CalTrans Hopes To Have Ebbetts & Sonora Passes OPEN By The Friday Before Memorial Day Weekend CalTrans announced that work is set to begin shortly on Sonora & Ebbetts Pass, CA. They hope to have the two passes opened up by the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend. “After snow is removed, plugged drains need to be cleaned and downed signs need to be replaced,” stated District 10 spokesman Warren Alford. “Often, trees have fallen or are […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 1, 2019 0 Comments
Sonora Pass & Ebbetts Pass, CA Will CLOSE Tomorrow Due To Forecast Snow 9,624′ Sonora Pass, and 8,736′ Ebbetts Pass will both close tomorrow at 3pm due to significant snow in the forecast this week in California, according to CalTrans. “This temporary mountain pass closure is due to potential inclement weather that is imminent later this week.” – CalTrans, today NOAA: 2 Snow Storms to Hit California This Week | 12- 30″ of Snow […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 19, 2018 0 Comments
Sonora Pass, CA Conditions Report: 11,572′ Leavitt Peak’s Y-Couloir On Wednesday, I cruised down to Sonora Pass in the early morning hours from Squaw with a crew of Squaw snow humans. We arrived at 9,624′ Sonora Pass a bit late at 9:00am and we were hiking by 9:30am. Our goal was the Y-Couloir off 11,572′ Levitt Peak. We left the car at about 8,800′. Luckily, a stiff west wind […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | May 11, 2018 0 Comments
IMAGES: Caltrans Working Hard to Clear 9,624-Foot Sonora Pass Ready to Open for Memorial Day Caltrans reported on Monday 23rd April that by around noon the snow removal crew working on Highway 108 had cleared it to the Kennedy Meadows closure gate and swung open the Eagle Meadows gate. Officials say it appears that the 9,624-foot Sonora Pass summit will likely be ready to open by the traditional target date of Memorial Day Weekend, just […] SnowBrains | April 25, 2018 0 Comments
Caltrans Has Begun Clearing Snow From 9,624-Foot Sonora Pass, CA! Caltrans District 10 crews began working on clearing snow for the 78th annual opening of Sonora Pass today near Strawberry on State Route 108. It’s been a sick winter, Sonora Pass is home to some of the best backcountry skiing in the United States. This is just the beginning of the process, as crews will work eastward along SR-108/Sonora Pass to […] Weather Steven Agar | April 3, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Survivor Of Sonora Pass Avalanche Speaks Out About The Experience “This incident occurred about 10 years ago. Like we had been doing most of the season we had gone out to Sonora pass that day. We got out early and went to our main objective which was an easy build of a pat down. We had a session that for an hour or so until it was done. It was […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 26, 2018 0 Comments
9,624′ Sonora Pass, CA [Hwy 108] CLOSED For Winter Caltrans has announced that 9,624′ Sonora Pass on highway 108 in California will be closed for the season as of today. 9,943′ Tioga Pass (hwy 120) and 8,730′ Ebbetts Pass (hwy 4) in California will remain closed for the holiday weekend and will be reassessed next week. 8,314′ Monitor Pass (hwy 89) has reopened. Sierra Nevada Mountain Pass Update from Caltrans: […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 21, 2017 0 Comments
Tioga Pass, CA & Sonora Pass, CA Will CLOSE Today Due To Incoming Snow 9,945′ Tioga Pass in Yosemite National Park, CA and 9,624′ Sonora Pass just north of Yosemite will be closing today at 5pm due to incoming snow. NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that warns of up to 6″ of snow in the Tioga Pass region. “⚠️ We have just been notified that two of the Mountain Passes will be closing […] Industry News WeatherBrains | October 19, 2017 0 Comments