Rappelling Cat in the Hat (II+ 5.6+)From the Jason Martin Collection
--Projected temperatures in Red Rock this week will be in the upper sixties and low seventies.JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK:
--Forecast and average temperatures for Joshua Tree National Park.
--It appears that Joshua Tree National Park "restored" some historic buildings at Ryan Ranch. This change has little to do with Joshua Tree conditions aside from the eyesore that they have created near the Ryan Campground. It appears that the NPS decided that the best way to restore these ruins was to cover them with stucco in order to keep them from looking anything at all like what they originally looked like. To read a conversation about this on supertopo.com, click here.
Stucco covered "improved" ruins at the siteof the old Ryan Ranch.
Photo by Kris Solem
A photo of what the old ruins looked like up until recently.
Photo by Kris Solem
Photo by Kris Solem
A photo of what the old ruins looked like up until recently.Photo by Kris Solem
NORTHWEST:
--Forecast for the West Slope of the Cascades.
--Forecast for Mount Rainier.
--Webcam for Mount Rainier National Park.
--Forest Service Road Report for Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
--Freezing levels are supposed to drop down to the 2,500 foot level by today.
--Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Federal Highways Administration will open White Chuck Bridge Nov. 6, 10 a.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The bridge is 10 miles from Darrington off Mountain Loop Highway on Forest Service Road 22. The bridge spans the White Chuck River and gives access to a public boat launch on the north side of the river and the Gold Mountain area. It has been closed since 2003 when it was washed out by floods.
--As of Saturday, people attempting to climb Mount St. Helens must self-register to obtain a climbing permit. The free permits will be available at the Climber’s Register at the Lone Fir Resort in Cougar, Cowlitz County. To read more, click here.
Forbidden Peak, Eldorado Mountain and Mount Baker from the summit of Mount Buckner. Photo taken on October 27th.
Photo by Tim Terpstra
Photo by Tim Terpstra
--Very little happened in the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. The winter weather has finally arrived. Friday through Sunday saw a great deal of rain in the lowlands. Some people did get out before the storm hit. This trip to Mount Buckner took place before the weather came in.
--At least one party went up to ski above Paradise on the Muir Snowfield this weekend on Mount Rainier. They encountered forty-mile an hour winds, wind-loaded slabs and white-out conditions. Winter is taking Mount Rainier into its icy grip. Hopefully it will take the rest of the Northwest soon! To read more about this trip, click here.
SIERRA:
--For up to date avalanche and weather reports in the Eastern Sierra, click here.
--A very cool, very photo-heavy trip report for a trip to the Needles may be found here.
--Mammoth Mountain opened for skiing and snowboarding on Monday after an early-season fall storm dropped about a foot of snow on the mountain. The Broadway Express (chair 1) is opened at 9 a.m. Mammoth Mountain was the first resort to open in California. To read more, click here.
--With the arrival of the first real snow in the Sierra last week, the Tioga road through Tuolumne Meadows and Yosemite National Park was closed for the winter. It is unlikely that the road will reopen until spring. To read more, click here.
--The Lake Mary Road into the Lakes Basin is closed due to the collapse of the tunnel. The Lakes Basin can be accessed by Old Mammoth Road. Please follow signs as you come into town. The detour is not recommended for vehicles longer than 30 feet.
ALPS:
--Forecast for Denali
--Webcam for Denali National Park.
CLIMBING MAGAZINE WEATHER:
Climbing Magazine weather reports for Yosemite, Denali and Rainier may be found here.
