3 Mountain Passes CLOSED Due To Snow in California Today | Tioga, Sonora, Ebbetts Passes Overnight snowfall and a forecast including a Winter Weather Advisory today closed 3 mountain passes in California at 11:30pm last night. California Mountain Passes Currently Closed: 9,945′ Tioga Pass (hwy 120) SR 120 [IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA] IS CLOSED FROM CRANE FLAT TO 5 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 /TIOGA PASS/ (TUOLUMNE, MONO […] Industry News WeatherBrains | September 21, 2017 0 Comments
Saddlebag Lake Resort, CA Will NOT Open This Summer Due to Deep Snow & Damage This zone is where I did my first ever true mountaineering. This is where I learned the mountains. I love this place. True love. Very sad to see that the Saddlebag Lake Resort on Saddlebag Lake just off Tioga Pass just outside of Yosemite National Park, CA won’t open this year but its tough to complain about “too much snow”. […] Industry News Miles Clark | July 25, 2017 0 Comments
Trip Report: Skiing the North Peak Couloirs Near Yosemite, CA on July 22nd, 2017 It all started out sounding so chill. Drive up to Tioga pass, see what lines look good, and eke out one more weekend of skiing. Tyler Karow, my partner for the trip, mentioned a couple of routes (including the North Peak couloirs), which I aimlessly googled for beta and checked out on a topo. Our plan was mostly just to […] Conditions Report Roger Romani | July 24, 2017 2 Comments
9,943′ Tioga Pass, CA Will FULLY OPEN on Tomorrow, June 29th Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park Open to All Vehicular Traffic Thursday, June 29, 2017 Date: June 27, 2017 by Yosemite National Park Tioga Road will open for Bicycle and Pedestrian Use on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park (Highway 120 through the park) will open for the season to all vehicular traffic beginning at […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 28, 2017 0 Comments
9,624′ Tioga Pass, Ca OPENS To Pass From East Today at 2pm! Tioga Pass road on April 19th, 2017. photo: caltrans district 9 9,624′ Tioga Pass will open to the pass from the east today at 2pm! Tioga Pass holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing in North America. The access is incredibly easy once the pass is open from the east. Beyond the pass/Yosemite National Park entrance, there will be […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 20, 2017 0 Comments
Opening Updates: Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, Ebbetts Pass, CA | June 9th, 2017 California holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America and that terrain can be made very accessible via our high mountain passes (10,000′ passes) being open and clear of snow. Clearing that snow this record winter is no easy task. Each of these passes listed below say over 200% of average snowfall this winter. 9,943′ Tioga […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 9, 2017 1 Comment
Opening Updates: Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, Ebbetts Pass, CA California holds some of the best spring backcountry skiing and riding in North America and that terrain can be made very accessible via our high mountain passes (10,000′ passes) being open and clear of snow. Clearing that snow this record winter is no easy task. Each of these passes listed below say over 200% of average snowfall this winter. 9,943′ Tioga […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | June 5, 2017 2 Comments
VIDEO: Detailed Tioga Pass, CA Road Update on a Bicycle This video shows us exactly what is happening on Tioga Pass Rd., CA right now. This video is from May 21st, 2017. Crews have been able to plow the snow off the road as far as Ellery Lake, but there are many other dangers that still lurk: landslides, rockfall, snow wall collapse, avalanches, more… So, how is snow clearing going […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | May 25, 2017 2 Comments
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