https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/ RSS Feed for Recent Blog Posts Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:50:47 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-april-1-2026.htm We completed the April 1 snow surveys this week. This was one of the more interesting and challenging months of our snow survey career. Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-april-1-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-25-2026.htm The average high temperature this week was 65°F. This is 22 degrees above average for March. In fact, 65°F is the average high temperature for June here in Tuolumne Meadows! This unprecedented heat wave has caused a rapid melting of the snowpack (aka California’s largest reservoir) at all elevations. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-25-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-18-2026.htm This week, Bridgeport Avalanche Center held an avalanche and snow science refresher for Yosemite National Park employees who travel and work in avalanche terrain. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-18-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-11-2026.htm It was a warm and dry week here in the central Sierra Nevada. It appears that the spring runoff has begun, about a full month or so earlier than most years. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-11-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-4-2026.htm Our snow surveys started with lots of trail breaking and have now ended with rather fast travel conditions on a springlike snow surface. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-march-4-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-25-2026.htm The week started out with 16 inches of low-density snow and cold temperatures. Then it rained.... Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-25-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-18-2026.htm The dancing worked! From almost thirty-four days of no snow to full on winter… Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-18-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-11-2026.htm It was another warm and dry week here in Tuolumne Meadows. As of this writing, however, a few flakes are starting to fall and we are hopeful for a change to the high-pressure pattern that has dominated the Sierra Nevada weather for over a month. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-11-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-4-2026.htm The first days of February feel like most of January…. dry and warm. Appropriately, it has been a bit like the movie Groundhog Day (each day just like the last). Sat, 07 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-february-4-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-january-28-2026.htm High pressure continues to dominate the weather pattern across the western United States. This means that in Tuolumne Meadows temperatures were above average and precipitation was nil. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-january-28-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-january-21-2026.htm It was a quiet weather week across the Tuolumne Meadows area. The average high temperature was a balmy 56 degrees, which is 16 degrees above the January average. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-january-21-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-january-14-2026.htm The wax and scraper, indeed, came in handy this week. And no sooner than one trail was broken, another would be erased by the wind. Although the snow is now littered with pine needles, there is no shortage of sunshine or powder. Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-january-14-2026.htm