By DENNIS WYATT 209 Living TIOGA PASS — If you have never ventured into the high Sierra at in the early spring now’s the best time to do so. Large remnants of this year’s epic Sierra snowfall still clings to the ground. The good news is you don’t have to buy an ice ax, strap on crampons, lug a backpack, and trudge up mountain peaks and passes at 11,000 feet or more to savor snow in July.