Not as much flow as I was expecting but May 1 snow surveys came in at 231% of average for the Merced River basin and 253% of average for the Tuolumne River basin. There is still a lot of snow to melt and closures due to flooding is still a real possibility.

Up on Tioga pass the plow crews have managed to make their way through 8-11 feet of snow from Crane flat to 3 miles west of White wolf (Approx 11 miles) with 3 plows and 3 blowers.

The plow is taking off the top half of the snow and then the blowers remove the lower section. In the photo on the right you can see a tree exposed by the blower which delays operations while they clear it. I expect there will be plenty of boulders among the snow as well which can also cause damage to machinery.



Dave