New Badger Pass Ski Area Webcam Offers a Picturesque View of Winter Sports in Yosemite

12.20.2012

Yosemite National Park provides a new way for Yosemite winter enthusiasts to stay connected

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif., December 20, 2012 ? California?s original ski area Badger Pass, now offers a high-definition webcam offering skiers and snowboarders the opportunity to check current conditions and watch the action on the slopes even if they are thousands of miles away.
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Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts at Yosemite, concessionaire for Badger Pass, installed the first high-definition webcam located at the family-friendly Badger Pass Ski Area. The webcam is a wide-angle lens that covers the base area and mountain from the Eagle Chair Lift to the Eagle Run. Pixelcaster is the manufacturer of the camera, which is the same webcam provider for the Yosemite Conservancy webcams throughout the park. ?Badger Pass Ski Area?s webcam can be viewed at YosemitePark.com/badger-webcam.aspx. Images can be enlarged, and the web page allows images to be directly shared through social media.
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Yosemite?s Badger Pass Ski Area has been operating as California?s original ski area for family fun since 1935. With 10 slope runs and five convenient lifts, families can experience a picturesque winter getaway with skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing, all at a fraction of the cost found at other ski resorts. In addition to affordable season passes, DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite offers several packages and discounted lift ticket offers for winter adventurers to hit the slopes without breaking the bank.
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For more information on winter activities in Yosemite, please visit www.YosemitePark.com?or call 801-559-4949. For 24-hour ski conditions, call 209-372-1000. To obtain Yosemite road and weather information, contact 209-372-0200.

Join the Badger Pass Ski Area conversation at Facebook.com/BadgerPass?and Twitter.com/SkiBadgerPass.
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About Badger Pass Ski Area
Founded in 1935, Yosemite's Badger Pass Ski Area enjoys the distinction of being California's first ski resort. Badger Pass is the gateway to some of the most beautiful vistas in the High Sierra, offering five convenient lifts and spacious groomed runs for downhill skiers and snowboarders, in addition to snowshoeing, snow tubing and cross-country ski trails. The Yosemite Ski School was established in 1928 and has taught generations of first-time skiers, snowboarders and telemarkers. Msnbc.com?listed Badger Pass Ski Area as a ?Top Ten Ski Resort Perfect for the Entire Family?. ?Badger Pass Ski Area is operated by DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite (DNC), an affiliate of Delaware North Companies and the authorized National Park Service concessionaire responsible for lodging, dining, guest recreation and transportation in Yosemite. For online lodging reservations and details regarding Badger Pass Ski Area, visit YosemitePark.com?or call 559-253-5676.?
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About Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts is an industry leader, providing Stewardship and Hospitality in Special Places SM with hotel, retail, food service, recreation and transportation operations at historic and scenic properties in North America and Australia. The company operates The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa in British Columbia; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; and in Niagara Falls State Park., as well as Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida and numerous operations within National Parks such as Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Sequoia, Olympic, Shenandoah and Yosemite. Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite and the Park Gate Lodges at Yellowstone, including the West Yellowstone Holiday Inn, Gray Wolf Inn and Suites and Yellowstone Park Hotel are owned and operated by the company. Internationally, the company operates five luxury resorts in Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island Resort, Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park. To learn more about Delaware North Companies? hospitality management expertise, visit http://www.delawarenorth.com/parks-and-resorts-home.aspx.
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