Tioga Pass is open!

Has it been open this early, any time in the last couple of decades?

May be the earlist. Tioga Pass opening dates

One of my favorite drives. It would be better if the bicycles could stay to the right. Enjoy :C

Ca.Gov still reports it closed.
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Where did you get the information?

:@ The NPS website, the CA DOT site, and this site http://www.monolake.org/today/roads still show Tioga (120) as *closed*. (Badger Pass Rd. opened a couple weeks ago.)

Never thought it even closed with the lack of snow we've had so far. Probably closed most of the time for road repairs this winter. Can't wait to cut through.

As of today 4/17/15:

Plowing began on the Tioga Road the week of April 13. There is no estimated opening date for the Tioga Road.

http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm

coolbreeze01 wrote:
One of my favorite drives. It would be better if the bicycles could stay to the right. Enjoy :C

I'm glad to see it open. You're right about those cyclists. They're getting more aggressive every year. Did two short taps on the horn to let them know I was coming and they deliberately moved into a 4 abreast formation instead of riding single line. Wish a cop had been around. I called it in to the local LEOs because these cyclists could have caused fatalities.

Sorry folks I didn't dig deep enough. Caltrans has opened the pass but the park service hasn't finished their side.

RayUSMC wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:
One of my favorite drives. It would be better if the bicycles could stay to the right. Enjoy :C

I'm glad to see it open. You're right about those cyclists. They're getting more aggressive every year. Did two short taps on the horn to let them know I was coming and they deliberately moved into a 4 abreast formation instead of riding single line. Wish a cop had been around. I called it in to the local LEOs because these cyclists could have caused fatalities.

I understand your frustration with the slower moving two-wheeled vehicles, but they do "own" their space on the roadway. A lot of drivers in cars feel that both bicycles and motorcycles should ride on the shoulder so they can crowd past them on the hiway and that causes accidents, especially with motorcycles. That's also the reason you see a lot of motorcyclists "ride the center stripe" with their bikes. It forces anyone who wants to pass them to move into the next lane to do so. It isn't that the motorcyclist is being a PITA, he/she is driving assertively (not aggressively) and establishing their ownership of that section of the hiway. It may annoy you but it's really a defensive safety move on their part.