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Crews in Yellowstone National Park were slammed by more than a foot of snow after attempting to open interior roads Friday.
“Due to extremely heavy snow received this week,” …
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Crews in Yellowstone National Park were slammed by more than a foot of snow after attempting to open interior roads Friday.
“Due to extremely heavy snow received this week,” officials wrote on social media, “the park’s efforts to open interior roads by April 15 have been delayed.”
Thanks to progress made clearing large snow drifts, the West Entrance to Old Faithful stretch and Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris were able to open midday Friday. The road between the North Entrance, Mammoth Hot Springs and Northeast Entrance is open year-round.
The Norris to Canyon Village stretch finally opened Saturday at about 11 a.m. The National Weather Service is forecasting snow through the week in the park, including today (Tuesday), and Thursday through the weekend.
East Entrance to Lake Village and Canyon Village to Lake Village stretches are scheduled to open May 6, followed by the Cooke City to Chief Joseph Scenic Byway stretch May 11.
The South Entrance opens May 13, with access to West Thumb, Lake Village and Old Faithful (Craig Pass).
