Yosemite advises against winter hikes on Half Dome trail

YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Thinking of hiking Half Dome soon? Yosemite National Park recommends you don't.

With wintertime peeking astir the corner, Yosemite National Park has begun removing climbing cables connected Half Dome.

Rangers accidental connected Wednesday the Half Dome Cables volition officially travel down for the wintertime season. Hikers are advised not to effort the trek up the upland way erstwhile the cables are down.

Park officials accidental the wintertime play gives the iconic landmark a remainder from dense ft postulation arsenic it rests successful its icy blanket.

Hikers tin look guardant to making the travel to the apical of Half Dome adjacent twelvemonth erstwhile the snowfall begins to thaw.