Posted by: Sandy Steinman | May 19, 2011
Sierra Nevada Mountain Pass and Road Updates 5/19/11
Updated 5/20/11
Which mountain roads and passes are open, which are closed
- Yuba Pass (49) NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA.(Northern Area)
- Donner Pass (I-80) [IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA & THE SIERRA NEVADA]
THE EASTBOUND CONNECTOR TO NORTHBOUND & SOUTHBOUND I 5 /IN SACRAMENTO/
(SACRAMENTO CO) IS CLOSED FROM 0001 HRS TO 0500 HRS 7 DAYS A WEEK THRU 7/24/11
– DUE TO MAINTENANCE – A DETOUR IS AVAILABLE
- Highway 50: IS CLOSED FROM 17 MI EAST OF KYBURZ TO THE SOUTH JCT OF SR 89
(EL DORADO CO) 24 HRS A DAY FROM 0001 HRS ON 5/11/11 THRU 0001 HRS ON 5/24/11
– DUE TO CONSTRUCTION – A DETOUR WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT, WWW.WAY2TAHOE.COM
- Carson Pass (88) NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA.
- Ebbets Pass (4) IS CLOSED FROM THE EAST END OF ALPINE LAKE /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE
JCT OF SR 89 /EBBETTS PASS/ (ALPINE CO) – FOR THE WINTER
- Monitor Pass (89) NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA.
- Sonora Pass (108) IS CLOSED FROM 26.4 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY TO 5.3 MI WEST OF THE
JCT OF US 395 /SONORA PASS/ (TUOLUMNE,MONO CO) – FOR THE WINTER
- Tioga Pass (120) IS CLOSED FROM CRANE FLAT TO 5 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 /TIOGA PASS/
(TUOLUMNE, MONO CO) – FOR THE WINTER
- Lassen Park (89) IS CLOSED FROM THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NAT’L PARK SOUTH BDRY TO THE
JCT OF SR 44 /LASSEN LOOP/ (TEHAMA, SHASTA CO)
“There is no estimated opening date for the Tioga or Glacier Point Roads.
(View a list of opening dates from previous years.)
Last Update: May 19, 2011
Tioga Road: Yesterday, crews plowed the Big Oak Flat Road due to new snowfall, plowed 18-20 inches of new snow on the Tioga Road, then plowed 0.4 miles from previous point (now at Porcupine Summit). Snow depth is 11 feet.
Additionally, Mono County Public Works and Mammoth Mountain crews have begun plowing from the east side and are now at Mono/Parker Pass Trailhead.
Glacier Point Road: No update. Last update: Crews worked on widening along the Glacier Point Road and clearing in the parking lot. Snow depth in the lower lot is 3 to 4 feet and the upper lot is 4 to 7 feet. Next week, crews will begin plowing the trail between the parking lot and the point.
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“Nearly two feet of new snow fell in the high country this past weekend. NPS road crews have plowed up to Porcupine Summit on Tioga Road. This is beyond Yosemite Creek, before the drop to the long straightaway near Porcupine Flat Campground. It’s still many miles and several avalanche zones to Olmsted Point, Tenaya Lake and Tuolumne Meadows. At Glacier Point there’s still so much snow it doesn’t seem possible to open that area for Memorial Day weekend because water and septic systems won’t be on line. It’ll be a busy holiday weekend a week from now with all visitors concentrated in Yosemite Valley.”
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