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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

Yosemite national park shut indefinitely after breaking 54-year daily snow record

View of a shuttle stop covered in snow at Yosemite national park
Park crews are working to restore critical services so visitors can safely return. Photograph: Yosemite national park

Yosemite national park has closed indefinitely, according to officials, as the park grapples with extensive snowfall that broke a 54-year-old daily record.

Nearly unprecedented snowfall across the US west has buried the park in snow up to 15ft deep in some areas. Parts of the west coast have seen record-breaking snow in recent days in what officials are calling a “once in a generation” event.

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