8,736′ SR-4 Ebbetts Pass, CA, Is Now Open for the Summer Caltrans District 10 announced yesterday that 8,736′ SR4 Ebbetts Pass is now open for the summer. There is a lot of world-class backcountry skiing accessible from Ebbetts Pass. “#CalaverasCounty Caltrans officially RE-OPENED SR-4 /#EbbettsPass for the season to motorists today (5/8/25) as of 12PM Caltrans reminds motorists to #sharetheroad with cyclists, #MoveOver for highway workers, & #KnowBeforeYouGo w. Caltrans QuickMap […] SnowBrains | May 9, 2025 0 Comments
8,736′ SR4 Ebbetts Pass, CA, Is Now Open for the Summer Caltrans District 10 announced yesterday that 8,736′ SR4 Ebbetts Pass is now open for the summer. There is lots of world-class backcountry skiing accessible from Ebbetts Pass. “#EbbettsPass Caltrans reopened Ebbetts Pass today (5/09/24) at 2:00PM. District 10 Camp Connell & Woodfords Maintenance Crews did a great job clearing SR-4 this season!” – Caltrans District 10 The pass closed for […] SnowBrains | May 10, 2024 0 Comments
8,736′ Ebbetts Pass, CA, Temporarily Closed Due to Winter Storm Caltrans District 10 announced yesterday that 8,736′ SR4 Ebbetts Pass is temporarily closed due to incoming winter weather. The highway, home to lots of world-class backcountry skiing, does not currently have an estimated time of reopening. “Caltrans has temporarily closed State Route 4 from Lake Alpine to the Route 89 junction (Ebbetts Pass) due to an incoming storm. There is […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 26, 2023 0 Comments
8,736′ Ebbetts Pass, CA, Now Open For the Summer Caltrans District 10 announced yesterday that 8,736′ SR4 Ebbetts Pass is now open for the summer. There is lots of world-class backcountry skiing accessible from Ebbetts Pass. Related: Jaw Dropping Winter Statistics on Donner Pass, CA The pass closed for the winter on November 18th, 2022; this is the latest it has opened since the big winter of 2016/17. Crews […] SnowBrains | June 9, 2023 0 Comments
8,736′ SR 4 Ebbetts Pass, CA, Now Closed for the Winter The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass and Route 108/Sonora Pass for the winter. Route 4 is closed from the Mt. Reba turnoff just west of Lake Alpine to Silver Creek, 5 miles west of the Route 89 junction (Alpine County), and Route 108 is closed from the Sno-Park gate east of Strawberry (Tuolumne County) […] SnowBrains | November 18, 2022 0 Comments
California’s State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass and SR-108/Sonora Pass to Open Thursday The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will open State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass and Route 108/Sonora Pass at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, 2022, for the spring season. The passes offer access to some of the world’s finest springtime backcountry skiing and riding. Caltrans opened Route 89/Monitor Pass on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, from a storm closure. Caltrans District 10 manages […] SnowBrains | May 12, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Caltrans Making Great Progress to Open Tioga, Sonora, and Ebbetts Passes Earlier Than Usual Caltrans road crews have been working diligently to open the mountain passes and great progress has been made. All these passes offer world-class spring skiing & riding this time of year. Snowplows have reached the eastern gate of Yosemite National Park on State Route 120 W, but before they can reopen the highway, crews have to remove rocks that fell onto […] SnowBrains | April 11, 2022 0 Comments
Attention Backcountry Skiers: California’s SR-108/Sonora Pass and SR-4/Ebbetts Pass Both Reopened Yesterday Great news for backcountry skiers. Caltrans District 10 Maintenance in the mountain region reopened State Route 108/Sonora Pass and Route 4/Ebbetts Pass yesterday. Related: State Route 108/Sonora Pass, CA Closed Due to Heavy Snowfall Crews finished removing fallen trees, and scraping ice and snow from a winter storm, as seen in these photos. Caltrans reopened Route 89/Monitor Pass last week […] SnowBrains | November 17, 2021 0 Comments
Tioga Pass, CA Now Open to Yosemite Park Entrance | Sonora & Ebbetts Passes Fully Open 9,945′ Tioga Pass: “TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Caltrans has opened its gate on State Route 120 East leading to Yosemite National Park. However, the park remains closed at this time. Caltrans reminds all Californians that it is important to stay at home to fight the spread of COVID-19. #StayHomeSaveLives” – Caltrans District 9, 5/15/20 9,624′ Sonora Pass: “TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Caltrans has opened […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 15, 2020 2 Comments
Ebbetts Pass, CA Opened Up For The Summer Today: Ebbetts Pass, CA is open for the summer season. Caltrans Districts 9 & 10 worked tirelessly to clear the road of snow and debris. You may also like: Sonora Pass, CA Is Set To OPEN Tomorrow Afternoon: Due to the sheer amount of snow this season, there were days where they only made .1 miles of progress. They encountered snow […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 30, 2019 0 Comments
Ebbetts Pass, CA Open to Lake Alpine and Sonora Pass to Kennedy Meadows in Time for Fishmas! California Department of Transportation has removed the snow, cleared the debris and made the necessary repairs to open 8,736-foot State Route 4/Ebbetts Pass to the east end of Lake Alpine on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 7:30 a.m. The diligent work of Caltrans crews enabled the opening this section of the highway in time for the beginning of trout fishing season. […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 26, 2019 0 Comments
Caltrans Begin Work to Clear Sierra Passes for Memorial Day | Photos Show Progress Made on 8,050-Feet Ebbetts Pass Camp Connell Area Maintenance Supervisor Mike Johnson made his way up Ebbetts Pass (SR-4) today and sent back some photos of his Caltrans crew working their way to the east end of Mosquito Lake at the Pacific Grade Summit. Mike reports that the snow is usually deepest at the old corrals at Sandy Meadows and that they didn’t expect to […] Steven Agar | April 25, 2018 0 Comments
CHP Transports 6 Pacific Crest Trail Hikers to Safety From Closed Ebbetts Pass, CA During Snowstorm Yesterday The first snow in California arrived yesterday and closed 3 mountain passes including Ebbetts Pass on highway 4. 6 hikers came off the Pacific Crest Trail yesterday to find the road closed and themselves stranded in snow. CHP reports that all 6 hikers appeared unprepared for cold, snowy weather. Luckily, a CHP officer drove up to Ebbetts Pass and was […] Industry News Miles Clark | September 22, 2017 0 Comments
8,730′ Ebbetts Pass, CA Finally Will OPEN Today at 1pm! | Latest Opening in History! editor’s note: 8,730′ Ebbett’s Pass, CA holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing in North America. The road has been clear of snow all month, but very damaged. Repairs are finally done and the road will open for this 4th of July Weekend! Ebbetts Pass has been a ‘road’ since 1858 and was first crossed by Jedediah Smith in […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 30, 2017 1 Comment
CHP: Why is 8,736′ Ebbetts Pass, CA Still CLOSED? 8,736′ Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4 in California provides access to some of the most incredible spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America. Unfortunately, Ebbetts Pass is still closed while its neighboring pass, 9,624′ Sonora Pass opened yesterday. So, why is Ebbetts Pass still closed? “Why is Highway 4 closed? Snow removal has been completed by Cal Trans District […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 14, 2017 0 Comments
Opening Updates: Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, Ebbetts Pass, CA | June 9th, 2017 California holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America and that terrain can be made very accessible via our high mountain passes (10,000′ passes) being open and clear of snow. Clearing that snow this record winter is no easy task. Each of these passes listed below say over 200% of average snowfall this winter. 9,943′ Tioga […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 9, 2017 1 Comment
Opening Updates: Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, Ebbetts Pass, CA California holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America and that terrain can be made very accessible via our high mountain passes (10,000′ passes) being open and clear of snow. Clearing that snow this record winter is no easy task. Each of these passes listed below say over 200% of average snowfall this winter. 9,943′ Tioga […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | June 5, 2017 2 Comments
Snowstorm CLOSES Sonora Pass, Ebbetts Pass, Monitor Pass in CA | Tioga Pass Stays Open The storm that hit on Friday night dropped enough snow to close Sonora Pass (hwy 108), Ebbetts Pass (hwy 4), and Monitor Pass (hwy 89) in California. Tioga Pass (hwy 120) may not have closed and is certainly open as of this writing. Donner Pass (hwy 80) was closed for a while last night. CHP reported up to 2″ of […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2016 0 Comments
8,730′ Ebbetts Pass, CA is Fully OPEN 8,730′ Ebbetts Pass (hwy. 4) in the central Sierra Nevada, CA is fully open. We suspect it opened Friday, but we know for sure it’s been open since Sunday. Ebbetts Pass provides access to some incredible skiing. So good that we have a buddy who named his kid after the place. 9,943′ Tioga Pass (hwy 120) is open from the […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 16, 2016 5 Comments
8,736′ Ebbetts Pass (hwy 4), CA is OPEN 8,736-foot Ebbetts Pass in California opened on April 18th, 2014, then closed for the storms last week. It reopened on Monday. We haven’t gotten any reports from Ebbetts Pass yet. We imagine that the skiing is still good up there, but the pass is slightly lower than Tioga and Sonora leading us to believe that there’s likely a bit less snow on Ebbetts, at least at pass level. Don’t mistaken, though. Ebbetts has great ski terrain. […] Miles Clark | April 30, 2014 2 Comments
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