Archive for the ‘Road Conditions’ Category

Tioga Pass Opening Saturday

A week later than the normal Memorial Day opening, Tioga Pass (Highway 120) is scheduled to open at 8am Saturday June 5th.
With several feet of snow still in the high country no services or camp grounds will be available. Backcountry users are urged to use caution due to winter weather conditions that remain in the [...]

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Can’t Get Through Tioga? Take 108

The West Walker River as it passes through Leavitt Meadow along Highway 108. Photo by Loyd Schutte.
If you’re driving up from L.A. or San Bernadino area on 395 and want to get to Yosemite you’re going to be in a for a shock as Tioga Pass and Highway 120 West into Yosemite will remain closed [...]

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Can’t Get Through Tioga? Take 108

The West Walker River as it passes through Leavitt Meadow along Highway 108. Photo by Loyd Schutte.
If you’re driving up from L.A. or San Bernadino area on 395 and want to get to Yosemite you’re going to be in a for a shock as Tioga Pass and Highway 120 West into Yosemite will remain closed [...]

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Road Update: Tioga Pass Closed for Memorial Day – Possibly Glacier Point As Well

Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass is closed to vehicles. Vehicles will be allowed 4 miles west of the the Big Oak Flat Road to Walker Party. Bicycles are being allowed up to Olmstead Point. NO TRAFFIC is being allowed beyond Olmstead Point.
Glacier Point
Glacier Point is set to open Saturday, May 29th at 12 pm conditions permitting. The [...]

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Road Update: Tioga Pass Closed for Memorial Day – Possibly Glacier Point As Well

Tioga Pass
Tioga Pass is closed to vehicles. Vehicles will be allowed 4 miles west of the the Big Oak Flat Road to Walker Party. Bicycles are being allowed up to Olmstead Point. NO TRAFFIC is being allowed beyond Olmstead Point.
Glacier Point
Glacier Point is set to open Saturday, May 29th at 12 pm conditions permitting. The [...]

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Tioga Pass Plowed But Not Ready for Traffic (Yet)

Tioga Pass is plowed but it’s not ready for traffic yet. According to the National Park Service website crews completed plowing May 17th but the road won’t be ready for a few days yet. Crews will now go back through and widen the initial plow as well as patch potholes, fix ditches and road erosion [...]

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Spring Plowing Report for May 12, 2010

Glacier Point Road:
Crew had to plow and sand from new snow accumulation and is now working back from Glacier Point to widen and clean roadway. Crews are also Sweeping and Patching Potholes. Average Snow Depth is 4 feet Plowing operations will continue today.
Contractor is working on the road from Chinquapin to Badger Pass.
Note: If the [...]

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Plowing Conditions Update May 5th

Glacier Point Road:
End location is Glacier Point.
Average snow depth is 5 to 6 feet.
Plowing operations will continue today
Note: If the Glacier Point Road opens for the season prior to May 28, it will be open Saturdays and Sundays only through May 27 (plus Friday, May 21) due to road work. No additional road work is [...]

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Tioga Road Plowing Update May 1st

Glacier Point Road:
End location is Summit Meadow.
Plowing through 8 and 9 feet of snow.
Plowing operations will continue today
Note: Once the Glacier Point Road opens for the season, it will be open Saturdays and Sundays only through May 27. (It will also be open on May 21.) Beginning May 28, the road will be open every [...]

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