<HTML>nothing official yet, but if you're into optimistic hearsay a park visitor was told they go up tomorrow, tues 5/20 ! http://makeashorterlink.com/?I23F36F94</HTML>by craig - General Discussion
<HTML>More info from the YNP daily report. Some good news to report! The Vernal/Nevada Falls corridor has been fully opened from the winter route status. This gives hikers access to all parts of the trail system to the top of Nevada Fall. Icy conditions are likely to persist on cold mornings, so care should be taken until things really warm up. We will be partially opening the Four Mile Tby craig - General Discussion
<HTML>this is the latest from the nps web site The cables to the top of Half Dome are down. The cables will not be put up this week (5/11) due to snow conditions along the cable route. The route will be re-evaluated for next week (week of 5/18). The Mist Trail and all of the John Muir Trail in the Vernal/Nevada Falls area are both open. The Four Mile Trail is closed for the winter due toby craig - General Discussion
<HTML>an anonymous poster on another message board reported the following: >NPS has all the equipment on the Tioga Rd so they are letting the Glacier >Point Rd melt out naturally. The Tioga Rd has been plowed past >Porqupine Campground and they are trying for a Memorial Day opening >as they all have to get to Bishop for Mule days.</HTML>by craig - General Discussion
<HTML>I am also planning on making a Half Dome attempt during Memorial Day week, but with all this late snow I'm starting to think about alternatives. Right now my alternate plan is to hike the Mist Trail to the Panorama Trail to Glacier Point, and then down the Four Mile Trail. It is also rather ambitious (13.1 miles ~4000 total vertical gain), but if the Glacier Pt. road is closed, I'veby craig - General Discussion
<HTML>from nws web site below. for those in the know, how are these late springs storms likely to affect things like road opening dates, half dome cables, etc. ? any opinions welcome; i know no one can predict the future. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT CAZ070>073-NVZ001>005-231100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 255 PM PDT TUE APR 22 2003 ...ANOTHER LATE SEby craig - General Discussion
<HTML>I can't answer the latter question, although I'm grippin' on the Half Dome Cables being up by May 29th! But I can help with some message boards I've found on Yosemite NP: halfdomecam.com message board http://groups.msn.com/HalfDomeCamcom/messageboard.msnw Yosemite National Park Chat Page http://www.yosemite.national-park.com/wwwboard/yosechat.htm Yosemitecampers Forum http://yosemby craig - General Discussion
<HTML>It took me a second before this would compute; Warren, the first poster of this thread made a typo. He obviously means March 30, not May.</HTML>by craig - General Discussion