9,943′ Tioga Pass, CA Will Close Today at 4pm Due To Snow Yosemite National Park officials have announced that 9,943′ Tioga Pass on Highway 120 will close temporarily today at 4pm PT due to incoming snow. NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for California that is calling for 1-4″ of snow today and tomorrow. NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory for California | 1-4″ of Snow Forecast Saturday & Sunday “Tioga Road […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 28, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: Mt. Shasta, CA Could See 2-FEET SNOW Through Thursday | Tahoe Basin & Tioga Pass May See 2″ Northern California might start to experience what feels like winter early this week, as a strong cold front makes its way through the Sierra and western Nevada. High elevation snow is possible through Monday afternoon. Related: Tahoe Area Saw First SNOW Yesterday | Sierra Nevada to See Snowfall This Week Mount Shasta could see up to a FOOT of fresh snow early […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 16, 2019 0 Comments
Great News! Yosemite’s Tioga Road Will FULLY OPEN With Unrestricted Access on Monday 1st July Yosemite National Park, CA will open EB/WB SR-120/Tioga Pass without restrictions to the public at 8 am on Monday, July 1. Related: Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: “The Flume” Off 13,000′ Mt. Dana | Tioga Pass Until then, the road will be open just 2 hours each day – 10-11 am and 3-4 pm – and motorists are prohibited from […] Conditions Report WeatherBrains | June 28, 2019 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: “The Flume” Off 13,000′ Mt. Dana | Tioga Pass Report from June 22nd, 2019 Brought to you by Scott Sports Skis Used: Scott Super Guide 105 Saturday may have been our last backcountry ski tour of the season… There was one last chute that we’d wanted to ski off 13,000′ Mt. Dana and it looked spicy. The chute is named “The Flume” (at least that’s what we named it in situ) […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 24, 2019 3 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: Mini-Spine & Tight-Choke Fun On Mt. Dana & Ellery Bowl | Tioga Pass Report from June 19th, 2019 Brought to you by Scott Sports Skis Used: Scott Super Guide 105 Yesterday morning Greggy, Aaron Fox, & I headed back to Tioga Pass, CA for more horribly fun skiing and hiking. Tioga Pass is still closed at the pass from the east but Cal Trans is doing a weird semi-opening starting tomorrow… Yosemite National Park, CA […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 20, 2019 0 Comments
Yosemite National Park, CA Providing Limited Access to SR-120/Tioga Road | No Parking, Visitor Services or Overnight Camping Yosemite National Park has announced there will be limited access to State Route 120/Tioga Road for visitors interested in crossing the Sierra. Tioga Road will be open to all vehicles, including bicycles, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am and from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. No parking will be allowed on Tioga Road and day use recreation is not permitted. […] SnowBrains | June 20, 2019 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: Ellery Bowl’s “Chute Out” | Tioga Pass Report from June 18th, 2019 Brought to you by Scott Sports Skis Used: Scott Super Guide 105 Today we headed up to Tioga Pass to ski Chute Out in Ellery Bowl. We were skinning by 8 am and it was hot and windless and we followed bear tracks up. We’d been seeing the large cornices atop Ellery Bowl come down in both […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 19, 2019 0 Comments
Eastern Sierra, CA Backcountry Report: Sluff-Race Down Ripper Chute + Banana Chute | Tioga Pass Report from June 15th, 2018 Brought to you by Scott Sports Skis Used: Scott Super Guide 105 Yesterday morning, Greggy and I headed back up to Tioga Pass, CA. This was my 6th trip to Tioga Pass this month. The skiing off Tioga Pass has simply been fantastic this month. We’d set our sights on Ripper Chute off the Dana Plateau. We […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | June 17, 2019 0 Comments