Shuteye Ridge Winter Road Closures??

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rincon

climber
Coarsegold
Apr 8, 2015 - 11:40am PT
It's kinda snowy up there today. And there's clouds hugging the ridge, so not much melting righ now.
Kurt Jensen

Trad climber
Aptos,CA
Apr 8, 2015 - 06:19pm PT
I'm glad the snow happened! I've seen how much we need it on trips to Tahoe and Yosemite this winter. Last week at Phantom Spires the bees and wasps were buzzing and all around a real lack of snow. I hope to get to Shuteye soon. It'll melt fast. Chiquito should be perfect this next week.
Rumor has it at least one Shuteye local climber was going to take out his snowmobile today!
Tork

climber
Yosemite
Apr 8, 2015 - 07:58pm PT
View of Shuteye from Mammoth Mountain this afternoon

F10

Trad climber
Bishop
Apr 24, 2015 - 05:09pm PT
Has anyone been to Big Sleep ?

Checking to see if 7S02K or 7S02M are open, any locked gates ?

Want to go next weekend.
Climberdude

Trad climber
Clovis, CA
Apr 24, 2015 - 06:25pm PT
F10,

Two weeks ago I asked the Forest Service personnel in the Clovis office when the roads up to Big Sleep will be open. They told me they would open on May 1. I have not been up there, but some roads do not have gates, yet are officially closed. I think the road up there falls under this category in that it does not have a gate, but is closed. Perhaps others can give some more recent information.
F10

Trad climber
Bishop
Apr 24, 2015 - 06:55pm PT
Thanks Climberdude
Nanobody

Trad climber
Fresno, CA
Apr 24, 2015 - 09:03pm PT
The road to Big Sleep has been open for a few weeks. Someone "opened" the gate with their truck in a unofficial way some time ago.

Several parties were climbing Big Sleep a couple of weeks ago
F10

Trad climber
Bishop
Apr 27, 2015 - 11:44am PT
Has anyone been up there since this weekend.

Checking to see if Shuteye Ridge got any snow ??
this just in

climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
Apr 27, 2015 - 11:55am PT
There is snow up there, but by this weekend it will all be gone. You are good to go F10.
Ricky D

Trad climber
Sierra Westside
Apr 27, 2015 - 11:58am PT
Got 4 inches of wet stuff Saturday at 5000 feet - mostly gone by Sunday afternoon.

Climberdude

Trad climber
Clovis, CA
Apr 27, 2015 - 12:30pm PT
The little snow that was on the Minarets Road on Sunday was melted out by the evening. The snow is melting out fast, but this is causing the rock to be wet in places where there are ocassional water courses on the rock.
Bad Climber

climber
Apr 27, 2015 - 03:31pm PT
We're going up mid-May, so I guess we're good to go. Caint wait! I ain't never been befo'.

BAd
Gene

climber
May 6, 2015 - 03:40pm PT
I called the Bass Lake USFS office today and was told all the roads are now open. Heading up there tomorrow.
John M

climber
May 6, 2015 - 03:50pm PT
Hey Gene.. did you ask them about the weather?

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-119.41971&lat=37.34496#.VUqZc0vtFZV
Gene

climber
May 6, 2015 - 03:59pm PT
I did, John. The fellow I spoke with says he doesn't believe there will be much precipitation, although he warned me that we might see a bit of snow at The Balls, where we are going. It probably won't stick. He wasn't terribly concerned. I expect nothing more than possibly occasional rain/snow, but not much.

EDIT: Having read the forecast from your link, I may reconsider my destination.
doughnutnational

Gym climber
its nice here in the spring
May 7, 2015 - 08:33am PT
As of 6:30am Thursday it was raining hard at 1000' in the foothills, with clouds building fast in all directions. I think it's going to rain substantially in the shuteye area today.
this just in

climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
May 7, 2015 - 08:45am PT
Hopefully you got my reply Gene. Suspect of supertopo's email function.
Flip Flop

climber
Earth Planet, Universe
May 9, 2015 - 10:20am PT
Any snow report? Road conditions? Rock report? What does this kind of storm do to the high country?

bingo07

climber
Boulder
Feb 11, 2016 - 02:22pm PT
Anyone have any info on this year's winter road closures?
bingo07

Trad climber
Santa Barbara
Feb 11, 2016 - 06:17pm PT
I guess we're just hoping to get to the 2wd parking/camping area. Don't have the book with me now and I can't remember the other places we're scoping out. Pretty much just looking for access to some moderate multi pitch, long/snowy approaches are fine.
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