Yosemite National Park announced Tuesday that no reservations will be required to visit the park next summer. The park had required reservations over the past three years in an effort to control the number of visitors due to the pandemic and ongoing infrastructure repairs. Reservations will not be required to...
Yosemite Climbers Face New Obstacle in Overnight Permits
Climbing El Capitan and the other famous big walls of Yosemite National Park will get a bit harder. The park added red tape to cut through before climbers can begin the physically grueling and mentally demanding feat of inching up vertical granite walls that take days to conquer and require...
Yosemite National Park No Longer Requiring Reservations; Mariposa Grove Remains Closed
Yosemite National Park is no longer requiring daily visitors to have reservations. "They were in place for February, and were lifted as of Monday, March 1," Yosemite National Park spokesman Scott Gediman tells GV Wire℠ by email. "We do not know if they will be in place for the summer." Yosemite initially required day-use...
Rain Heads To Fresno Tuesday, More Snow Expected in the Mountains Says National Weather Service
A blast of rain and snow is expected to hit Fresno and the surrounding mountains starting Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service's Hanford office. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Sierra Nevada Mountains from 6 a.m. Tuesday through 8 a.m. Wednesday. Snowfall totals of four...
15 Giant Sequoias Blew Over in Yosemite. Now the Park Works To Reopen
[aggregation-styles] LA Times Subscription First came the wind — gusts Yosemite National Park spokesman Scott Gediman estimated at 80 to 100 mph. Then came the crashing and crunching in the park’s Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias. Then rain and snow. Now, as the toll becomes clearer, Gediman said, the “Mono...
Storm Brings Over 2 Feet of Snow to Yosemite. Sheriff Search Locates Overdue Campers.
Over two feet of new snow was reported Wednesday morning in Yosemite's Tuolumne Meadows area by National Weather Service weather spotters. NWS is also expecting heavy snow throughout the remainder of Wednesday and into Friday throughout the foothills. Wind gusts as high as 40 miles per hour could occur throughout...
It Feels Like Spring Today in Fresno, but Cold Wet Weather Is Ahead
The prognosticators at the National Weather Service in Hanford have good news for Valley skiers and farmers. "All in all, the wet weather coming our way will be very replenishing," says the NWS in its Thursday morning weather discussion. "One week from today, we`ll be boasting about a healthy snowpack...
Sierra Nevada Mountains and Foothills Could See Snow Christmas Weekend, Valley Rain Expected
The National Weather Service in Hanford predicts a trough of low pressure will progress eastward across Northern California Friday night and Saturday. That means areas as far south as Shaver Lake could see snow, while many parts of the Central Valley will get 2 different chances for rain. If snow winds...
Hail Falls in Fresno as Local Freeze Warning Continues
Yosemite, Shaver Lake, and the Grapevine all received varying amounts of snowfall over the weekend. On the Valley floor, overnight temperatures in Fresno fell to 32 degrees Monday morning, down to 31 degrees in Lemoore and 30 in Madera, the National Weather Service office in Hanford said. Forecasters issued another...
Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks All Closing Due To Hazardous Air
Yosemite is the latest national park to close over smoke impacts and hazardous air quality. The iconic park joins Sequoia and Kings Canyon on the list of recreation spots that have shut their gates in recent days. The Forest Service had already announced the extension a temporary closure of all eighteen...