The Tioga Road has been plowed all the way through and administrative traffic is being allowed to travel the road, but the road and pass still aren’t open.  There are still four active avalanche zones and all personnel on the road must have current avalanche training certification.

They are currently working on widening the road and doing any repairs that are needed. There still isn’t an opening date set. I’d say it’s very possible that the pass will open for Memorial Day weekend.

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The plow crew on the Tioga Road is now 32 miles from Crane Flat, they are at Pywiack Dome. The average snow depth is 3 feet. By the looks of the Tioga Pass Cam, it appears that plows have went through the east side too. I’m beginning to think that the pass may be open for Memorial Day this year.

I have a bunch of new pictures to show you guys, I just haven’t got around to getting them ready for the site yet. I’m going to try to get them up in the next couple of days. Hopefully I will get them them up this evening.

On Monday I start a new job. I just got hired on Tuesday. So things may slow down a little around here for a bit. I have a feeling I’m going to be pretty pooped in the evening until I get comfortable with the job.

Other than that, things are going well back here. It sounds like we’re in for another round of thunderstorms over the next few days. At the moment, there aren’t any severe storms forecast.

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This is from the Yosemite News Release site:

Date: April 29, 2008

Yosemite National Park Superintendent Mike Tollefson announced today that the Glacier Point Road is expected to open to visitors Friday, May 2, 2008 at noon. Glacier Point is located about 30 miles from Yosemite Valley off the Wawona Road, the section of State Highway 41 inside the park. Restrooms along the road and the Glacier Point Snack Stand will be open to visitors on Friday as well. Additionally, the Mariposa Grove Road opened on April 26, 2008 for vehicles under 24 feet in length and under 7 tons. These temporary restrictions are due to continuing wet and icy conditions on the road.

No date has been determined for the opening of Bridalveil Creek Campground.

Roadways may be wet due to ice and melting snow and wildlife is very active on the Glacier Point Road. Visitors are advised to drive with caution.

An opening date for the Tioga Road (Highway 120 outside the park) which crosses the Sierra Nevada through Yosemite National Park, has yet to be determined.

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They are now beyond the Olmsted Point avalanche zone and are 29 miles from the Crane Flat gate.

The Glacier Point road is tentatively scheduled to open on May 2.

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The plowing updates aren’t coming very fast this year, but at least we’re getting some.
The latest report is dated the 26th, it says that they are now at Olmsted Point and the snow depth is 6 feet. Looks like they made good progress last week. They are now into the bad avalanche areas, so things may slow down a bit this week.

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