Just doing my normal routine of checking out the webcams and got really lucky! Avalanche in progress at 4:53pm http://i.imgur.com/mufszyB.png 2 mins later showing the snow falling into the canyon at 4:55pm http://i.imgur.com/JGaKp5z.png sorry wasn't sure how to embed the photos.by mattnz - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Awesome, thanks for the links! those photos are exactly what I'm after, gives a great idea of what I can expect going up the falls. The view across the valley to half dome looks pretty amazing, and clear for most of the way up (maybe to the bottom of the upper falls I'm guessing?) Looks like there wasn't much snow at all. From what i've seen on the webcams there's quite a bit more than that, bby mattnz - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks all again for the really useful advice! chick-on; those are some great photos, have spent a bit of time looking through some of yours and it seems like you're pretty intrepid - nice! love some of those photos where it looks like you've made first tracks in the snow, that is the kind of hiking I'd love to have the time and gear for! QITNL; yep definitely considering the sun angle - loby mattnz - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Thanks for the useful info, that's given me some more ideas to look at. I'd looked into skiing around badger - I did a little cross-country when I was younger, but was thinking it might be a bit too much to bite off, or difficult to organise renting the right gear etc. Since I would want to take a bit of photography gear it might be a bit tough to re-learn my technique with a fair bit of weby mattnz - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion
Hello there knowledgeable Yosemite folk. I'm in the park for a couple of nights in mid Feb for the first time. Really looking forward to taking some landscape shots as I'm a fairly keen photographer. I really want to get up out of the valley and from what I've read, unless there has been a recent snowfall this shouldn't be too difficult on the more popular trails - is this correct? I unby mattnz - Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & Discussion