NORTHWEST:
--Forecast for the West Slope of the Cascades.
--Forecast for the East Slope of the Cascades.
--Forecast for Mount Rainier.
--The road to Schriber's Meadows on the south side of Mount Baker is almost completely closed due to snow. As of Friday the approach to the trailhead was 6 miles!
--The last four miles of road to the Heliotrope Ridge Trailhead on the north side of Mount Baker is still covered in snow.
--There is approximately a two mile approach to the Sulphide Glacier trailhead on Shannon Creek Road.
--The AAI office received a letter recently from the Forest Service asking not to drive around snowy sections of FS roads by driving off the road bed onto embankments or adjoining flat ground. Apparently this causes a lot of damage to the vegetation and can wreck the gradient drainage system on that section of the road. Rangers are currently ticketing individuals who do this. The punishment for breaking this rule includes not only a fine, but a requirement that the perpetrator cover the cost of rehabilitation. This can run from $900 to $3000. Recently rangers matched a tire print to a vehicle in a parking lot and caught the person. So be sure to stay on the roadbed.
--There is still a lot of snow everywhere, and there are a lot of people skiing and climbing. This guy climbed the Northeast Buttress of Chair Peak. These guys skied Granite Mountain. And these guys skied the Tatoosh.
RED ROCK CANYON:
--On Monday, temperatures in Las Vegas spiked up to 108 degrees. It may cool down again for a little bit more climbing before the summer starts in earnest, but this may be our last report for Red Rock until it cools down in the fall.
--There are open campsites at the 13 Mile Campground. The campground closes at the end of the month for the summer.
--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.
SIERRA:
--For up to date avalanche and weather reports in the Eastern Sierra, click here.
ALASKA RANGE:
--Forecast for Denali
--At 14,000 feet, AAI Guide Aiden Loher reports that it is extremely warm during the day and quite cold at night. The weather report doesn't look very good, but Aiden feels that they have been wrong for the last number of days.
--Lower on the mountain, AAI Guide Joseph Anderson reports that the glacier is totally filled in and the trail up to Camp 1 is in great shape. It is totally packed out and easy to follow. It was in the mid-twenties yesterday at Camp 1 and dropped down to about zero at night.
ALPS:
--Chamonix and Mont Blanc Regional Forecasts may be found here.
--This website has snow reports for ski resorts throughout the Alps.
MOUNT EVEREST:
--Summit conditions on Mount Everest are updated every day here. Estimated summit conditions on Everest at 6 pm Nepal time. -24 C winds 30 knots from the southwest Just a few high clouds.
