Conditions Report -- September 17, 2008

NORTHWEST:

--Forecast for the West Slope of the Cascades.

--Forecast for the East Slope of the Cascades.

--Forecast for Mount Rainier.

--Forest Service Road Report for Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

--On September 20th and 21st there will be several groups of Mountaineers in the Vantage/Frenchman Coulee Area. They are likely to use the Feathers, Sunshine Wall, Riverview,and the Green Wall. To avoid crowding, it would be good to avoid those areas.

--These guys cycled up to Mount Hood and then climbed it this week. This guy soloed the south side of Mount Baker. And these guys messed around with the difficult and dangerous Johannesburg Mountain.

Bob Wiebe rips it up on the Ptarmigan Ridge. Photo by Gabe Wiebe.

--Every week of the summer that there's less snow, the skiers still surprise us by continuing to chase skiable snow. These guys found lots of snow on the Ptarmigan Ridge. These guys went for it on the Muir Snowfield. And this team got up to the Coleman Pinnacle.

Gabe Wiebe on the Ptarmigan Ridge. Photo by Bob Wiebe.

SIERRA:

--For up to date avalanche and weather reports in the Eastern Sierra, click here.

Mount Whitney in late season conditions.

--These guys climbed a route on Mount Conness in a mildly outdated trip report from the Sierra.
These guys climbed Temple Crag and Mount Sill. And here is a photo-heavy trip report from a multi-peak road trip to the Sierra.

ALPS:

--Chamonix and Mont Blanc Regional Forecasts may be found here.

ALASKA RANGE:

--Forecast for Denali

--The Alaska season is over until April of 2009.

RED ROCK CANYON:

-- The climbing season in Red Rock Canyon has officially started! Our first trip of the season went out yesterday and encountered temperatures in the upper nineties in the sun, but mid-seventies in the shade. The local climbing ranger has indicated that a number of people are requesting late exit permits. People are definitely getting after it on the shady aspects of the canyon!

CLIMBING MAGAZINE WEATHER:

Climbing Magazine weather reports for Yosemite, Denali and Rainier may be found here.