Sonora Pass, Ca OPENS Friday! | Tioga Pass OPEN to Summit Today!

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YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA - MAY 12 2011:  Yosemite National Park road crews work to clear snow off the road on May 12 2011. The snowpack in the Sierra Neveda was 178 percent of normal. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CA – MAY 12 2011: Yosemite National Park road crews work to clear snow off the road on May 12 2011. The snowpack in the Sierra Neveda was 178 percent of normal. Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times)

One good thing about low snowfall in California is that both the Sonora and Tioga passes in California will be opening very early.  Sonora pass opens Friday and Tioga pass will open to the pass at 9,943-feet from the East today.

This is one of the earliest opening dates for Sonora Pass ever.  Last year, Sonora Pass opened on April 18th, 2014.

Recent historical opening and closing dates for Sonora and Tioga Passes.
Recent historical opening and closing dates for Sonora and Tioga Passes.

Both of these passes give access to some of the most incredible backcountry skiing in the USA.  

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SONORA AND TIOGA PASS OPENING DATES:

  • 9,624-foot Sonora Pass will open on Friday, April 17th, 2015.

  • 9,943-foot Tioga Pass, CA in Yosemite will open to the pass from the East by 5pm today, April 15th.

Skiing off Tioga Pass in 2015.  photo:  greg burnett
Skiing off Tioga Pass in 2015. photo: greg burnett

Last spring, we spent a lot of time skiing off Tioga Pass and you can read any of the 12 Tioga Pass Reports we wrote up last year right here:

2014 Tioga Pass Reports

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Sonora Pass, Hwy 108, will tentatively be opening this Friday, April 17, 2015 at noon! (Pending weather conditions)

The lower section of Tioga Pass, Hwy 120 west, will be opening from Lee Vining to the park entrance tomorrow April 15, 2015 by 5pm. Tioga Pass will remain closed from the park entrance into Yosemite National Park until further notice, however plowing and debris cleanup is scheduled to start tomorrow morning!

Weather conditions can change rapidly in the Eastern Sierra. Always check road conditions before leaving for your trip on the Caltrans website here:http://bit.ly/1A0oSeN or by calling 1-800-427-7623. – Mono Country tourism board


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