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rvn
I'm going go Glacier Point because it's a simplest and fastest way to get out of Yosemite Valley. I do not want to go upper thru Curry Village and then near Verdand and Nevada Falls because, as i remember from August, i saw marks that said that this trail can be closed. So i decided to go thru GP. If you can advice something else - i'm listening.
> I'd be impressed if you can pull that off in 4 days this time of year, right now
it is just plans. I'm not sure about snow depth in this area (right now). I saw historic data and i found that average snow depth in November usually around 14cm (5.5 inches). With this snow i'm do not even need snowshoes. But... on the other hand i saw shots from webcam and... i suppose snow depth is much more than usual 14cm so i need to take them and loose speed.
I'm sorry... maybe I missed something. Are you FLYING to Glacier Point?
You can't park there - Glacier Point road is closed for overnight parking, even if it were not closed due to snow.
To hike there, you will start from Curry/Vernal/Nevada Falls, via the Vernal Falls trail to the JMT to Clark Point to the cutoff back down to the trail above Vernal Falls - because the Mist Trail is closed, and the JMT between Clark Point is closed, both due to icy conditions that make them dangerous. And the Four Mile Trail is closed for the winter.
I suppose you could go via the Wawona Tunnel trailhead, up and across the rim on the Pohono Trail? Take your snowshoes....
I wasn't trying to be sarcastic, btw... just a bit agog that someone who's looked at the website where trail closures and weather conditions are posted thinks that Glacier Point is a destination? It's a long long slog in stormy winter conditions.
Ah... what I get for skimming previous posts. Yeah, Red Peak Pass. Three days? Hm. Skis?
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/2010 06:53PM by AlmostThere.