Walter R emailed and reported that on Saturday, Apr 13, he drove to Whitney Portal, and the road is completely open. The "Road Closed" sign is gone.
He hiked to Iceberg Lake on the North Fork route, using crampons. His ice axe was useful for several short glissades.
From his email:
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It looks like the snow level is at about 10400 ft. I did not take or need snowshoes. I did take a trekking pole with snow basket, ice axe and crampons. Figure the snow level will start going up about 500 ft per week.
Road to the Portal is open (no signs) and clear. I hear the store will open next weekend.
