Yosemite Will Finally Reopen Weeks After Being Buried In 15 Feet of Snow

March 17, 2023

Yosemite National Park was closed to the public on February 25 when snowstorms blanketed California mountain regions. Officials had originally planned to open the park on Thursday, March 2, but a record-setting 40 inches of snow in a single day just prior forced an extension on the closure with no planned end date.Up to 15 feet of snow had covered the park in a short span, an event park officials called “once in a generation.” The Inertia