--It's been a little bit cooler in the canyon this week. Temperatures are in the seventies in the sun and in the upper-fifties in the shade. There were a few wind events, but it didn't seem to keep people from climbing.
--This website shows hourly trends in Red Rock. This is a good place to see just how much the temperatures vary in the desert between day and night.
--There are open campsites at the 13 Mile Campground.
--The Red Rock Scenic Drive is now open from 6 in the morning until 8 in the evening.
--If you are doing a long route and don’t think that you’ll be back to the car by 8, then be sure to call 702-515-5050 to obtain a late exit permit.
--A new parking lot is currently under construction at the start of the Black Velvet Road. If you wish to climb in Black Velvet Canyon you will need to access it via an alternative route.
CASCADES:
--It snowed throughout the Cascades over the last week. Some areas were definately hit harder than others. There were a few areas where the snow made it all the way down below the foothills and even into the cities.
--Forecast for the West Slope of the Cascades.
--Forecast for the East Slope of the Cascades.
--Forecast for Mount Rainier.
--With the new snow there were places in the Cascades where the avalanche danger grew significantly over the weekend. At least one party was involved in an avalanche. Click here to read the story.
--A video was posted on YouTube of some skiers up at Kendall Ridge near Snoqualmie Pass this weekend. It looks like it's the middle of the winter!
--It looks like the crews are slowly making their way through Washington Pass. The following came to the AAI office from the Washington State Department of Transportation. "We only got 2 inches of new snow this weekend, so crews found nothing to hold them up Monday morning. Most of the crew continues to work clearing the 50-foot piles of snow below LibertyBell Mountain using caterpillars, loaders and excavators instead of snowblowers due to the rocks that came down the avalanche chutes, just east ofWashington Pass. However, we were successful in ferrying the snow blowerspast LB4 so they could start clearing the 1/2 mile from there to WashingtonPass and beyond. Avalanche Control Tech Mike Stanford took two photos showing blowers at work clearing to Washington Pass and two more showing a snow cat and ablower working about 2 miles west of Washington Pass (toward Rainy) below Whistler Mountain." To see the photos, click here.
SIERRA:
--For up to date avalanche and weather reports in the Eastern Sierra, click here.
--Rangers in Yosemite National Park recently posted the following winter backcountry conditions on the NPS website.
ALASKA RANGE:
ALPS:
--Chamonix and Mont Blanc Regional Forecasts may be found here.
--This website has snow reports for ski resorts throughout the Alps.
--This report of a ski tour in the alps is dreadfully out-of-date. But the photos are absolutely stunning. Click here to read the report. If this trip report gets you as psyched as I was reading it, you might want to look into our ski tours in the Alps.
MOUNT EVEREST:
--Summit conditions on Mount Everest are updated every day here. Estimated summit conditions today on Everest at 6 pm Nepal time. -29 C, winds 54 knots from the northwest and partly cloudy.
