NOAA: Snow For California Today & Tomorrow California is forecast to receive snow today at elevations above 9,000-feet today and tomorrow. This likely means snow for all the high mountain passes in California including Tioga Pass, Sonora Pass, and even the Mt. Rose Pass in Lake Tahoe, NV. Lets get this El Nino winter started! We’ve got multiple fires burning in the mountains of California and this storm will be a huge help in getting those blazes under control. Here is a graphic (above) of forecast rainfall accumulations through Thursday evening. Don’t break out the skis yet, this will be a warm system with some beneficial rainfall. Heavier rainfall will develop with a passing cold […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 30, 2015 1 Comment
Tioga Pass in Yosemite CLOSED Yesterday Due to Snow 9,943-foot Tioga Pass in Yosemite, California closed yesterday due to snow. That’s right, enough snow fell on Tioga Pass to close it, in July. SR120W Tioga Pass is NOW CLOSED From 4 miles west of Jct 395 to the Yosemite Nat’l Park Entrance Gate, Due to Snow. — Caltrans District 9 (@Caltrans9) July We can’t remember a time when Tioga Pass has been closed by snow in July. Pretty cool. Caltrans was able to reopen Tioga Pass in both directions about 3 hours after closing it. California has be receiving a lot of monsoonal moisture from the tropical hurricanes in Mexico this summer that are themselves due to above average […] Weather SnowBrains | July 9, 2015 1 Comment
Tioga Pass & Sonora Pass REOPEN Today After Snowstorm Closures Tioga Pass & Sonora Pass have reopened today at about 9am. Happy Memorial Weekend! 9,624-foot Sonora Pass never did reopen after the last snowstorm closed both Tioga and Sonora back on May 14th. Mammoth had a fun little powder day yesterday and today should be even better. It snow like crazy for a long time yesterday afternoon/evening. The weather is forecast to continue to be unsettled the next few days. We’re hoping they can get Tioga reopened for the big Memorial Day Weekend. We’ll keep you posted. […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 22, 2015 0 Comments
Tioga Pass REOPENS | Sonora Pass CLOSED 9,943-foot Tioga Pass and 9,624-foot Sonora Pass closed last week on May 14th due to a snowstorm that came through the area and dropped up to a foot of snow on the roadways. This was the 2nd time these passes have closed due to snowstorms since their record early opening on April 17th, 2015. The weather has cleared up since May 14th allowing for Tioga Pass to open yesterday. Sonora pass has remained closed however, possibly due to deeper snow on the highway and continued isolated snow showers that have persisted in the area this week including today. NOAA is […] SnowBrains | May 20, 2015 1 Comment
Tioga Pass & Sonora Pass, CA CLOSE Today Due to Snowstorm 9,943′ Tioga Pass & 9,624′ Sonora Pass in California have both closed today for the second time since they officially opened for the summer on April 17th. That April 17th opening of the two passes was one of the earliest pass openings in history due to this being the lowest snowfall winter on record. Tioga and Sonora passes are closed due to a large snowstorm from the Gulf of Alaska that is hitting California today. That storm is forecast to continue to snow on the passes through tomorrow. Both Tioga and Sonora passes closed last week for […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 14, 2015 0 Comments
Gulf of Alaska Storm Hits California Tomorrow | Up to a Foot of Snow Forecast Another late season storm from the Gulf of Alaska will move into California Thursday into Friday. This storm will bring rain and snow showers along with the possibility of thunderstorms. Thunderstorms will bring dangerous lightning and possibly heavy rain and small hail along with gusty winds. Snow levels are expected to be around 5500 ft. This […] SnowBrains | May 13, 2015 1 Comment
Tioga Pass & Sonora Pass REOPEN in CA After Large Snowstorm: 9,945′ Tioga Pass and 9,624′ Sonora Pass in California closed last Thursday due to a large snowstorm that dropped 18″ on Mammoth Mountain, CA. They have both now reopened after those roads have been cleared of that new snow. Tioga and Sonora passes had near record early openings this year both being opened completely by April 17th, 2015. We drove over Tioga pass last Wednesday and the skiing near the road was nothing to write home about. We chose not to ski Ellery Bowl due to lack of snow. Report here: […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 11, 2015 6 Comments
Tioga Pass & Sonora Pass CLOSE Due to Large Snowstorm Somewhere around 1-2 feet of snow fell on both 9,945′ Tioga and 9,624′ Sonora passes and they’re both still experiencing snowfall today. In response to this, Cal Trans has closed both of the passes indefinitely. “This was one of the best storms Mono County has had in the last couple years…and it’s May! Here are some snow totals as of 9 am. Tioga, Sonora, and Monitor Passes are currently […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 8, 2015 1 Comment
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