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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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If Tioga Pass doesn't open til way late can people come in from the Valley to access Tuolumne and TPR ?
Hi Lynne, No.. there are avalanche zones on both sides of T Meadows. So they don't open the road until it is completely safe. They use charcoal on those zones to help them melt faster.
I don't know about TPR.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Thanks Moosie, appreciate your info. Cheers, :D
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Didn't see much mention of Glacier Pt. here. What's that road's plowing prospects look like?
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Avalanche control on US2 caused a large slide, shutting down the road for awhile. We won't be getting into the high country any time soon. Plowing for the snoparks stopped March 31, and there has been plenty of snow since the. The road into Marble Mountain is one lane.
So I can't go east or north.
Ski mountaineering is awesome (as long as you don't care about the long approach).
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robert jones
Trad climber
santa cruz,ca
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Rode my bike up 120 east from the closure gate outside Lee Vining. As of this past Fri. They had plowed just past the metal bridge near the head of Lee Vining canyon. We walked up to Ellery lake thru a rough plow path. Ellery bowl has incredible coverage along with the usual suspects behind TPR. It still feels like late winter at 9000 ft. Barring any unusual occurences my guestimate is they will have one lane plowed by May 15th. I'm guessing that Cal Trans will open the gate up to the normal spring closure point in time for Memorial day Spring skiing!
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disneyland freakshow
Trad climber
California
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DNCs projected opening date for the store and grill is the sixteenth of June, last year it was may fifteenth(the projected opening date) and I think we opened June sixth... Perhaps this year the estimate is more conservative barring the gigantic snow pack, but classically DNC overestimates when it will actually be able to open(usually two-three weeks) after the road is cleared any of the facilities, so heres hopin' for the first week of July!
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Robert or other's chime in, where is the "normal spring closure" point on the highway? Do you think one could drive up to the gate at the pass by Memorial Day? I would appreciate any information and/or history.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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^^^ any info?
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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CD
stay home
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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GJ, join the fun.......I'll sneak you in to camp elixir, no one will notice until we summit upon which you can claim the prize of Alpha Ghoulwe!!!!
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arndog
Social climber
NV
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3 days ago, I finished a sitski ski traverse on the Tioga Pass Road from .5 miles east of Ellery Lake to Crane Flat. At the start of our traverse last Thursday, CalTrans had just plowed to the end of the "Green Bridge", .5 miles east of Ellery. TPR was buried. There were cabins that were totally covered with snow and the 2 story main lodge had snow up to the second story window. It was amazing to see. At Olmstead Point, a catapillar snow cat and snowmobiles had come in from the West side to do avi work. They dug out there metal boxes up there (which I assume had explosives) and must be spreading out black powder to enhance snow melt on it.
arndog
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Nice TR, arndog. Appreciate mucho ! If you saw the second story window of the Lodge.....well it means it's still there :D Now, for some sunshine and gentle breezes. Cheers, lynne
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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CDThanks,
Memorial Day is a national long range sniper competition.
After that.... I'm in!!!
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GhoulweJ
Trad climber
El Dorado Hills, CA
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CD
Memorial day.... you're dreamin'!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Any more current specifics beside arndogs 6 days ago.....? lynne
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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^^^^^^^^ho man, great photo
i am so frickin READY!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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QITNL, Awesome photo, Thanks so much for posting :D. We don't really need roads, do we ?
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