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Crater Lake; Rim Drive opens today -
July 11, 2008
People wanting to drive the entire distance around Crater Lake National Park’s 33-mile-long Rim
Drive can do so beginning today.
Crater Lake north entrance opened, but caution urged
- June 21, 2008
The north entrance to Crater Lake National Park opened for the summer at 8 a.m. Friday. Crews finished plowing the north entrance road that provides park access off Highway 138 on Thursday, then did a safety check to scan for icy patches and falling rocks before
opening the road for the summer season, park officials said.
Many Crater Lake services open, despite snow
- June 10, 2008
Persistent snow means some roads and all trails are closed at Crater Lake National Park, but visitors will find many concession services open.
Highway to Crater Lake cleared, open
- January 14, 2008
As of Saturday, Crater
Lake National Park announced Highway 62 has been cleared of
an avalanche and is open.
Where to go for
Thanksgiving snow: Mount Hood, Crater Lake offer best bets
-
November 21, 2007
Crater Lake National Park had about a foot of snow on the
ground at the park headquarters and a few inches more at the rim, said Dana
Barney, a cashier who was answering phones.
Crater
Rim Drive closes Friday evening -
November 7, 2007
Rim Drive and the north entrance road at Crater Lake National Park will
close for the season at 6 p.m, Friday.
Screaming wind downs forest trees: Crater Lake park, Prospect
area hit by gusts of up to 60 mph -
October 27, 2007
High winds toppled trees in the mountains around Prospect
and Crater Lake National Park Friday morning, closing forest roads and even
Highway 62 for a short time....
Crater Lake northern entrance opens today
-
May 24, 2007
Just in time for holiday travel this Memorial Day weekend, the
north entrance to Crater Lake National Park marks its annual
opening — extra early.
Survey says: Snow level 'nearly normal' -
December
29, 2006
Up at Crater Lake National Park, the snowpack was 72
inches at park headquarters on Thursday. The average for the
site, at 6,400 feet in elevation, is 62 inches for Dec. 29,
according to park records...
how much snow
does Crater Lake get each winter? -
December 14, 2006
How much snow does Crater Lake get each winter? A friend of mine had read
somewhere that it was the snowiest place in Oregon, at least in terms of
where people live. Is that true?..
Bybee Complex Fires - September 14, 2006
A fire burning at Crater Lake National Park has now grown to over 28-hundred
acres.
Snow job at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon
-
September 7, 2006
Upon arrival at Crater Lake for a remodeling project,
Tom Gerding and his crew met with a daunting sight.
WebCam now available to view
Crater Lake fire - September 7, 2006
There is a new tool being used to monitor fire at Crater
Lake National Park on the Bybee Wildland Fire Use Complex. A
webcam was recently installed at the Watchman Lookout,
providing a prime view of the fire and an updated image once
per hour from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. PDT.
Natural end
sought for Crater Lake
fire - September 06, 2006
Mother Nature remains squarely in charge of putting
out the 2,100-acre Bybee Fire complex burning in a remote
area of the Crater Lake National Park.
Official: Not enough firefighters
to go around - September 5, 2006
Short-handed fire crews fought a blaze Tuesday that
began just before Labor Day near a popular recreation area
on the west side of Oregon's Cascade Range, a state official
said.
Bybee Fire Complex Fact Sheet -
September 2, 2006
The Bybee Fire Use Complex is being managed to allow fire
to play its natural role in the ecosytem. Preservation of
natural processes is a primary mission of the National Park
Service.
Lightning-stoked burns still
growing - August 27, 2006
While the Bybee Wildland
Fire-Use Complex plays its natural role in burning
vegetation to improve the ecosystem, spreading to the north
and east, firefighters are managing it at its south and west
borders.
Newest Puzzle Fire near Mt.
Jefferson tops 4,100 Acres - August 22, 2006
Comprised of the Black Crater, Lake George, and
Puzzle fires, the Cascade Crest Complex Wildland
Fire has burned just short of 19,000 acres and
is estimated at 30 percent containment.
Weather makes firefighters work
harder
- August 20, 2006
Hot, dry weather and thunderstorms predicted for the next
few days will challenge firefighters battling four fires in
Oregon and four in Washington,
Tourists watch fire left to burn
at Crater Lake - August 7, 2006
Forest fire smoke wafts like steam over Crater Lake in the
early morning and an occasional tree erupts in flame. But
it’s not as ugly as it could be.
Crater Lake will help clear brush
- August 1, 2006
Federal officials plan to let a small lightning-caused fire burn
all summer through a remote part of Crater Lake National Park, taking
advantage of the flames to clear brush and improve wildlife habitat.
Prescribed burns planned at Crater
Lake - October 05, 2005
Recent snow and rain at Crater Lake National Park means that several
prescribed burns will be done in the coming weeks.
Falling trees do damage at Crater Lake
- November 19, 2004
"I could hear the wind howling and it was pretty
constant," remembers Taylor of a storm that rattled the park and toppled
trees between 6 and 8 p.m. Nov. 3. "In the middle of that was one good
gust that shook the house. It was kind of like the house wanted to move
a quarter of an inch."
Ten small fires burn in Crater
Lake park area
- August 16, 2004
Firefighters have been using eco-friendly tactics to contain
several small fires in remote areas of the Crater Lake National Park.
Crater Lake to reduce fire hazards -
July
02, 2004
Fire management staff at Crater Lake National Park are launching
a hazardous fuels reduction project on 270 acres in and around
Mazama Village near the park's south entrance.
Crater Lake road ready for drivers
Wednesday -
June
15, 2004
The North Entrance Road at Crater Lake National Park will
open to motorists noon Wednesday.
It's plow it out, lit snow, plow it out at Crater Lake
-
February 19, 2004
Keeping Klamath County's crown jewel accessible to the
public takes a lot of work, especially when three feet of snow pile up in
two days, as it did this week.
Rim Drive closes at Crater Lake -
November 07, 2003
East Rim Drive was closed earlier this week. Wednesday park officials
announced the closure of the North Entrance Road and Rim Drive.
East Rim at Crater closes for the
winter
- November 04, 2003
Park officials said the recent series of storms
has created snow and icy road conditions that resulted in the usual
seasonal closure.
At Crater Lake even ordinary years are pretty sensational
- July
07, 2003
After celebrating its 100th year as a national
park in 2002, the nation's sixth-oldest park is back to normal
operations this year.
Rim Drive is open - July 07, 2003
Chuck Lundy, Crater Lake National Park's
superintendent, said the opening means park visitors "may now enjoy the
spectacular views of Crater Lake from all of the many vista points along
this scenic drive."
North entrance ready for travel:
road to Crater Lake near Fort Klamath open to travelers -
June
07, 2003
The opening means that northbound summer travelers can enter the
park via the south entrance near Fort Klamath....
Crater Lake back to
normal, spectacular self
-
May 12, 2003
Park crews try to open
the section of Rim Drive between Rim Village and the North
Entrance by late May or early June.
Snow closes Crater Lake's Rim
Drive - November 13, 2002
The North Entrance Road and Rim Drive at Crater
Lake National Park closed for the winter on Tuesday after recent storms
finally brought snow and icy road conditions.
Controlled burns set for Monday at
Crater Lake - June 16, 2002
About 32 acres will be burned over a two- to four-day period in
the ponderosa pine/mixed conifer forest in the southwest corner
of the park.
Crater Lake's north entrance open
- June 05, 2002
The road allows motorists traveling along Highway 97 to enter
the park through the south entrance near Fort Klamath and exit
to Diamond Lake and Chemult without having to backtrack.
Going postal for Crater
Lake
- January 13, 2002
6,500 feet up and 16 feet deep: when you work at Crater Lake, the
snowfall comes with the territory - December 20, 2001
Steve Mark suggests that all new National Park
Service employees facing their first winter at Crater Lake be
required to watch "The Shining."
Forest agencies plan underburns - October 25, 2001
Fire season may not be over yet, but don't expect
fire engines to chase every plume of smoke rising in the local
forests this fall.
Crews work to snuff 100+ fires - September 19, 2001
Seven small lightning-sparked fires are being
allowed to burn themselves out under the watchful eyes of fire
officials in the Crater Lake National Park.
Firefighters mop up blazes from
thunderstorm - September 18, 2001
Scores of firefighters on Monday attacked dozens of
the nearly 100 small wildfires left from a weekend thunderstorm that
generated more than 7,000 lightning strikes in Southern Oregon.
Remote blazes pose challenge for
firefighters
- July 16, 2001
Lightning strikes ignited 10 small fires in Crater Lake
National Park recently, but the remoteness of some is making
it difficult for crews to put them out.
Crater Lake National Park sets
north entrance opening date - April 12, 2001
Unusually low snow at Crater Lake National Park
means that the park can schedule dates when it plans to open roads
normally buried by deep snow.
Cold air heralds arrival of
weekend
- September 01, 2000
Unseasonably cool temperatures were expected to
hit Southern Oregon today, and rain showers could dampen campers and
picnickers Saturday and Sunday.
Officials wait
for chance to burn: weather conditions delay monitored
procedures
-
October 16, 1999
Fire crews at Crater Lake National Park are scanning the
horizon for signs of coming wet weather to end the continued
high fire
danger.
A mountain transformed into a winter playground: lured by chairlifts and
a striking lodge, skiers flock to Mount Ashland - September 30, 1999
The Mount Ashland Ski Area offered Rogue Valley skiers a
convenient place to enjoy a sport that was gaining
popularity across the United States in the 1960s. Rope tows
hauled skiers to the top of the hills, sparing them the
arduous work of climbing for each run.
Crater Lake
park undertakes planned burning of 415 acres
- September 28, 1999
More than 400 acres soon will burst into flames at Crater
Lake National Park, and firefighters don't plan to do much
about it.
Snow falls at Crater Lake, Mount
Ashland - August 31, 1999
The
calendar says it's still summer, but Monday's weather in parts
of Southern Oregon suggested that it's really winter.
Park workers push to clear roads:
Rim Drive has
four miles open
-
May 26, 1999
The foreman of the Crater Lake National Park road crew who is
skinning a D-7H Caterpillar -- a growling mechanical tabby weighing
some 55,000 pounds -- is using every trick he knows to stay atop the
slippery mountains of snow blocking the park's rim roads this year.
Snow buries Crater park: late
opening likely because of depth
- March 04, 1999
Ongoing snow storms have buried buildings at Crater Lake
National Park, likely delaying the opening of park facilities
this spring and summer.
More snow:
South Oregon
receives another weather pasting - February 09, 1999
Snow was accumulating
in the mountains Monday night and falling, but not sticking
on the Rogue Valley floor as of 11 p.m.
Have umbrella near this winter:
forecasters say La Nina will bring wetter weather -
October 20, 1998
Weather forecasters ranging from the Oregon Climate Service to
"The Old Farmer's Almanac" predict a very wet winter for the
Northwest, citing a periodic weather phenomenon known as La Nina.
Its last visit, caused by cooling water temperatures in the Pacific
Ocean, delivered 1997's New Year's Day flood.
No shortage of snow: Shasta Ski Park crews keep busy
-
March 2, 1998
Storms rolled across Northern California one after another in
January and February, burying the Mount Shasta Ski Park in 15 to 20
feet of snow.
Warning: Beware of avalanche
- February 4, 1998
Stiff winds and unseasonably heavy snows have triggered avalanche
warnings for Southern Oregon's back woods.
Chilly storm delivers snow to
higher areas - October 10, 1997
A cool, early-season storm dumped as much as two inches
of rain on much of the Rogue Valley Wednesday, and lingering
snow showers could make for hazardous driving in mountain
passes today.
Fire scorches
acre of Wizard Island
- July 23, 1997
The fire started late Monday morning and smoldered through
Tuesday afternoon. It blackened manzanita brush, grass and
four trees in steep terrain on the 600-acre island.
Crater Lake Entrance Closed
- October 25, 1970
Visitors to Crater Lake
National Park can enter only through the south entrance,
park officials said Friday.
Ski Areas Are Keeping Open
- November 17, 1946
The national park service closed
the door Saturday against winter use of Yellowstone, Glacier
and Teton parks, but promised snow sports on a prewar basis
in half a dozen other areas.
Snow Falls on Southern Oregon
- September 22, 1945
Unexpected snow over southern Oregon mountains closed part of Crater Lake
National Park today, halted filming of a motion picture, and trapped a woman and
three children in a snowdrift.
Roads to
Crater Lake Area Open
-
November 25, 1935
The south and west entrance roads
to Crater Lake from Klamath Falls and from Medford, will be kept
open throughout the Winter, according to information received by
the National Automobile Club from David Canfield, superintendent
of Crater Lake National Park.
Crater Lake
Road Open
- July 3, 1929
Roads in Crater Lake National
Park are now open to the rim of the Crater, reports the
California State Automobile Association, but the road around
the rim will not be open for some time yet.
Highway Closed
to Crater Lake By Early Snows
-
November 22, 1925
After one of the most gorgeous Octobers that ever blessed
Oregon, the snow finally closed Crater Lake National Park on November 3. The
park now rests under its white winter mantle and travel is definitely suspended.
Possibly the road may again become negotiable
Snow at Crater Lake
- February 4, 1921
The depth of snow at Crater Lake
rim is 11 feet and at a camp five miles lower down is 10
feet, according to word received by Superintendent Alex
Sparrow of Crater Lake National Park
More Troops
Will Fight Forest Fires
- August 20, 1910
Five Hundred Men Called from American Lake to Southern
Oregon -- Many Lives Are in Danger, The soldiers will be
divided between the fires now ravaging the Crater lake
national forest
August Snow at Crater Lake
-
August 29, 1882
There was on August 1st ten feet of snow at Crater Lake, Oregon.
