Park officials stress that there are still many unknowns that are likely to change these dates, and plan to issue regular updates to their projections.
Ski resorts and wineries may ultimately benefit, but in many areas, impassable stretches of highway and major wind and water damage will take weeks or months to repair.
Officials in Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks are working to assess the damage after heavy snow and torrential rain in recent weeks, and say that while they are working