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  • Can’t get to Yosemite? Check out the new Yosemite Falls webcam then

    There’s a great new webcam from the Yosemite Conservancy. Check it out!

  • Winters of My Life (video) by Jonathan Burhop

    Winters of My Life (video) by Jonathan Burhop

    For over 35 years Howard Weamer has spent his winters doing something most of us would only dream about, he tends the ski hut at Ostrander Lake in Yosemite’s backcountry.

  • Missing Person: Joshua Gunther

    Joshua Gunther obtained a wilderness permit to enter the Yosemite backcountry via the Ostrander Lake Trailhead on Saturday, June 27, 2009. He was due out at the same trailhead on Sunday, July 5th. Joshua did not report to work on July 6th or July 7th and is possibly still in the Yosemite area. Joshua may…

  • Badger Pass Conditions – January 6th 2008

    Here are the conditions at the Badger Pass ski resort for January 1st through 6th 2008. High Temp: 55 (1/2, 1/4) Low Temp: 1 (1/6) New Snow: 35” (1/5 15”, 1/6 15”) Total settled snow depth: ~46” – bottom of Eagle Lift Badger Pass Ski Area: The downhill ski area is 100% open with lifts…

  • It’s Different in the Winter

    Yosemite is a different place in the winter, one that the millions of visitors who only come during the busy season (June, July, August) never see. It’s a little more quiet, there’s a little more solitude and life takes on a slower pace as the surrounding mountains lie under a deep blanket of snow. Don’t…

  • David Is Thinking About Winter Camping Already

    David wrote in to ask: Each winter, I organize a group of 40-something guys (between four and ten of us) on a winter hike. For the past 10 years we’ve been doing this in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, always with a guide service to help us deal with equipment and emergencies. But this past Spring…

  • The Hidden Heroes

    We never think much about them until we need them and when we need them, we’re thankful they’re there. Friends of Yosemite Search and Rescue tells the untold tale of a group of true heroes who give selflessly to help people in need. Thanks. This story is true and was taken directly from an incident…