Olmsted Point Plowing

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Yosemite National Park: Every spring, both visitors and locals look forward to the opening of the Tioga Road, a high-elevation pass that crosses Yosemite National Park. Get a glimpse of what it takes to clear snow from a section of the highway known for dangerous avalanches.

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Yosemite Presents, California, Seasonal Variations, Winter

Keywords

avalanches, california, ice, national park, olmsted point, plowing, snow, snow clearing, tioga road, yosemite

Date of Video

September 24, 2004

Video Location

Yosemite National Park, Yosemite, CA

GPS

37°44'42.73"N × 119°35'53.6"W

Credit

Courtesy of the National Park Service. For a large collection of audio and video podcast episodes on many classroom topics, visit the National Park Service on iTunes U.

Movie Number

2951