Nordic Trail Conditions: Call Badger Pass Ranger Station for current conditions. Phone: (209) 372-0409
Avalanche Conditions: Although no avalanche forecasting is conducted within Yosemite National Park, the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center posts avalanche advisories for the High Sierra. Go to http://www.esavalanche.org for the Eastern Sierra Avalanche Center and click on advisory. The ESAC site is updated several times a week and more often during weather events.
Activities: Ranger guided snowshoe walks are offered daily at 10:30 a.m. Meet in front of the A-Frame. Snowshoes are provided; a $5 donation is requested for wear and tear on the snowshoes. The walk is generally two hours long and is moderately strenuous (travel approximately two miles). NO reservations required.
Questions: For weather or Nordic ski-related questions, you may call the Badger Pass Ranger Station from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 209-372-0409.
Other useful information:
DNC Snow Phone: 209-372-1000, then press 5
YA/Ostrander Reservations: 209-372-0740
Badger Pass Ski Area website: http://www.yosemitepark.com/DailySnowReport.aspx
Glacier Point Ski Hut overnight outings (DNC): 209-372-8444
New Ski Bus Shuttle: Every Saturday & Sunday through Sunday, April 4th Departs Miller’s Mountain Sports in Oakhurst at 7:00AM / Departs Badger Pass at 3:45PM Arrives back at Miller’s Mountain Sports at 5:30PM $10.00 per person, round trip. Price includes entrance to Yosemite National Park For Information: (209) 382-8430