Every spring, both visitors and locals look forward to the opening of the Tioga Road, a high-elevation pass that crosses Yosemite National Park. Get a glimpse of what it takes to clear snow and ice from a section of the highway known for dangerous avalanches. (3.5 minutes)

You can also download a Quicktime version of this movie: [12 MB].

• Tioga and Glacier Point Roads spring plowing update
  (updated only from mid April through May/early June).
• See a list of opening dates for the Tioga and Glacier Point Roads in recent years.