https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/ RSS Feed for Recent Blog Posts Thu, 28 May 2026 00:12:55 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-april-8-2026.htm Weather records were shattered across the western United States during the historic warm and dry March of 2026. Learn more about current conditions in this last post of the season. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/update-for-april-8-2026.htm 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