With advance reservations, you can ski to Glacier Point and stay overnight in a hut, complete with prepared meals. The Cross-Country Ski School, like its downhill counterpart at Badger Pass, is staffed by instructors certified by the Professional Ski Instructors of America. Stay in YCS accommodations any day Sunday through Thursday, between January 3 and March 25, and each registered guest in your room receives a free Badger Pass Ski Area lift ticket for the following day. Join a park ranger on a walk into the winter woods on snowshoes. See the Yosemite Guide for details.
Tours leave several times daily from hotels.
Special Events Yosemite hosts special events from November to March. Reservations are accepted up to a year in advance. This popular Christmas pageant fills The Ahwahnee with music and song during the Christmas holidays. Lottery application forms are accepted from December 15 through January 15 for the following year's dinner. The Wawona Hotel is draped with natural garlands and filled with Christmas cheer throughout the holidays.