Snow surveyors measure the snow
Snow surveyors measuring snow between Paradise Meadow and Wilma Lake -- NPS photo

Yosemite Snow Survey Results: February, 2020

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YOSEMITE — The February snow survey results are in, say officials in Yosemite National Park.

“Snowpack (based on water content) is 68% of average for the Tuolumne River basin and 59% of average for the Merced River basin,” the park announced on social media. “That said, it’s far too early to make predictions about road openings or spring conditions: we have many potentially snowy weeks left.”

Here’s hoping!

Ski-clad snow surveyors stand on snowy bank in Yosemite under blue skies
Yosemite snow surveyors at Wilma Lake snow course – NPS photo
Ski-clad snow surveyors in Yosemite
Yosemite snow surveyor skiing near Falls Creek — NPS photo

 

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