{"id":187646,"date":"2026-02-21T15:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/187646\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T15:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:36:26","slug":"avalanche-caught-on-camera-in-yosemite-some-areas-remain-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/187646\/","title":{"rendered":"Avalanche caught on camera in Yosemite, some areas remain closed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KMPH) \u2014 Visitors hoping to enter Yosemite National Park amid a powerful winter storm are facing closures, hazardous road conditions, and limited lodging options as heavy snow continues to affect the area.<\/p>\n<p>Yosemite National Park was closed on Thursday due to winter hazard conditions, including heavy snow, road closures, and chain requirements. <\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Max Loewenstein captured an avalanche in the park.<\/p>\n<p><p>Avalanche captured Friday in Yosemite by{ }Max Loewenstein @maxloew<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The closure stated that Yosemite National Park was closed through Friday due to heavy snowfall and falling trees.<\/p>\n<p>Some lodging in the park remains available.<\/p>\n<p><p>FOX26 News interviewed Max Loewenstein via Zoom shortly after he captured an avalanche inside Yosemite National Park.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>[RELATED] <a href=\"https:\/\/kmph.com\/news\/local\/looks-more-like-a-skating-rink-for-a-new-cars-movie-than-highway-168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Looking more like a skating rink for a new Cars Movie than Highway 168<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yosemite spokesperson Ranger Scott Gediman said Curry Village\/Yosemite Hospitality is closed, but Yosemite Valley Lodge and the Ahwahnee are open. <\/p>\n<p>Gediman said people with reservations are allowed to enter the Park via Highway 140.<\/p>\n<p><p>Winter weather at Yosemite National Park (Courtesy: NPS)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Gediman also said staff have been moved from soft-sided cabins to hard-sided cabins.<\/p>\n<p>Yosemite National Park will reopen on Saturday, February 21st.<\/p>\n<p>All campgrounds will remain closed until at least Friday, February 27th.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone planning travel to Yosemite during the storm is urged to check official National Park Service updates and the road hotline before heading out.<\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/yose\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here<\/a> for the latest conditions at Yosemite National Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KMPH) \u2014 Visitors hoping to enter Yosemite National Park amid a powerful winter storm&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187647,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[151,153,152],"class_list":["post-187646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield","tag-bakersfield-headlines","tag-bakersfield-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}