4/19/2019 Posted On: 4/20/2019 By: habaceeba Info: Very large avalanche covering the road at the turnoff for Co Rd 696. The mine crew are working on clearing it. It looks like they're clearing a path for Mosquito Pass road too, but it's hard to tell. | ||||
10/13/2018 Posted On: 10/15/2018 By: jbealer Info: As of Sat morning i got my Element up to the 2WD parking area. when i left in the afternoon there were some large puddles of slush with snow on either side that made it a hair challenging and my underside hit on something but all was good. Should melt out this week. someone tired to go past the parking area and turned around. | ||||
5/29/2018 Posted On: 5/29/2018 By: Tony1 Info: Clear to the bend in the road, noted as the normal starting location for hiking Mt. Tweto. Blocked by snow after that. | ||||
10/15/2017 Posted On: 10/16/2017 By: 12ersRule Info: Clear to summer TH still. Enjoy it while you can. | ||||
4/8/2017 Posted On: 4/9/2017 By: Chicago Transplant Info: Road is closed at the junction between Route 12 (Mosquito Pass Road) and Route 696 (Road to mines). 696 is plowed beyond. We parked at the base of the split and hiked up Route 12. One dry section 1/2 mile in, otherwise solid snow the entire way. We climbed Tweto. | ||||
11/21/2016 Posted On: 11/23/2016 By: CreekRunner Info: Although the pass is still open and there were pretty fresh tire tracks in the snow on the upper part of the road along London Mountain, large sections of the road past the junction of 12 and 856 are covered in sheets of ice. | ||||
7/20/2016 Posted On: 7/20/2016 By: Trotter Info: Road is 2WD, low clearance friendly to about 5.5 miles in (with a lot of washboarding). After that, it gets slightly rougher, and a decent clearance 2WD would be ok. Suburus and higher should have no problems whatsoever. No 4WD needed, its not a steep road. Going higher then the parking lot would require a good 4WD and good clearance. A forest service sign said the pass was closed, but there was no gates, closed or otherwise, all the way up to the pass. Not sure what the sign meant | ||||
6/11/2016 Posted On: 6/11/2016 By: mike14 Info: Clear all the way up to the summer TH. | ||||
2/13/2016 Posted On: 2/29/2016 By: adrenalated Info: Mosquito Pass Road is plowed to the junction with FS696. The road beyond is discontinuous snow, deep enough drifts to deter wheeled vehicles, probably passable but unpleasant by snowmobile. Possible to stay on skis continuously but barely. | ||||
6/28/2015 Posted On: 6/28/2015 By: Greenhouseguy Info: The road is clear to within about a hundred feet of the London Mine; there‘s a place to park if you manage to make it that far. It‘s not the easiest road to drive. There are still snowy patches beyond the mine, but people could potentially be able to reach the top of the pass in a couple of weeks. | 5 |
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6/21/2015 Posted On: 6/21/2015 By: EatinHardtack Info: Anyone with a 4x4 and reasonable driving skills can get to within a half mile of the old London Mine. Road actually looks like it might have been graded out by the FS at the end of last year as it looks much better than in years past. Snow is melting very fast up there. | ||||
6/13/2015 Posted On: 6/14/2015 By: Fabio 49 Info: The trailhead is clear of snow minus one small section near the parking lot, but it is passable. There is a lot of water and puddles on the road, due to recent storms and snow melt. The culvert near trailhead is very full and almost has too much water that it is overflowing road, so park east of it if raining. Snow still in most of road up trail and the end of trail is a small stream. | ||||
5/30/2015 Posted On: 6/1/2015 By: Chicago Transplant Info: Road is dry to about 11,100 then a snowbank blocks further passage. This is just below the base of "The Wave" on London. Short (half mile?) section just beyond where the road is completely dry then after that it is all snow. | ||||
10/30/2014 Posted On: 10/30/2014 By: sunny1 Info: Dry road to the turn off (left turn). Made it to the turn off with an AWD Audi car, no bumps/scrapes. | ||||
7/9/2014 Posted On: 7/9/2014 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: The Mosquito Pass road is still blocked by snow at the North London Mine (12,300‘) but it‘s snow-free to that point. |
