Contest. Tioga Pass Prognosticator 22.

[DonnaR57]

Dec. 1st at noon.

[Southwest Dave]

It's looking lovely in Yosemite right now with possible snow showers forecast for Tuesday into Wednesday and although it doesn't look to be anything too significant, the temperatures take a dive so I wonder if ice may become a problem.

Dave.

[Southwest Dave]

As I suspected, both the Tioga Pass and Glacier point road have been closed due to icy conditions. Snow showers are forecast from Saturday right through to Monday so it's possible it won't open before the weekend. Is that it for the season ? We will have to wait and see.

Dave.

[Midwest Michael]

Just in case it's not closed yet, I'll get my guess in for Dec. 5th at 10am.

[DonnaR57]

Friends of mine are reporting that the Valley weather in Yosemite was really nice yesterday. Still waiting for a further report from them.



Donna

[Southwest Dave]

It looks as though the first significant snow is going to fall over this coming weekend. Up on the high ground could see up to 18inches of fresh snow and even Yosemite valley will not escape entirely with 8 inches of new snow accumulation a possibility.

Dave.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Photo courtesy of the Yosemite Conservancy (11/27/16 at 2:50 om PST)

It certainly looks like the high country of the Sierras must already be closed to vehicular traffic...

Mark

[glc]

HIGHWAY CONDITIONS REPORT AT 1845 HRS ON 11/27/16

SR 4
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA]
IS CLOSED FROM 0.3 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 TO THE JCT OF SR 89
/EBBETTS PASS/ (ALPINE CO) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE

SR 89
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM THE JCT OF US 395 (MONO CO) TO THE JCT OF SR 4
/MONITOR PASS/ (ALPINE CO) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO
USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NAT'L PARK SOUTH BDRY TO THE
JCT OF SR 44 /LASSEN LOOP/ (TEHAMA, SHASTA CO) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE
ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

SR 108
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM 7.2 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY (TUOLUMNE CO) TO 8 MI WEST OF
THE JCT OF US 395 (MONO CO) /SONORA PASS/ - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED
TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

SR 120
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM CRANE FLAT TO 3.5 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 /TIOGA PASS/
(TUOLUMNE, MONO CO) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE

SR 168
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM LAKE SABRINA TO ASPENDELL (INYO CO) - FOR THE WINTER
- MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

SR 203
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM THE MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN INN (MONO CO) TO THE
MONO/MADERA CO LINE - FOR THE WINTER - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE
AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

SR 270
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM THE JCT OF US 395 TO 9.8 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF US 395
(MONO CO) DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

Lots of chain controls too.

[CAnative]

The YNP website now states that road is closed for the season (rather than temporarily closed due to snow and ice). Don't know when status was changed since haven't checked for awhile.

Jessica

[Southwest Dave]

Well spotted Jessica, although I had checked very recently and there had been no official notification at that time so you were quick off the mark. The official closing date was announced as being November 16th and although there is no official time I am aware they closed it late afternoon in preparation for bad conditions overnight on that day.

We do not have a winner this year with the correct date, but we do have a new DCTPP champ [Darn close Tioga Pass Prognosticator] who is travelingman who predicted it would close on November 17th @ 11:45am way back when the contest started in August.

Congratulations travelingman (And commiserations, you were so close to nailing it ! )

Dave.