Memorial Day Weekend – You Get the Drift

By Bennett Owen

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Yellowstone? Limited access only, with snowdrifts of up to 25 feet.

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Tetons? Emergency avalanche crews out in force after heaviest snow pack in 45 years.

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Yosemite? The Half Dome Trail is still closed due to heavy snow.

Rocky Mountain National Park, Alpine Visitor Center Credit RMNP

Rocky Mountain National Park? The Trail Ridge road is closed – 17-foot snow drifts.

But there’s always a silver lining. Utah’s Snowbird ski resort is still open weekends, boasting another 18-inch dump earlier this week, for an incredible 756 inch total (so far!) You do the math, I’m watching these folks again:

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Credit: Snowbird.com

Credit: Snowbird.com