WATCH: Avalanche Rocks National Park, “It Sounded Like A Bomb Going Off”

An avalanche recently rocked Yosemite National Park in California.

The massive torrent of snow and ice was captured by hiker Mikey Wright, who was trekking through the park at the time.

“It Sounded Like A Bomb Going Off,” Wright said as he described the avalanche bringing down a 300-ft wide chunk of snow.

Avalanches are a common event during the region at this time when the snow accumulated from the long winter months begins to melt during the Spring.

Watch the moment it happened below:

A hiker in Yosemite caught video footage of a massive avalanche off in the distance

🎥 Mikey Wright pic.twitter.com/leEsFKaMAP

— SFGATE (@SFGate) April 13, 2024

Newsweek featured this statement from Yosemite National Park’s Facebook page about a recent, and unusually heavy, storm in the area:

“Along with the snow, came the highest sustained winds Rob and Laura had observed in their 13 years here as winter rangers.

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While you might expect all the fresh snow to leave behind a blanketed landscape, the extreme winds blew snow in all different directions creating a variety of ski and avalanche conditions.”

Weather services have been providing updates on the heavy snowfall that has accrued in the park all Winter and extending into Spring:

Yosemite National Park looking beautiful and serene following this week's spring snowfall ❄️ pic.twitter.com/wlvjtXBayn

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) April 7, 2024

A beautiful drive through the fresh snow at Yosemite National Park! 🌨️ pic.twitter.com/DujT31oYES

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) January 5, 2024

Yosemite National Park Tuolumne Meadows March 27, 2024 Winter Update – New Snow: 20 Inches#MariposaCounty #MaderaCounty #Yosemite #MercedCounty #FresnoCountyhttps://t.co/BmZU4pickq

— SIERRA SUN TIMES (@SIERRASUNTIMES) March 28, 2024

USA Today added:

Yosemite, located in a valley along the western Sierra Nevada mountains in California, is one of the most-visited national parks in the U.S., bringing in over 3.8 million visitors in 2023, per national park data.