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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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May 19, 2015 - 07:16am PT
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Does anyone know if the pass has been reopened after the recent storms? It looks to be open from the info I've found on the web, but most of that is not currently dated and may refer to the original May 5 opening... Any info is appreciated - thanks!
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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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May 19, 2015 - 07:44am PT
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http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/sr120
Not the most up to date, e.g. on sunday the highway signs said 120 was open but the website said it was closed. . .I'm scared that if I head over I may not get back! The weather this weekend looks iffy anyways. . .
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john hansen
climber
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May 19, 2015 - 07:45am PT
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Google. Cal Trans. Road Conditions
It shows 120 open now but could change.
Or that one...
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John M
climber
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May 19, 2015 - 09:18am PT
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Brassnuts..
call the park phone for road conditions.
209-372-0200.. press one, so you don't have to listen to the recording, then one again for road and 2 for weather.
Its open today Tuesday at 9 AM… but we have more weather coming, with a system coming through starting sometime Weds and going through Thursday night possibly into Friday.. The park doesn't try real hard to keep it open, so it will probably close again.
the last system went through faster then predicted, it was suppose to last to today, but its sunny today, so maybe this next one will go through fast also.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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May 19, 2015 - 09:30am PT
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I'm heading up to TPR this Thursday. I'll try and post info. Cheers, lynnie
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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May 19, 2015 - 09:34am PT
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current conditions from the Cal Dept of Transportation
SR 120
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA.
Just type 120 into this website:
http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi
as John noted above, very iffy weather on the way.
The NPS really doesn't want people stuck out there in snow. Unlike we "mountain men/women" most tourons have zero notion of surviving getting stuck in a snowstorm and are capable of doing Very Silly Things to endanger themselves and others. Actually I've seen climbers do Very Silly Things in snow.
So I'd guess they'll be closing it again soon.
Get it while ya can!
As for the only nearby alternative Rte 108/Sonora Pass, y'er outta luck.
SR 108
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
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) - DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE
ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE
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BrassNuts
Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
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May 19, 2015 - 11:02am PT
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Cool, thanks for the info everyone! Hoping to go over Tioga Sunday pm or Monday am, hopefully clear by then although more moisture for the Sierra is a good thing!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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May 19, 2015 - 11:13am PT
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Stop by for coffee and pie on me BrassNuts. :)
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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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May 19, 2015 - 03:06pm PT
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I am dying to get back into the Valley, but the more water now hopefully means less smoke this summer!
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Apr 25, 2016 - 02:32pm PT
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Anyone have info or predictions about when 120 will open from 395? Heard rumors Cal Trans may work on it next week. Thanks, lynnie
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WBraun
climber
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Apr 25, 2016 - 02:44pm PT
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Sometime in May .......
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Sport climber
moving thru
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Apr 25, 2016 - 06:44pm PT
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Well that helps, WBraun. Weather being so unpredictable, I was wondering if it would be another late (June or July) opening for TPR. Grazie!
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Jan 16, 2017 - 09:10am PT
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"Tioga Pass Opening Date? - Next Weekend?"
Don't think so. Try July 4th.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Jan 16, 2017 - 11:37am PT
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Are you serious about this, 10b4me?
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Jan 16, 2017 - 12:01pm PT
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Are you serious about this, 10b4me?
Very, with as much snow as they have. . . . and it's only mid January
I remember back in 1999 we climbed in TM the weekend of the fourth. They had only opened the road a couple of days before.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Jan 16, 2017 - 12:44pm PT
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What year was it that they never opened the campground? The meadow was still flooded in August with snow everywhere. I think they were putting the new sewer system in that year and between that and the mud they decided to keep the campgrounds closed. That was actually a nice year to climb there.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Trad climber
Will know soon
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Jan 18, 2017 - 05:35pm PT
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Perhaps we will be kayaking up Tenaya Creek as in 2011. Hope this weather keeps up. Cheers to rain and snow.
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10b4me
Mountain climber
Retired
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Mar 14, 2017 - 10:12pm PT
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Yosemite National Park
There's still lots of snow in the high country, so we've changed the tentative opening dates for Tuolumne Meadows Campground and Bridalveil Creek group sites from July 15 to August 1. We will not be accepting reservations for dates prior to August 1 for these two campgrounds for now. The campgrounds could still open earlier. We'll provide updates once we make a determination (we won't know for a few months, at least).
Campground reservations are available March 15 at 7 am PDT for camping dates from July 15 to August 14 in all other reservation campgrounds (and for August 1-14 for Tuolumne Meadows and Bridalveil Creek group sites) via https://www.recreation.gov/.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Mar 14, 2017 - 10:25pm PT
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Mosquitos should be EPIC.
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bpope
climber
Sunnyvale, CA
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Mar 15, 2017 - 12:37am PT
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got a wedding planned at Glacier Point just after Memorial Day...let's see if the road is opened in time!
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