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Yosemite Valley — the most popular part of Yosemite National Park — received about 25 inches of snow. Winds hit 50 to 60 miles per hour.
Snowfall amounts would be smaller on the Yosemite Valley floor and at lower elevations. But the park’s Instagram account and other social media posts showed the valley getting plenty of snow ...
Visitors play in the snow at Leidig Meadow near Swinging Bridge in Yosemite Valley Friday, Feb 9, 2024 in Yosemite National Park. Upper Yosemite Fall can be seen far in the center background.
The amount of snow received at weather stations varies substantially from year to year. For example, the annual snowfall at Paradise Ranger Station in Mount Rainier National Park has been as little as 266 inches (680 cm) in 2014-2015 and as much as 1,122 inches (2,850 cm) in 1971–1972. [2]
Yosemite National Park will stay closed indefinitely after record snowfall. The popular tourist destination was due to reopen on Wednesday (1 March) but will remain closed as 15ft of snow is ...
'This is the most any of us have ever seen,' one ranger at Yosemite said. There is no date for reopening as officials respond to snowfall of up to 15 feet deep in some areas.
The National Park Service said Yosemite could close due to flooding risk again in May or June after recording heavy snowpack this spring.
Yosemite Valley could see 72 inches of snow by Monday, according to the NWS. Already, the park service reported snow accumulation of 21 inches, according to the website 4yosemite.com.