9,945′ Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite, CA, Opens on Saturday, July 22, 2023 | Latest Opening Ever Tioga Road, CA, will re-open to vehicles this Saturday, July 22, 2023, from 8:00 a.m., the latest opening in the road’s history. The crew at Yosemite National Park has been hard at work to get the road through the park open, removing snow, blasting rocks & boulders, removing trees in danger of falling on the road, and clearing residual debris […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 19, 2023 0 Comments
[UPDATE] 9,943′ Tioga Pass, CA, Now Open From East to Yosemite Entrance | Latest Opening in Over a Century On Thursday, July 13th, Caltrans District 9 opened State Route 120 Tioga Pass for the summer. The road was opened between Lee Vining and the eastern entrance to Yosemite Park at the passโs summit, offering access to campgrounds, trails, and backcountry skiing. However, the park entrance remains closed at this time, and vehicles will not be able to drive into […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 17, 2023 0 Comments
Large Parts of Yosemite National Park, CA, to Close in Anticipation of Flooding National Park Services โNPSโ announced that Yosemite National Park, CA, will close most of Yosemite Valley from Friday, April 28, 2023, at 10:00 p.m. in anticipation of flooding. The closure is anticipated to be in place until Wednesday, May 3, 2023, but could last longer. Due to the snowmelt from the massive snowfall in the Sierra, a flood watch is […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 27, 2023 0 Comments
Heavy Snowfall Closes Yosemite National Park, CA, Until At Least March 1, 2023 Yosemite National Park, CA, closed on Saturday February 25, 2023, due to severe winter conditions. The park initially started with selected park road closures and chain requirements, but was forced to close the National Park to all traffic except administrative traffic only. Administrative traffic is allowed to enter through El Portal Road, which is the extension of HWY 140, to […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 27, 2023 0 Comments
8-Year-Old Boy Sets Out to Become Youngest Ever to Scale Yosemite’s El Capitan, CA This week, a father and son duo initiated an attempt to climb El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California. The feat would make the 8-year-old boy the youngest person ever to climb the world-renowned peak. Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, you donโt have to be a climber to comprehend that El Capitan is a challenging […] Climbing Nick DeRiso | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
Young Climber Survives 80 ft. Fall in Yosemite National Forest, CA Climbing With Friends 21-year-old Anna Parsons is an outdoor enthusiast and was enjoying what she loves to do most on August 1, 2022. She had no idea what would happen that fateful day. She just arrived in the U.S. two days earlier with her friend and classmate, Jack Evans. They were marine science students from New Zealand on their way […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
Rangers Ask Public’s Help to Find 69-Year-Old Man Missing in Yosemite National Park, CA Rangers in Yosemite National Park, CA, are asking for help in finding a missing person. Richard Juddย was last seen on July 25, 2021, on a day hike from his camp, near Lower Merced Pass Lake, to Red Peak Pass. Related: Body of Prolific Ultrarunner and Climber Missing Since Saturday Found in Yosemite National Park, CA He is 69 years old […] SnowBrains | July 28, 2021 0 Comments
Californian Brothers Set World Record for Longest Highline in Yosemite National Park, CA Two Californian brothers have set a new record for the longest highline ever walked across mountains in Yosemite National Park, CA. Moises and Daniel Monterrubio, from San Francisco, walked aย 2,800-foot-long line from Taft Point west across a series of gulleys 1,600 feet below.ย The previous record had been 940-feet long, also from Taft Point, but east. Highlining is slacklining at altitude.ย The […] SnowBrains | June 22, 2021 1 Comment