Inyo County just put out road closure information for todays snow storm.
"Inyo County shares that the following roads are closed due to the winter storm: Whitney Portal, Horseshoe Meadows, South Lake Road at Bishop Creek Lodge, Hwy 168 at Aspendell (to Sabrina Lake), North Lake Road, and the White Mountain Road."

Finally! Let winter begin!

Let’s just hope for a short transition from climbing without a jacket to skiing!

Is the Whitney Portal road closed for the season or will it reopen for a bit longer?

Road is very likely to be closed for the winter... todays storm is coming in Very WET and a direct hit for the Southern Sierra (snow level down to 6,000).

Last week we had chain restrictions (on Highway 395) to get to Big Pine!