Tioga Pass & Sonora Pass REOPEN in CA After Large Snowstorm:

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Tioga Pass, CA on May 12, 2011.  Not quite this deep this year...  photo:  brian van der brug/LA times
Tioga Pass, CA on May 12, 2011. Not quite this deep this year… photo: brian van der brug/LA times

9,945′ Tioga Pass and 9,624′ Sonora Pass in California closed last Thursday due to a large snowstorm that dropped 18″ on Mammoth Mountain, CA.

Both Tioga Pass & Sonora Passย reopened today at around 12pm (noon) after bothย roads were successfullyย cleared of that new snow.

Ellery Bowl in it's entirety yesterday.
Tioga Pass’ Ellery Bowl in it’s entirety last Wednesday looking bony…

Tioga and Sonora passes had near record early openings this year both being opened completely by April 17th, 2015. ย These record early openings were due to extremely low snowfall this winter.

We drove over Tioga pass last Wednesdayย and the skiing near the road was nothing to write home about. ย We chose not to ski Ellery Bowl due to lack of snow. ย Report here:

Tioga Pass, CA Conditions Report:

Skier's left off Chair 3 this am.
Mammoth last Saturday.

Be careful if you go skiing up on Tioga or Sonora this weekย as there will be only the new snow, about 12-18″, on top of rocks in many spots.

We witnessed some nasty injuries at Mammoth last Saturday due to people hitting rocks hard while skiing and riding. ย There is only a little bit of snow covering rocks in most places.

We’ll have reports from Sonora and Tioga this week. ย Stay tuned.

Also, a storm forecast to hit Sonora and Tioga this Thursday have the potential to close the passes once again. ย Heads up and have fun.

Tioga Pass signage.
Tioga Pass signage.
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