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Boy Seriously Injured While Skiing Christmas Day
NPS: On Christmas Day, just before closing time, a seven-year-old boy who was downhill skiing in the Eagle Bowl at Badger Pass Ski Area collided with another skier and suffered a fractured femur. The boy was stabilized on the ski slope and transported to the first aid station by members of the Badger Pass ski…
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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…
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Snow Snow Snow!
If you’ve never had a chance to experience a snow storm in Yosemite from the relative safety and warmth of a cabin or hotel room the next best thing is to keep your eyes glued to the Yosemite Association webcams in the park. Here are two beautiful shots I caught this morning off the Ahwahnee…
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Loyd’s right. Don’t come to Yosemite.
We are getting hammered with snow. It’s heavy, wet, slushy snow, too. I’m from New England, lived there for 16 years, and I know how to drive in snow without chains. I won’t drive in this stuff. Wait it out, watch the weather reports. I’ll be posting pictures when I can. It’ll be gorgeous once…
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Storm in the Sierra
Just tried to go to Oakhurst via Rt 41, and opted not to complete the journey short of Chinquapin. Rain and high winds are making the road dangerous. NPR reported that I80 is closed west of Truckee due to snow. Back down in the valley itself, it’s pretty calm, with rain.
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Don’t Go!
If you’re headed up to Yosemite this weekend or next, DON’T. That’s right. I said don’t go. The current weather forecast is for heavy rain, wind and snow for at least the next week. This storm is expected to carry on through next Friday January 11th so grab a good book, your favorite movie and…
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Good things happen on Half Dome
Back in June, I brought my Sony video camera on the Half Dome hike. I got about an hour of good footage. The highlight was the chance capture of a marriage proposal of hikers Kevin to Ryanna while on the visor. I filmed the 3-minute encounter and later met them and gave them a copy…
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And the Winner of this Year’s MacArthur Genius Award…
Theresa and I set out on Glacier Point Road for a pre-work skate ski this morning only to find a traffic jam in the middle of the cross-country ski trail! Which winner of the MacArthur Genius Award had driven his or her car out onto the ski trail, we wondered, stranding not only himself, but…
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Update on Northside Drive Closure: Yes, it’s still closed.
Here’s a more complete update regarding the road closure on Dec 18th from http://www.nationalparksgallery.com/park_news/6161 Wednesday, Dec 26, 2007 A series of winter storms brought snow and ice to the park during the week of December 18th and caused several rockslides along Northside Drive between Camp 4 and the El Capitan crossover. A large boulder was…
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us here at Yosemite Blog. Have a wonderful and safe holiday. Photo by Edie Howe-Byrne via Flickr.