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To: Brumar89 who wrote (78704)

7/31/2017 1:02:19 PM

From: Brumar89

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California mountain highway is finally cleared of snow after FOUR MONTHS of snowplowing

Global cooling!

A California highway was finally cleared of snow, opening to the public in its latest date on record. Cars were once more able to drive on Highway 89, which runs through Lassen Volcanic National Park, for the first time since last fall.

The 30-mile road, also known as Lassen National Park Highway, had crews clearing the snow for nearly four months ahead of Thursday's opening.

According to park logs, the latest opening in the last 40 years was in 1995 when the highway opened on July 21.

'This year's opening of the highway will be the latest in park records dating back to 1931,' Lassen Superintendent Jim Richardson said.

However, although the highway is open, the snow hasn't completely disappeared. Many park trails will continue to be covered in snow through mid-August.

'There's 10 feet of snow still on the perimeter of the parking area,' Lassen spokeswoman Karen Haner said.

Road-clearing work began on April 4 with help from the California Department of Transportation, reported the Redding Record Searchlight.

Haner said earlier this month that snowfall in the park was about average for the winter season but more than during the drought the previous four years.

A total of 28 feet of snow was reported over the winter at the summit of the park highway.

Plowing the snow was completed just in time for Sunday's Reach the Peak, a 'hikathon' that raises funds for the Lassen Park Foundation. Hikers will start up Lassen Peak at 8am, leaving in groups every 30 minutes.

On Friday, the park's North Summit Lake, Butte Lake and Juniper Lake campgrounds opened although some Juniper Lake spots may be too muddy for campers, park officials said.

However, Lassen Highway is not the only traditionally late-opening park road.

Tioga Road, which enters Yosemite National Park in Lee Vining, California, opened on June 29, also its latest opening since 1995, according to the National Park Service.

Despite a peak of higher than 10,400 feet, the park is most famous numerous acidic hot springs.

Between 1914 and 1917, Lassen Peak experienced a series of volcanic eruptions. One in May 1915 rained ash as far as 200 miles away, the last to occur until Washington's Mount St Helens erupted in 1980.

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From NPS website:

Road clearing operations began April 4, 2017. Sections of the park highway will open when it is safe and there is sufficient parking for vehicle traffic. The road is expected to open to vehicle traffic late July.
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Spring Road Opening Dates - 1980 to Present

Year	Date plowing began from southwest	Date road opened	Date road closed
1980	April 20	May 29	November 21
1981	April 20	May 21	November 3
1982	April 19	June 18	October 25
1983	April 18	July 2	November 10
1984	April 23	June 4	October 28
1985	April 14	May 18	October 21
1986	April 7	June 7	November 24
1987	April 20	May 15	November 13
1988	April 2	May 20	November 7
1989	April 3	June 6	October 23
1990	April 1	April 28	November 14
1991	April 7	May 24	October 22
1992	April 6	May 14	October 29
1993	April 12	June 28	November 10
1994	April 3	May 20	November 7
1995	March 19	July 21	November 21
1996	April 1	June 12	October 18
1997	April 7	June 5	November 14
1998	April 5	July 12	November 10
1999	April 12	June 11	November 19
2000	April 3	June 2	November 17
2001	April 2	May 10	November 15
2002	April 1	May 22	November 13
2003	March 26	May 23	November 7
2004	March 11	May 27	October 28
2005	April 4	June 2	November 8
2006	April 3	July 6	November 11
2007	April 2	May 18	December 6
2008	March 31	May 18	December 12
2009	April 13	June 4	November 18
2010	April 19	July 8	October 23
2011	April 19	July 16	November 22
2012	April 21	June 1	November 19
2013	March 21	May 24	December 18
2014	April 3	May 19	December 1
2015	March 31	May 3	November 8
2016	April 18	June 12	October 30
2017	April 4	July 26

nps.gov

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