You can often get updates from The Daily Report. The Daily Report - Yosemite National Parkby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Right. Leavitt Falls Vista Point on Hwy 108. I think you once posted a pic of the spot.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Rick, Do you recognize the location where my avatar pic was taken? Hint...it's not in the park.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Let's hope he doesn't decide he can save money by just letting the snow melt.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I came across this post on the Mono Lake Website. Tioga Pass Rumorsby Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I can't make it up there till Tuesday and with a storm coming in it'll probably be closed again.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
They're forecasting pretty much the same for Tahoe. No thunderstorms mentioned though. Winter doesn't seem to want to give up.by Louis - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
I finally found where I had seen the starting date for plowing. Sorry if I caused any confusion. This is from the official Yosemite site: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tiogaopen.htm "Clearing of the Tioga Road begins on or about April 15 each year and usually takes between one and two months. Predicting when the road will open is not possible, even in late spring, because weather iby Louis - General Discussion
Am I not correct that Tioga plowing usually begins on April 15th?by Louis - General Discussion
It's just a little more than a month until plowing starts on Tioga Road. Yeaaa!by Louis - General Discussion
For the Northern Sierra the Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory, a Winter Weather Advisory, and a Winter Storm Watch. They seem intent on covering a lot of possibilities.by Louis - General Discussion
There's a weather advisory for northern California calling for heavy rain with snow above 8,000 ft. Mainly Sunday and Monday. Don't know if it'll get far enough south to affect Yosemite.by Louis - General Discussion
Word is the storm coming in tomorrow is bigger than the previous ones.by Louis - General Discussion
>There goes my ski trip...sigh (I know I KNOW: we need the pac, but but but...!) Yes, we really do need the snow. I'll tell the weather spirits you were only kidding. :-) Post Edited (02-10-09 18:03)by Louis - General Discussion
Another one is due in Tuesday night.by Louis - General Discussion
Looks like more is on the way.by Louis - General Discussion
I don't know how much Yosemite got but on the south shore of Tahoe we didn't even manage half an inch.by Louis - General Discussion
It looks like Tioga really got dumped on this time.by Louis - General Discussion
The Tioga Cam shows what appears to be recent snow.by Louis - General Discussion
Vince Wrote: > It is the Sierra. Not the Sierras. eeek Wrote: >That one drives me nuts! It used to bug Ansel too. Also contrails. He called them "sky worms."by Louis - General Discussion
Walking about wearing a skunk hat and smelling like a Double Whopper. Now that's some fashion statement. :-)by Louis - General Discussion
What if it attracts skunks?by Louis - General Discussion
That "rain" part doesn't look good.by Louis - General Discussion
The weather service says there is another big storm due to arrive late Thursday.by Louis - General Discussion
Hwys 4 and 108 are now listed by Caltrans as closed for the winter.by Louis - General Discussion
We just had a snow shower at Tahoe. Lasted about 30 minutes and then the sun came out. The high today so far has been 24 degrees.by Louis - General Discussion
Here's an excerpt from the Tahoe newspaper about the upcoming weather systems. *************** An intense cold front will move rapidly through the region Friday night and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service in Reno, which has issued a high wind watch. Strong downslope winds are possible along the Eastern Sierra from Reno and Lake Tahoe southward into Mono and Mineral counties.by Louis - General Discussion
Hopefully this series will end up dumping a fair amount of snow. I returned to Tahoe Wednesday via Hwt 4 and there was very little snow on the ground...even at the pass.by Louis - General Discussion
Frank Furter wrote: > >>Ah, that's nothing. I can honestly claim to have punched > cards to write computer programs. << > Should we be addressing you as "chad"? > > Actually I don't miss much about the old days except that we > drank from the streams with far less concern ( possibly just > blissfully ignorant) until sometime in the 70's when Guardia &by Louis - General Discussion