Yosemite high country gets a foot of snow, Ostrander Hut lottery a go

Dawn light across the Yosemite high country Sunday unveiled a sparkling winter scene. The first big storm of the season transformed the high Sierra. At the same time, applications for the annual lottery for Ostrander Hut, the spectacular cross-country ski destination out of Badger Pass, are now open with deadline of Nov. 19. At Tuolumne Meadows,