Tioga Rd. To Open!!

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JesseM

Social climber

Yosemite

Topic Author's Original Post - May 19, 2008 - 01:35pm PT

And the winner is...

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Tioga Road will open for the season on Wednesday, May 21 at 8:00 a.m. for all vehicle traffic. The Tioga Road, bounded on both sides by State Highway 120, is the popular east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada. There will be no commercial services available along the road. Additionally, the Tuolumne Meadows Campground, other campgrounds along the corridor, and the Visitor Center will not be open. However, there will be restrooms available on the road. All visitor services, including the campgrounds, store, gas station, etc. will open over the next several weeks.

Also, the cables on Half Dome are up for the season. The cables allow visitors an opportunity to climb to the top of Half Dome and view the park from an elevation of 8,842 feet above sea level. (S. Gediman - 5/19/08)
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It should cool down starting tomorrow night, so if you want to just chill in the valley...maybe now there will be more space!

I know I'll be in Tuolumne this weekend!

Have Fun,

Jesse McGahey
Yosemite Climbing Ranger
jesse_mcgahey@nps.gov
(209) 372-0360

Slakkey

Trad climber

From a Quiet Place by the Lake

May 19, 2008 - 04:46pm PT

With the Road Opening on Wed. The Question now is, Who will be the first Supertopian to go through the gate?

valygrl

climber

Boulder, CO

May 19, 2008 - 05:20pm PT

Will someone please ride their bike across it tomorrow, for me?

Joe

Social climber

Santa Cruz Mountains/Los Gatos

May 19, 2008 - 06:14pm PT

hey anna, leaving the bike at home this trip but heading up the road on weds. be thinking of you folk.

Domingo

Trad climber

El Portal, CA

May 19, 2008 - 07:29pm PT

I'm sure more than one SuperTopian has already gone through it... it's been open to administrative traffic for a few weeks.

brat

climber

El Portal

May 21, 2008 - 01:44am PT

mmmm... Tuolumne. Wish I didn't have to work tomorrow.

Greg Barnes

climber

May 21, 2008 - 02:02am PT

Heading up with Joe tomorrow, but we may be running down to the Valley pretty quick. Here's the point forecast for Tioga Pass (Thursday looks particularly inviting - winds around 30 with gusts to 55 and a high temp of 35 degrees!):

Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Windy, with a west wind between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. Windy, with a northwest wind between 20 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Windy, with a north wind between 25 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 11am. Partly cloudy, with a high near 35. Windy, with a northeast wind between 25 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a northeast wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy and breezy, with a high near 36.

Friday Night: A slight chance of snow showers before 5am, then a chance of rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 49.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Memorial Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Dr. Rock

Ice climber

Castle Rock

May 21, 2008 - 02:06am PT

I remember a real heavy year up on Hwy 4, you could turn the wheel loose and the car would bang off the 15 foot vertical berms like a Swiss toboggan run.
Just make sure you do it at night, with your lights off, so you can detect oncoming traffic.
Their headlamps will travel up the pass like it was a fiber optic cable.
Use something big, just in case some jackass has the same idea.
Like a 63 Caddy.
Full moon works best.

nb3000

Social climber

Oakland, CA.

May 21, 2008 - 09:36am PT

sorta OT, but sorta not ...

When does the road into Postpile open ?

lykan

Social climber

Stanton, california

May 21, 2008 - 12:01pm PT

Heylo everyone,

Newbie here, been following the other thread about opening date for the Tioga pass and it seem that you guyz/galz are the best place on the net for this topic, so I finally sign-up just to say Thank-You and join a great community.

Wifey and I are going to a friend wedding in Yosemite next week, they're getting marry on a Wednesday inside the park, so it's been fun anticipating what date the Tioga pass open so we can plan our trip. We were so excited to hear that it will open on the 21st. I was jumping in joy when i saw the update .. lol .. Hopefully by next week, not on a weekend, it wont be too crowded. We'll post some picture when we get back. Once again, Heylo to everyone.

JT

climber

May 21, 2008 - 12:12pm PT

DNC is trying to get the store open for the weekend but they may not make it. Otherwise it will be next weekend for the store and Grill. There are no other services open.