Photo: Yosemite.org

    March 22nd!

    Photo: Yosemite.org
    Last edited by Mark Sedenquist; 06-02-2011 at 10:18 AM. Reason: added a copy of the image

  6. #46
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    Default Super!

    But look quickly. It appears this is posted as a live link to the webcam, so the view you get will depend on when you view this page.

    Anybody know if we'd run afoul of copyright issues if we downloaded a point-in-time image to preserve for posterity?

  7. #47
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    Default It's official !!

    The Tioga has been declared closed for the season, the date being November 19.

    It was declared closed on that day by Caltrans sometime between noon and 4pm when I checked the site for updates.

    My prediction of Nov 16 @ 4pm was closest, [some 72 hours out] pipping Mark by around 16 hours.

    [Feel free to check, I have been known to goof in the past ! ]

  8. #48
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    Default Okey Dokey

    Sounds like another DCTPP is in order...

    Mark

  9. #49
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    Default

    Just thought I'd add - Ebbetts and Sonora passes are also officially closed for the winter now.

    I-80 and US-50 are now fully open with no chain restrictions, but chains are still needed for Carson Pass.

  10. #50
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    Default The 11th Tioga Pass Prognosticator is Open!

    Winter snows may be blanketing the Yosemite National Park high country, but we all know that Spring is still going to come... eventually.

    So, now is the time to get your crystal ball or whatever other mystical devices you use for predictive behavior and make your best prognostication guess in the 11th running of this "contest". Click here for more details....

    Mark

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