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  • Tioga Pass Plowing progress report

    http://tenaya.ucsd.edu/tioga/ http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm Tioga Road progress for May 8, 2008 Ending Location: Tioga Pass Average Snow depth: 6 feet (8 to 9 feet at Tioga Pass parking lots) Snow removal operations continue, including widening Tioga Road and working on utility roads and spur roads. Four avalanche zones remain. There is no estimated opening date for the…

  • Photo of the Day: Tioga Pass by Patrick Bolduan

    Today’s Photo of the Day is a beautiful shot of Tioga Pass by Patrick Bolduan. Great shot Patrick. Photo by Patrick Bolduan via Flickr.

  • Photo of the Day: Snowy Tioga Pass

    Today’s Photo of the Day comes not from a person but from the UCSD webam at the Tioga Pass entrance. I decided to check to see how much snow had fallen in the pass when I happened across this beautiful shot. Don’t forget you can submit your photos by sending me the photo or a…

  • Tioga Pass Still Closed

    I just checked and due to recent storm activity Tioga Pass is still closed though it was slated to open yesterday or today if conditions should allow. It’s a beautiful day today so hopefully it’ll melt away some of the snow and ice so they can get the pass open. Stay tuned. I’ll let you…

  • Tioga Pass Even More Beautiful in the Winter

    Looks like the Tioga Pass cam from UCSD is up and running again and I must say, Tioga Pass is more beautiful in the winter. Hopefully the cam will stay up all winter and we’ll get some fantastic shots of Tioga Pass. You can check out the cam by visiting the Yosemite Associations Virtual Yosemite…

  • Tioga Pass

    Due to scheduling it doesn’t look like I’m going to get a chance to make it through Tioga Pass this weekend for the opening. If someone out there happens to make the trip and would be kind enough to send me pics and a conditions report I’d greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

  • Planning a trip in June, will Tioga Pass be open?

    A reader writes in to ask: I am planning a road trip this summer with my family and we plan on driving from Las Vegas and entering Yosemite from the east through Tioga Pass. (We will go through Death Valley and spend a night in Mammoth Lake). We will dirve through Tioga Pass on June…

  • Tioga Pass Open a Few Days More

    If you want to do something memorable this Thanksgiving try heading up to Tuolumne Meadows. Yup, Tioga Pass is still open and you can still get through. Better hurry though. Come Friday there’s snow expected down to 8,000 feet with rain at lower elevations. I think that’ll pretty much be it for the Tioga Road…

  • Tioga Pass Cam Goes Active

    Have you seen the Tioga Pass cam? The cam was put in place by UCSD as part of the California Applications Program, a study to help better forecast weather and improve the accuracy of weather forecasts. The camera captures 4 times a day. Pretty cool. Technorati Tags: California, news, webcam, yosemite

  • A peaceful pond near Tioga Pass

    A peaceful pond near Tioga Pass Originally uploaded by mlog. I’ve posted a lot of Misha’s photos of the Yosemite high country and with good reason, they’re fantastic. Here’s another one of Misha’s shots, this one of Mt Gibbs and a peaceful pond near Yosemite National Parks eastern entrance at Tioga Pass. Great job, Misha.