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
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
CalTrans: 9,624′ Sonora Pass, CA Will OPEN Today at 2pm! 9,624′ Sonora pass holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America and it will be open today at 2pm with fresh snow! Sonora Pass was scheduled to open at noon on Saturday.  Then an unusual June snowstorm rolled in and they pushed back that opening to Monday.  As of yesterday the storm had dropped 3-6″ […] Miles Clark | June 13, 2017 0 Comments
CalTrans: Sonora Pass, CA Will NOT Open as Scheduled Today Due To Snowstorm… Again… 9,624′ Sonora Pass was scheduled to open at noon on Saturday. Â Then an unusual June snowstorm rolled in and they pushed back that opening to today, Monday. Â The storm has now dropped 3-6″ of snow on Sonora Pass and it continues to snow today and pass has been forced to remain closed. If they open it tomorrow, there just might […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 12, 2017 0 Comments
Caltrans: 9,624′ Sonora Pass, CA Will OPEN Tomorrow at Noon! UPDATE 1pm PST June 9th, 2017:  Caltrans announced 50 minutes before noon today that they will NOT be opening Sonora Pass due to a snowstorm.  read more here:  9,624′ Sonora Pass, CA Will NOT Open Today As Scheduled Due To Approaching Snowstorm original article: 9,624′ Sonora pass holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 8, 2017 1 Comment
CalTrans: Ebbett’s Pass & Sonora Pass, CA Will NOT Open Memorial Day Weekend Summary: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has announced that Ebbetts Pass/State Route 4 (SR-4) and Sonora Pass/SR-108 will not open for Memorial Day weekend. Caltrans is anticipating that Ebbetts Pass and Sonora Pass will both be open within three to five weeks. Caltrans opened Monitor Pass/SR-89 on May 8, while Yosemite National Park clears Tioga Pass/SR-120 inside […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 25, 2017 0 Comments
CalTrans: Mountain Highway Pass Updates for Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, Monitor Pass, more… Caltrans District 9 Seasonal Pass Status by Caltrans District 9 Bishop – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 9 has begun working on clearing snow, removing rocks, and repairing roads to its eight mountain passes. As work progresses, pedestrians, bicyclists, skiers, etc. are advised to stay out of these areas. Safety is our number one priority, for the public […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 21, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: CalTrans Clearing Rockfall Debris on Tioga Pass, CA After Major Storm [iframe id=”https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F178603062220478%2Fvideos%2F1189142074499900%2F&show_text=0&width=560″] California Transportation District 9, based out of Bishop California, is keeping SR 120 Tioga Pass closed to the public as they continue to clear debris and rockfall that litter the roadway due to the major storm that just passed through California. The storm brought heavy rain and snowfall at higher elevations which caused some extremely large boulders to […] Dylan Cautela | October 20, 2016 0 Comments