Chinook and Cayuse passes have closed for the season after the state Department of Transportation reviewed a snowy forecast and assessed the avalanche risk.

Due to heavy snow accumulation on the roadway, DOT crews temporarily closed Chinook Pass just after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. Crews assessed the stability of the hillside on Sunday morning, and determined the avalanche risk is too great to allow traffic to safely cross Chinook Pass and Cayuse Pass.

Since Friday, Chinook Pass has received more than three feet of snow. More snow is forecast.

The Highway 410 Chinook Pass closure points are at Morse Creek (five miles east of the summit) and at Crystal Mountain Boulevard (eight miles northwest of the summit). Access to the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort from Highway 410 remains open.

DOT and the Mount Rainier National Park staff agreed to close Highway 123 (Cayuse Pass) for the season. The highway is closed within Mount Rainier National Park from the 4,675-foot Cayuse Pass summit at the junction of Highways 410 and 123 to Steven Canyon Road. DOT closes each pass for the winter due to high avalanche risk and hazardous driving conditions.

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Eastern Sierra Shuttles – see also Showers and Rangers

NOTE: Greyhound no longer has service to the eastern Sierra Nevada [2002]

1. John Pennington (Lone Pine)
   (760) 876-4545
2. Dave Sheldon (Lone Pine)
   (760) 876-8232
3. Wilderhouse Shuttle Service (north of Independence)
   760-878-2119 or 888-313-0151
   “anytime & anywhere” reservations & credit cards accepted
   wilder@wilderhouse.com
   private “limo” is a 6-passenger pickup, price and schedule are negotiable
   owners Skip & Kitty Wilder, 325 Dusty Lane, Fort Independence, CA 93526
4. Kountry Korners Trailhead Shuttle Service (Big Pine)
   (760) 938-2650 or 877-656-0756
   kountryks@aol.com
   320 Blake Street, Big Pine, CA 93513
5. High Sierra Transportation (Bishop)
   (760) 258-6060
   http://www.highsierratransportation.com
   Luxury SUV Transportation, anywhere anytime.
   Trail head to trail head service and all airports.
   Fast, affordable, on-time service. Fully licenced and insured.
   Service throughout the entire Eastern Side and over to the West Side of the Sierra when requested.
6. Inyo-Mono Transit Dial-a-Ride (Bishop)
   760-872-1901 or 800-922-1930
   $55/hour. Need 2 weeks notice
   Charge is $30/hour for van driver’s time, max 13 people. [1995]
   Intended to be first-come-first-served alternative to private services.
   (Trailheads include Whitney Portal, Onion Valley, Taboose Creek, North Lake.)
7. Sierra Express Transportation (Mammoth)
   (760) 937-8294
8. Mammoth Shuttle System
   (760) 934-6588
9. Mono County Ridesharing
   http://alternetrides.com/List_Sponsor_Dest.asp?Sponsor=5822393
10. Yosemite Hiker Shuttle / Yosemite Park Tours
    209-372-1240
    full-size bus: day tours for Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point, Tuolumne Meadows
    reservations available round trip or one-way from Yosemite Valley
    can catch bus from Tuolumne Lodge Store to the Valley (no reservations)
11. EAST SIDE: Yosemite Area Rapid Transit (YARTS)
    800-626-6684 or 800-MAMMOTH
    Mammoth tourist center brokers tickets from Mammoth and Lee Vining
    In Yosemite, purchase advance tickets at the DNC information kiosk or at Yosemite Lodge.
    Tickets can also be purchased directly from the bus driver.
    Bus goes from Mammoth to Yosemite Valley in the morning, back in evening, with stops at Tuolumne, White Wolf and Crane Flat.
12. WEST SIDE: Yosemite Area Rapid Transit (YARTS)
    877-989-2787
    Bus goes from Merced to Yosemite Valley and back four times per day.
    Options for getting to Merced include Amtrak and Greyhound.