Snow blocks access to Mormon Emigrant Trail

Mormon Emigrant Trail, once touted as an alternate route while Echo Summit is closed, won’t be an option.

With about 10-feet of snow covering it, according to the U.S. Forest Service, it may not see traffic until mid-June.

The trail goes between Sly Park and Highway 88.

Highway 50 will be closed across Echo Summit starting May 11 for 10-14 days, with about six weeks of controlled traffic after that while the rock wall is replace.

This website describes the alternate routes.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report