One of the main routes through Yosemite National Park will be closed throughout the winter.
The big picture: The National Park Service announced Tioga Road will be closed due to snow. It will likely remain closed through May and possibly into June.
- Tioga Pass, also known as Highway 120, is a 46-mile route that runs east-west through Yosemite high country.
- The closure extends from the Tuolumne Grove, just east of Crane Flat, to Tioga Pass Entrance Station.
- It is now not possible to drive to Tuolumne Meadows or enter Yosemite National Park from the east.
- All other park entrances will remain open through the winter.
Winter wonderland: While the closure of Tioga Road signals the start of the winter season, Yosemite also opened the ice skating rink at Curry Village on Wednesday.
