Watch Tree Fall and Building Burn in Yosemite Snow
A big winter snowstorm in Yosemite National Park has toppled trees and damaged buildings in the park. Many roads are closed and over 150 employees are more/less stranded without power. No one was injured during the storm, which from Monday through Wednesday dumped 100 cm of snow on Yosemite Valley. The park is open, but all visitor services at Half Dome Village remained closed Friday, as the damage was assessed and repairs begun.
About 50 guest cabins at Half Dome Village were damaged or destroyed, as well as 50 to 70 housing units for concession employees. “Visitor and employee safety remains the highest priority for the National Park Service and the park concessioner,” the statement from the park service said.
Many videos are being posted to Instagram of trees falling and snow accumulating. In the lower video, a cabin burns during the snowstorm.