KQED Central Valley Bureau Chief Sasha Khokha passed on the news that all roads leading to Yosemite National Park are closed. Visitors currently in the park have the option of joining a 2:00 p.m. convoy out of the park, chains required.
From the National Park Service website:
As of 10:30 a.m. March 21, all roads leading into Yosemite National Park are temporarily closed due to snow, ice, mudslides, fallen trees and downed power lines. In the last 24 hours, a winter storm has dropped over 3.5 feet of snow throughout the park in areas including Yosemite Valley, Wawona, and Crane Flat.
The phone number for information on roads inside the park is 209-372-0200. For news on roads outside the park contact Caltrans at 1-800-427-7623.
From the Associated Press:
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — All roads into Yosemite National Park have been temporarily closed after a major storm dumped snow, caused mudslides and downed trees and power lines.
Park officials said Monday that power is out across Yosemite Valley and about 200 visitors are being evacuated.
Officials say the weekend storm dropped more than 3.5 feet of snow throughout the park in the last 24 hours, including in Yosemite Valley, Wawona, and Crane Flat.
Highways 41, 120 and 140 entering the park have been closed.
The California Highway Patrol says Highway 41 has been reopened outside the park despite hazardous conditions from snow and toppled trees. Downed trees and power lines have also shut down Highway 140 outside the park between El Portal and Midpines.
Officials say they're not sure when those roads will reopen.