Daily Report - Yosemite National Park Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Daily Report - Yosemite National Park
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
WEATHER
Yosemite Valley
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind between 3
and 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 36. North wind
between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. North northwest wind between
3 and 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind
between 7 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 44. East northeast wind between 12 and 15
mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
El Portal
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind around 6 mph
becoming calm.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind around 6
mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. North northwest wind between
5 and 8 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. East northeast wind
between 5 and 13 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 63. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph
becoming south southeast.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Wawona
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming north
northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind between 3 and
5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind between
5 and 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Northeast wind between
3 and 11 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 58. East wind between 7 and 10 mph
becoming calm.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 55.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
HAPPENING TODAY
NPS Forestry Crews continues to remove encroaching vegetation, trimming
trees and removing hazard trees along the El Portal Road from Park Line
eastward to Pohono Bridge. This week, work will continue from Cascades
toward the Valley. Work will continue as long as weather allows. Traffic
control will be in place from 8:30am to 4:30pm. (L.Castro-01/18/11)
PARK AND PARTNER NEWS
Community Update: Yosemite Medical Clinic
On January 1 of this year, the National Park Service (NPS) assumed
responsibility for the Yosemite Medical Clinic. The existing agreement
between the NPS and the United States Public Health Service (PHS) has been
expanded with PHS personnel coming to the park in the near future to
provide clinical care.
During this transition period, the building is undergoing extensive
renovations while the park awaits the arrival of staff. NPS crews and
contractors are installing a new floor, painting the interior, working on
the heating and air conditioning systems, as well as implementing other
improvements to the building.
While building renovations are underway, Yosemite National Park Rangers are
staffing a Triage Station in the parking lot of the clinic to assess and
treat injuries to park employees and park visitors. There is also
ambulance service available from Yosemite Valley, Badger Pass, Wawona, and
El Portal.
We are very excited to announce that Dr. Ralph Groves has accepted the
physician position for the clinic. Currently Dr. Groves and his family are
coming to the park from Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he works at an Indian
Health Services hospital.
Vanessa Hadley has accepted the position of Nurse Manager. She is
currently assigned to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
(NOAA) on the east coast.
Another Nurse position is still in the recruitment and selection process.
Paramedic and other positions are currently open job announcements and will
be filled soon.
We would like to thank the transition team for all their effort to date and
the leadership that Dave Pope is providing. There is a significant amount
of effort involved and it is greatly appreciated. (Don Neubacher and
Charles Cuvelier).(K.Cobb-01/18/11)
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Badger Pass Daily Snow Report
Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Downhill Operations
Base Depth: 90” – 96”
New Snow: 0”
Snow Conditions:Powder, Packed Powder
Forecast:Sunny
Temperature::High 60 Low 34
Runs Groomed: Bruin, Eagle, Badger, Turtle, Beaver
Lifts Open: Turtle, Bruin, Eagle, Badger
Runs open: All
Many features (14) in our two terrain parks!!! One is on Eagle run with
boxes, rails, rollers and a jump while the Beaver run hosts 4 big-air
jumps, rollers and boxes!! Come try them out!!
Cross Country Conditions
Groomed XC trails: Freshly groomed from Badger Pass to Glacier Point on
Friday Night January 14, 2011. Groomed to Bridalveil Campground on Monday
Night, January 17th, 2011.
XC trail snow conditions: Excellent
Tubing Hill: Two Sessions Per Day 11:30 – 1:30 & 2:00 – 4:00
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EMPLOYEE NEWS
The Yosemite Office of Emergency Services is hosting the annual Parkmedic
refresher and continuing education class. This course will cover the
required curriculum for the USDOT and National Registry EMT-Intermediate/85
provider. The class will consist of lecture, 911 simulations, pre/post
self-assessments and practical skill evaluation.
Dates: February 21-25, 2011
Time: 0800-1630hrs.
Location: East Auditorium, Yosemite Valley
Tuition: None
Please forward all nominations or questions to Scott Jacobs call VDO
(209)372-0224 (R.M.Stark--1/18/11)
ACTING DESIGNATIONS
David Engelstad will be Acting Branch Chief for the Design Branch of
Project Management beginning Tuesday, January 18, 2011, through Friday,
January 21, 2011, while Randy Fong is out of the park. David can be
reached at 379-1277 or you may leave a message with Theodora Burciaga at
379-1221. (S.J.Henderson-01/18/11)
Jay Shields will be Acting Mather District Ranger until further notice.
Brenna Lissoway (379-1283) will be the Acting Park Archivist while Paul
Rogers is on a detail as the Acting Regional Archivist (PWR). If you have
need to access the Archives, or have archive related questions, you can
call 379-1282 or 379-1104.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
NOTICE OF PG&E PLANNED ELECTRIC SERVICE INTERRUPTION
PG&E will be replacing electrical power poles throughout the El Portal area
on Saturday January 22 from 9:00am-3:00pm. This outage will affect all of
El Portal, Badger Pass, Chinquapin and Glacier Point/Hwy 41. Unsafe weather
conditions or an unforeseen emergency may force a cancelation at the last
minute. For further information on this outage, please call Heather
Gonzales, Planned PG&E Coordinator, at 209-726-5588. Thank you.
(K.Bablitch-01/18/11)
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Yosemite West - 1 bedroom, 1 bath with utilities for $750 monthly and $250
security deposit required. Available from January 15, 2011 - May 15, 2011.
Contact Kevin at 209 966-7417. C.Baker-01/18/11)
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Carabiner Live Music
This week is HUGE for live music in Yosemite. Wednesday, Jan. 19, will be
one of the biggest nights ever, and you're all invited. It'll start
around 8pm with a live DJ opening for the Staxx Brothers who are opening
for THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME!! The Pimps are back by extremely popular demand
for their 3rd show in Yosemite - don't miss it. Then on Friday 21, we will
have Mama's Cookin starting at 9pm, and Saturday will be DJ Zeb at the same
time. All shows end at midnight and are free to all the Yosemite locals.
The Carabiner opens each night at 5pm with great dinner specials, a killer
salad bar, and the best pizza in town! (E. Brosk - 1/13/11)
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