Here's the latest update:

Tioga Road opening operations continued Wednesday, 5/07/08

Tioga Road progress for May7, 2008:

Ending Location: Tioga Pass Entrance Station. Approximately 46 miles from Crane Flat Gate.

Average Snow Depth: 6 Feet

8 '- 9' in the parking lot at the pass.

Snow removal operations continue including widening, utility roads and spur roads.

Four avalanche zones remain.


I hope to cross Tioga Pass on June 1st. :)


--Sönke

Dang, I'm in Reno now and will have to backtrack to Hwy 49 to get to the park from here tomorrow...5 hours? Dang.
--Rick D
<mailto:info@hikehalfdome.com>

Sonora Pass (SR 108) has been opened today. So this really means that there is a good chance Tioga Pass will follow soon.


--Sönke

Wow, Sonke, are you on top of things. I just read in the Sonora paper this evening that Sonora was opened yesterday. Ebbetts is supposed to be open by Memorial Day weekend and Tioga should be about the same time or not too far behind.
--Kathy
<mailto:shfmem@aol.com>

It's just Google, Kathy - but thanks. ;)
Looks like Ebbetts is open too in the meantime. This is what Caltrans has to say about it:

SR 4
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA]
1-WAY CONTROLLED TRAFFIC 0.8 MI WEST OF STOCKTON (SAN JOAQUIN CO)
FROM 0900 HRS TO 1500 HRS MONDAY THRU FRIDAY THRU 5/16/08 - DUE TO MAINTENANCE


--Sönke

We're getting closer to opening day.
From today's YNP Daily Report:

"...Tioga Road: Beginning Wedneday, May 14, 2008, Tioga Road will be opened to Administrative traffic, but only for those
authorized employees with current avalanche training certification and fully equipped per "Tioga Pass Road Opening and
Closing Plan." Four avalanche zones remain and are signed accordingly...."


--Sönke

Opening day is getting closer. Latest news from today's YNP Daily Report:

Tioga Road Update:
Beginning today, Friday, May 16, Administrative Access will be permitted on the Tioga Road. This access is for the
purpose of accomplishing work essential to park operations including preparation of facilities for seasonal operations.
There are no active avalanche zones. The road at Olmstead Point remains a "no stopping" zone and travel is currently
reduced to one lane.
The road remains opened from Crane Flat to Yosemite Creek for public access.
Bicycle use is now permitted all of the way from Crane Flat to Tioga Pass. Drivers should expect bicyclists throughout the
corridor. Use Caution.
All traffic on the Tioga Road needs to use extreme caution as a variety of maintenance functions are continuing in the
corridor including hazard tree work and ongoing road work.


--Sönke