Yosemite national park shut indefinitely after breaking 54-year daily snow record

Nearly unprecedented levels of snow have buried the park, with the powder piling up to 15ft deep in some areas

Yosemite national park has closed indefinitely, according to officials, as the park grapples with extensive snowfall that broke a 54-year-old daily record.

Nearly unprecedented snowfall across the US west has buried the park in snow up to 15ft deep in some areas. Parts of the west coast have seen record-breaking snow in recent days in what officials are calling a “once-in-a-generation” event.