Tioga Pass Prognosticator #15

[glc]

Ebbetts and Sonora are both OPEN.

From nps.gov:

Last update: April 24, 2013

Glacier Point Road: Plowing began April 22 with a tentative opening date of May 3.

Tioga Road: Plowing begins April 29 with a tentative opening date of May 11.

In Kings Canyon, 180 is opening for day use tomorrow.

[CAnative]

YNP website has added information to the "plowing update." Glacier Point Road opened for 3 days to bicycles and a photo was taken April 25th showing plows on Tioga Road.

Soon ......

[Mark Sedenquist]

Wow, look how fast it's melting.... Yegads!


(Photo courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy: April 29th at 11:40 am PDT)

[Southwest Dave]

News coming from the Yosemite team confirms that Glacier Point will open on Friday [3rd] as predicted.

Weather looks glorious in Yosemite this week !

Dave.

[Southwest Dave]

It's been comfirmed on the Yosemite site that Glacier point road is open today from Noon.

They are still listing Tioga as likely to open on May 11th, although there is a chance of some snow over the weekend through to Weds/Thurs. It doesn't look like it will amount to anything, but with Thunderstorms in the forecast I wonder if it will cause slight delay to the plowing effort.

Dave.

[Dermeta]

Hehe, i didn't think i would be hoping for little snow, so they move the opening on the 12th. ;)

[Southwest Dave]

If a late Spring storm comes in it could change everything, but with such little snow up there and less chance of major rock falls under the snow, I don't think it will take them long to clear. The 12th is a Sunday and I'm sure they would rather spend the weekend at home with the family and have the pass open for weekend visitors, so they need to get a move on and open it Friday afternoon of the 10th. ;-)

Dave.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Another gorgeous day!


Photo courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy. May 4th @ 5:44 pm PDT

[glc]

It's snowing in the Sierras - Ebbetts, Monitor, and Sonora Passes are closed and it looks like they have closed the gate on 120 in Lee Vining Canyon.

[RahRah]

How about May 23 at 2:00 PM