Quote Originally Posted by Dermeta View Post
Is this optimistic news or what?

May 11th? Is this even possible, in such short time?
It's not only a very low average snow pack, there has been very little in the way of late snowfall to keep it topped up. I have seen several photos of the road taken by a local cyclist and cannot believe how bare the road is in places and how little snow is on the verges.

So yes it's very possible and if it were not for the delays in starting the plowing effort and as I said earlier, I think it would have been the earliest recorded opening and it could have happened during April. With a normal to heavy snowpack you have bigger problems with avalanche risk areas with rocks and trees carried onto the road, which all delay the plowing effort.

I'm gonna take a shot at May 10th @ 4pm.