RED ROCK CANYON:
--Webcam for Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.--The late exit and overnight permit number for Red Rock Canyon is 702-515-5050. If there is any chance that you will be inside the park after closing, be sure to call this number so that you don't get a ticket.--The entrance to the scenic drive had a parking area for those who wanted to carpool up until approximately April of 2009. That lot has now become employee parking and people who want to carpool are required to park at the lot outside the Scenic Drive exit.
--The scenic drive currently opens its gates at 6 in the morning.
JOSHUA TREE:
-- Trip report for a weekend of punishment in J-Tree, click here.
-- Certain areas of J Tree are closed due to Raptor nesting season. Check out Friends of Joshua Tree for more information.
--Forecast and average temperatures for Joshua Tree National Park.
--Webcam for Joshua Tree National Park.
NORTHWEST:
Photo Credit Steph Abegg.
--"Mt Stuart at its best." Check out this trip report and this one for the Stuart Glacier Couloir.
-- AAI Program Coordinator Dana Hickenbottom reports:
Photo Credit Dana Hickenbottom
"Here are a couple pictures from the N. Cascades Highway on Friday April 30. The pictures aren’t going to be a super good representation of the current conditions since they just got about a foot of new snow up there on Sunday night. But what the heck, at least it is something.
Here is what I found:
Snowpack up from the hairpin was stable prior to the recent dumping of snow. There was evidence of some small point release avalanches but no major activity. There was still a good amount of snow on the upper ledges of the East Buttress of the South Early Winter Spire, which would make for an interesting finish to the classic route. "
-- An informative ski report for Chinoook and Cayuse Pass can be found here.
Photo Credit Steph Abegg.--"Mt Stuart at its best." Check out this trip report and this one for the Stuart Glacier Couloir.
-- AAI Program Coordinator Dana Hickenbottom reports:
Photo Credit Dana Hickenbottom"Here are a couple pictures from the N. Cascades Highway on Friday April 30. The pictures aren’t going to be a super good representation of the current conditions since they just got about a foot of new snow up there on Sunday night. But what the heck, at least it is something.
Here is what I found:
Snowpack up from the hairpin was stable prior to the recent dumping of snow. There was evidence of some small point release avalanches but no major activity. There was still a good amount of snow on the upper ledges of the East Buttress of the South Early Winter Spire, which would make for an interesting finish to the classic route. "
-- An informative ski report for Chinoook and Cayuse Pass can be found here.
--Forecast for the East Slope of the Cascades.
--Webcam for Leavenworth and the Stuart Range.
--Sno-Park permits are available for purchase in Washington State. To purchase a permit and/or read more about them click here.
--Forecast for Mount Rainier.
--Forest Service Road Report for Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
--Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams conditions and recreation report.
--Webcams for Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park, Leavenworth.
--An up-to-date ski and snow report for the Northwest may be found here.
--Up-to-date Pacific Northwest ice conditions may be found here.
SIERRA:
-- A Tioga road plowing report can be found here.
-- Mt. Whitney lottery info can be found here.
--For up-to-date avalanche and weather reports in the Eastern Sierra, click here.
--Webcams for Bishop, June Lake, Mammoth Mountain, Mono Lake, Tioga Pass.
ALPS:
--Chamonix and Mont Blanc Regional Forecasts may be found here.
--Webcams for Chamonix Valley, Zermatt and the Matterhorn.
ALASKA RANGE:
--The American Alpine Institute is now accepting applications for the 2010 climbing season. Please call our office at 360-671-1505 for more information.
--Forecast for Denali.
