Bear Valley, CA, Delivers a Once-in-a-Lifetime Weekend After 100+” in 4 Days Report from February 21 & 22 After Bear Valley Mountain Resort, California, logged more than 100 inches of snow in just four days, I knew we were staring at something special. The kind of storm cycle you talk about years later. Following a three-day resort closure due to treacherous snow and road conditions, operations resumed, and what waited on the […] Conditions Report Jack Bynum | February 26, 2026 1 Comment
UPDATE May 6, 2021 : SR-108/Sonora Pass Will Open at Noon Today UPDATE May 6, 2021 Caltrans District 10 announced this morning that SR-108/Sonora Pass will OPEN today, May 6th, at noon. Last year Sonora Pass opened on May 15, 2020. Caltrans District 10 manages three trans-Sierra passes in the central Sierra that are closed during winter and generally open in spring: Ebbetts Pass/SR-4 in Alpine County, Sonora Pass/SR-108 (Tuolumne County), and […] Mike Bartholow | May 6, 2021 6 Comments
Blizzard Warning for Central Sierra, CA through Jan 29th The National Weather Service office in Sacramento, California has issued a Blizzard Warning for the Central Sierra from Tuesday afternoon, January 26 through Friday morning January 29, 2021. In an email message to NWS weather spotters, Meteorologist Eric Kuth stated that “a powerful and cold winter storm is expected to impact the area Tuesday afternoon through Friday” and that “we […] Weather Mike Bartholow | January 26, 2021 2 Comments
Bear Valley Ski Resort, CA Report: Bluebird Powder Day and the Slopes to Myself Report from 14th and 15th December 2019 Nestled at the end of Highway 4 in Northern California lies Bear Valley Ski Resort. It is a quaint mountain town with about 200 year-round residents and plenty of space for guests. It is only 40 miles south of Tahoe as the crow flies but features none of the crowds. The first lift started […] Trip Report Joseph Phillips | December 19, 2019 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
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
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