Tioga Pass Prognosticator #5

[Mark Sedenquist]

The gate at Tioga is plowed! Looks like three feet or so on the ground at the kiosk?

Yesterday's report:
Tioga Road progress for May 1, 2008
Starting Location: 32 miles from Crane Flat
Ending Location: 34.5 miles from Crane Flat (Ghost Forest)
Distance plowed today: 2.5 miles
Average Snow depth: 5 feet
Here's the link for this year's plowing reports.

Mark

[Mark Sedenquist]

I have been checking in on this photo this week and I am amazed at how fast the snow is shedding from the mountains in the background! It is almost alarming to see it disappear that fast!

Here is the latest official report:
Tioga Road progress for May 8, 2008
Ending Location: Tioga Pass
Average Snow depth: 6 feet (8 to 9 feet at Tioga Pass parking lots)

Snow removal operations continue, including widening Tioga Road and working on utility roads and spur roads. Four avalanche zones remain.

The Glacier Point Road opened on May 2. (I bet it is gorgeous there today!)

I don't remember operations getting to the pass this fast in past years....

I bet someone wins the prize this year....

Mark

[Mark Sedenquist]

Plowing Report:
However, the portion of the Tioga Road between Crane Flat and Yosemite Creek is open, but there is no access through the park, to US 395/Lee Vining, or to Tuolumne Meadows. The entire road is open to bicycles (watch for road and tree crews working along the road).

[Southwest Dave]

Plowing Report:
However, the portion of the Tioga Road between Crane Flat and Yosemite Creek is open, but there is no access through the park, to US 395/Lee Vining, or to Tuolumne Meadows. The entire road is open to bicycles (watch for road and tree crews working along the road).

sounds like it could be open in a week to the day,ohhh that would make it the 23rd lol!

[sologirl]

I bet the pass will open on June 18th. I am coming through about the 19th and I am an optimist. Here's hoping!!

[Kinless]

From the NPS website:

The Tioga Road will open on Wednesday, May 21 at 8 am.

Looks like opening day eluded us all. HotelCharlotte however may have qualified for dcTPP.

That's not to say that unforeseen circumstances will push the date back, but it looks to be pretty certain. We'll find out in a few days time.

[Mark Sedenquist]

Joey, I think you are correct, this post, looks like our second dcTPP winner.... So much snow this year and iit is already melting so fast....

Mark

[Southwest Dave]

not 100% sure it's open but they have now listed it in there open and closing dates page as opened so i guess thats pretty conclusive.
21st may
well done to hotel charlotte :)

[Mark Sedenquist]

Yes, the road opened this morning. At 8:00 am. But they haven't updated the photo and so the flag is not visible.

Mark

[Mark Sedenquist]

It is snowing pretty hard on top today -- I wonder if the road is really open?

Mark