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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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Are bikes allowed before opener?
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside
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Usually for about a week before, yes. There is a sign they take down when it is OK, so you kinda have to be here and ready.
Not sure if they post it on the web, anyone else?
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robert jones
Trad climber
santa cruz,ca
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May 10, 2010 - 07:36pm PT
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Having just gotten back from a hike up to yosemite point overlook I would say gauging from the massive amounts of snow from clouds rest to Mt Hoffman we are at least a month behind in snow melt. It's more like april 1st. of a normal year than May 10th. Someone has definitely lit a fire under the plow crew. Olmstead point has got to have some massive slabs on it. If we continue to have unsettled conditions I'm guessing June 11th. If we get some heat maybe June 1st. Whatever happens I hope they aren't copromising safety because of political pressure.
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
Sacramento, CA
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May 10, 2010 - 07:43pm PT
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I just hate this weather... It will never open... The high country is gone forever destined to be buried by a blanket of white hell.
Feel a little better now. Carry on
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside
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May 10, 2010 - 07:49pm PT
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LOL, too funny, my thoughts exactly with the snow flurries obscuring my view of Mono Lake right now, and it's only about 200 yards away!
Olmstead reportedly had 15' piled up.
A truck sized boulder came down on the Blue Slide over the weekend, CalTrans blew it up today.
It needs to warm up and dry out some.
The waiting game has begun.
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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May 10, 2010 - 08:58pm PT
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“…CalTrans blew it up today.”
Damn, that sounds like fun! I wish I could have watched! :)
You know… one of these days that Blue Slide is going to slide big time and the East Portal will be shut down for a LONG time… The geo profs that I work with in Tuolumne mention this now and then. I can wait for that.
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside
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May 10, 2010 - 09:51pm PT
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It's snowing harder, and accumulating. @ 6,800'. wtf? big fat winter clusters of rimed stellars and graupel smothering the strawberry and Columbine plants. :( <<sigh>> 8 months of winter and counting.
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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May 13, 2010 - 12:47pm PT
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Mono County Officials are saying Memorial Day for the opener.
Park officials are not saying that publicly so who knows.
The road is reportedly plowed to the Meadows already so Memorial Day is believable.
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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 13, 2010 - 12:49pm PT
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You know… one of these days that Blue Slide is going to slide big time and the East Portal will be shut down for a LONG time… The geo profs that I work with in Tuolumne mention this now and then. I can wait for that.
Oh?!?
Where's the Blue Slide?
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Greg Barnes
climber
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May 13, 2010 - 01:51pm PT
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I guess they plowed the Olmsted slab, since they are at the visitor center already:
May 12, 2010
Tioga Road:
Crew currently at Visitor Center: 38.6 plowed miles of 42 miles. Plowing continues Monday - Saturday. Average Snow Depth is 4 to 6 feet. Plowing operation will continue today.
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Jamulian
Trad climber
Jamul, CA
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May 13, 2010 - 01:52pm PT
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Generally, do they open the various campgrounds at the same time they open the road?
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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 13, 2010 - 01:56pm PT
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^^
No, they have to do work on the CGs before opening, and let them dry out. SOME will open quickly, others will not. In Tuolumne, I'm told the issue is toilets/water.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
Hollywood, CA
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May 13, 2010 - 02:05pm PT
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"Mono County Officials are saying Memorial Day for the opener."
It opened around Memorial Day last year so after this winter I'd be stoked if it opens this early. WAY stoked. I miss Tuolumne so much.
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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May 13, 2010 - 02:10pm PT
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Blue Slide is in Lee Vining Canyon, just below the horseshoe bend at Warren Creek (elevation 9,000 ft). It’s one of Mother’s bowling alleys.
Blue Slide and Hwy 120, Lee Vining Canyon
Blue Slide, 8/14/08. A motorist swerved to avoid incoming “bowling balls” and put their rig on its side. I heard the tires screech and then the big crunch. Here, emergency crews are dealing with the accident.
A Cal Trans crew cleans debris off of Hwy 120 during routine maintenance, Blue Slide
Re. TM Campground opening. Yeah, what Cleo said… They have to wait for Tuolumne Swamp to dry up. That may take a while this year.
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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 13, 2010 - 02:48pm PT
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Oh yea, okay, Blue Slide. I've def. looked at that and thought "Wow, that looks SKETCHY!". There are always a few rocks laying about on the road there. I wonder how often cars get hit (or nearly hit) - I'd guess several per year.
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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May 13, 2010 - 02:58pm PT
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Yup, sketchy is right. Not the best place to stop to enjoy the view. I’ve always thought that Blue Slide would be a great place to deal with tailgaters… I’d just drive right over the bowling ball with no problem and then wait for the sound of their oil pan being ripped to pieces… :) Lol…
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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May 13, 2010 - 03:05pm PT
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I've been through blue slide during a heavy downpour- that was something to see for sure.
You get to thinking about life and such. You come to conclusions like, if a rock looks like it's going to hit me, and it's not huge, I'm going to let it hit me because it beats swerving off the edge of the abyss.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May 13, 2010 - 04:41pm PT
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"mother's bowling Alleys"
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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May 14, 2010 - 12:28am PT
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“…swerving off the edge of the abyss”
Didn’t some lady decide that she’d had enough and did just that, on purpose… a few years back… and it didn’t work? Anyone remember this one? The Crash Test Dummy?
Sorry for the Blue Slide thread drift…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angle_of_repose
So whadaya think, Cleo? H2O saturation by snowmelt or thunderstorm, with some incentive from a little Walker Lane transtension? Done deal?
Seems like Cal Trans keeps undermining the base of the talus slope above the road with that yellow loader. That’s gotta help too! Either that guy has no idea what he’s up against, or he gets paid A LOT!
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cleo
Social climber
Berkeley, CA
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May 20, 2010 - 01:08am PT
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Any updates???
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