It's a hard call to make: Which season is the most stunning at Yosemite National Park? Some say it's winter.
But it's also safe to say that the unusual blanketing of snow,, has turned the already gorgeous national treasure into something even more beautiful.
More than 15-feet of snow has already fallen at the park, and 40 inches of snow fell on the valley floor – elevation 4,000 feet – on Tuesday alone, surpassing the old record of 36 inches for Feb. 28, set in 1969, park officials said. The valley's greatest-ever snow depth — 60 inches — was in 1907, a year after snowpack record-keeping began there.Cathedral Rocks covered in snow. Photo: Yosemite National Park Jan. 15, 2023
A white-breasted nuthatch perches on a tree in Tuolumne Meadows. Photo: Yosemite National Park Jan. 18, 2023A bobcat spotted in the snow at Yosemite National Park. Jan. 24, 2023Snow survey cabin. Photo: Yosemite National Park Jan. 24, 2023Budd Creek headwaters. Photo: Yosemite National park Feb. 8, 2023A men's bathroom is impassable because of snow blocking the door. Curry Village tents covered in snow. Photo: Yosemite National Park Feb.
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