In the 2011 season, the Tioga Road did not actually close until January 17, 2012.Īs for Glacier Point, you have a good chance in early November, but in late November not so much.Closed on or before December 20 twenty times (95% of years).Closed on or before December 10 nineteen times (90% of years).Closed on or before November 30 eighteen times (86% of years).Closed on or before November 20 fifteen times (71% of years).From the NPS: 'Glacier Point Road will open no earlier than July, probably later, due to heavy snow and construction.' Note that this road is 100 closed to visitors. The plan is still to open sometime in 2023 but to have delays. Closed on or before November 10 eight times (38% of years) Glacier Point Road was closed all of 2022 for rehabilitation, and some critical work did not get completed.Although it is closed seasonally, it seems to open. Closed on or before October 31 three times (14% of years) This scenic road takes you all the way up to the top of the valley, where sweeping granite views await.In short, it’s rare for Glacier Point Road to close before November 1, but if you want a better than 50% chance of being able to drive out Glacier Point Road, come in early November. Closed on or before December 20 eighteen times (100%).Closed on or before December 10 sixteen times (89% of years).Closed on or before November 30 fifteen times (83% of years).Closed on or before November 20 twelve times (67% of years).Closed on or before November 10 seven times (39% of years).If we look at the 21 years from 1995 to 2015, inclusive: Glacier Point Road (discounting three years with no records) The short answer on this question is that there is a very good chance both roads will be open in early November and a very good chance both roads will be closed by early December. The median opening date for Tioga Road is May 21 (1996 to 2015). The median opening date for the Glacier Point Road is May 16 (1996 to 2015). That list gives more details, but here are the running tallies for how common it has been for the roads to be opened by a given date. If you’re a gambler and you want to play the odds, you can make some guesses based the NPS list of opening and closing dates. This video from an April flyover from 2017 (a big snow year) shows the scope of the task. See below the videos to see what the odds are that a given road is opened or closed by a given date. Note that the Hetch Hetchy Entrance Station is open only during daylight hours and that some roads are closed due to snow from approximately November through. Still, you can run some basic calculations. Next year could be the snowiest year on record or the driest year on record. As all the investment houses say, past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re a bit of a gambler, you can make an educated guess based on the full list of opening and closing dates since 1996. Note: In 2022, Glacier Point Road will be closed for the entire season due to road construction. In other words, there is no scheduled opening date and we usually do not know when the road will open until shortly before it does. In 2021, for example, we had a drought year, but clearing Glacier Point Road was slowed by the large number of downed trees from the Mono Wind event. Sometimes in a low-snow year, it can still take time to get the roads open. The roads close when we get snow and they reopen when the plows punch through. In general, there are no set dates for any of these events. From spring to fall 2023, it will be open with expected delays of up to 30 minutes.Update, May 27, 2022: Tioga Pass Road is open for the season. The road will reopen to traffic for the winter season at Badger Pass Ski Area. No water, restrooms or other services will be available at Glacier Point, and hikers will need to stay out of work zones, said a press release from the park.īicycles will also be barred from Glacier Point Road all season, and Bridalveil Creek Campground will be closed. Glacier Point is about 4½ miles from Yosemite Valley with 3,200 feet of elevation gain Sentinel Dome adds another 1½ miles, and Taft Point is a mile beyond that. The road’s famed viewpoints will be accessible only by a substantial hike.Ĭonstruction work that began last month on the 16-mile road will continue until snow falls this year, park officials said.Īmong the popular areas now accessible only by a strenuous hike are Glacier Point, Sentinel Dome and Taft Point. Yosemite’s Tioga Road has reopened, but Glacier Point Road will remain closed to cars all season.
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