Caltrans Updates 9,943โฒ Tioga Pass Plowing Progress | No Estimated Opening Date, Latest Opening Since 1938 Caltrans recently gave updates on clearing 9,943โฒ Tioga Pass in California and is still unable to estimate an opening date.ย The opening of the popular route through Yosemite National Park’s high country has been delayed due to historic snowfall during the winter. “One lane is plowed the length of Tioga Road to Tioga Pass. Crews continue to clear snow from the […] SnowBrains | July 11, 2023 0 Comments
Tioga Pass, CA is not Currently a Through-Road Over the Sierra Due to Closures Caused by Wildfire Mono County Tourism is reporting that you cannot currently use Tioga Road (Hwy 120) as a thru-road to get over the Sierra. Hwy 108 (Sonora Pass) and Hwy 89 (Monitor Pass) are alternative options and both are currently open.ย All entrances and roads into Yosemite are closed except Tioga Pass and Tioga Road Tioga Road (120 EAST) to Crane Flat, including […] Fire SnowBrains | August 3, 2018 0 Comments
Caltrans Announces Sonora, Ebbetts, and Tioga Passes are now OPEN for the Summer The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) removed the winter snow, cleared the debris, made necessary repairs and then opened Sonora Pass at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 3, 2018, and Ebbetts Pass at noon on Friday the fourth. Caltrans manages three trans-Sierra passes in the Central Sierra that are closed during winter and generally open in spring: Ebbetts Pass in […] Steven Agar | May 7, 2018 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