Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, Highway Opens to Vehicles Today The 30-mile highway through Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, will open to through traffic on Friday, June 3. A lower-than-average snowpack accelerated snow clearing operations. Intermittent closures along the highway are possible due to repair work and inclement weather. Please check the weather forecast before traveling to the park. In other park areas, the road to Butte Lake is open; […] SnowBrains | June 3, 2022 0 Comments
Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway, CA Now Closed for the Season Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway in California is now closed to traffic for the winter/spring snow season. Autumn storm events are continuing to bring rain, snow, and ice to the high-elevation roadway. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: Atmospheric River to Bring 1-4 Feet of Snow to The Sierra Through Tuesday Vehicle access is limited to one mile from the northwest entrance to […] SnowBrains | October 25, 2021 0 Comments
Family Stranded in Californian Mountains Flagged Off-Duty Firefighters After 9 Passing Cars Ignored Waves for Help A family of four stranded in deep snow in the mountains north of Lake Tahoe were lucky that a passing fire truck stopped and came to their rescue. During the last weekend of March, Paul and Chris Harper and their two children, a 10-year and a 4-year-old, were on their way to check out the cinder cones in Lassen Volcanic National […] SnowBrains | April 27, 2021 2 Comments
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Installs New Beacon Checker Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA, recently installed an avalanche beacon checkpoint near the Kohm Yah-mah-nee Visitor Center. This visitor center, located at the southwest entrance to the par,k is a popular starting point and trailhead for skiers, snowboarders, and snowshoers accessing the park’s vast backcountry. I’ve been skiing Lassen for over 20 years and, on a recent visit, was surprised to […] Backcountry Mike Bartholow | February 19, 2021 1 Comment
Swimmer Severely Injured by River Otter in Lake at Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Rangers are advising people to avoid entering the water in Manzanita Lake due to the threat of attack from river otters. A visitor was severely injured by a river otter while swimming in the area on Thursday 25th June 2020. Related: Trip Report: Late June Skiing in Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA River otter danger in […] SnowBrains | June 29, 2020 0 Comments
Trip Report: Late June Skiing in Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Dedicated skiers or riders seeking late-season turns should look no further than the Cascade Range, beginning with Lassen Peak in Northern California and extending north to Mt. Baker, Washington. My wife and I are part of the Turns All Year (TAY) tribe and in the last weekend in June 2020, we called an audible on Mt. Shasta (due to 55-85 […] Backcountry Galen Carrico | June 29, 2020 0 Comments
HWY-89 in Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA Cleared and Open to Vehicles Up To Devastated Area A ten-mile section of the highway in Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA between Loomis Plaza and Devastated Area is now open to vehicles. related: The 79th Annual Clearing Of Sonora Pass Is Underway The highway opened to vehicles between Loomis Plaza and Devastated Area (10 miles). There is 4-6 feet of snow at the Devastated Area. Road clearing began today at […] SnowBrains | April 23, 2019 0 Comments
Lassen National Park Highway FINALLY Scheduled To Open | Latest Opening In At Least 37 Years Lassen National Park Highway opening date was pushed back from July 24th to July 27th. This opening date is almost a week later than the historically late opening in 1995 on July 21st and might be the last mountain pass to open in the U.S. The Park will be open to through vehicle traffic just in time for their 101st-year- […] Industry News LadyBrains | July 24, 2017 2 Comments
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