--Forecast and average temperatures for 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 hours to the scenic drive recently changed. The BLM has begun to open the loop at 7 AM in order to save money. Please call Mark Tenaka-Sanders, the Las Vegas Field Office manager at 702-515-5365 to complain.
--The storm systems that have passed over the Southwest have coated the Spring Mountains of Red Rock Canyon with snow. Hearty climbers are ignoring the cold and still got after it over the long weekend!
JOSHUA TREE:
JOSHUA TREE:
--Forecast and average temperatures for Joshua Tree National Park.
--Webcam for Joshua Tree National Park.
Paul Larsen ponders the protection on Brown and Serve (5.11a)
Photo by Ian McEleney
--The climber's coffee program runs every Saturday morning and will begin to run both Saturday and Sunday mornings beginning in February. This pr ogram takes place in the Intersection Rock parking area and allows climbers and rangers to exchange ideas and information. Climbers generally meet at around eight in the morning.
NORTHWEST:
--Forecast for the West Slope of the Cascades.
--Forecast for Mount Rainier.
--Forest Service Road Report for Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
--Mount Saint Helens, Mount Adams conditions and recreation report.
--An up-to-date ski and snow report for the Northwest may be found here.
--We got some nice sunny weather up in the North Cascades last weekend and skiers in the Northwest didn't let it go to waste.
--A party went up and circumnavigated Chair Peak. You can see a trip report, complete with photos, here.
--Another party found beautiful conditions around Table Mountain and took some great photos while they were at it. Click here to check it out.
--Up-to-date Pacific Northwest Ice Conditions may be found here.
--Ice climbers were busy over the Valentine's Day weekend! They were spreading the love all over the state. A party climbed some great looking ice at Source Lake around Alpental. Check out their trip report here. The icey action didn't stop there. Another party headed over the mountains to Leavenworth and got some great shots of Hubba Hubba. Follow this link to check them out.
--The Tieton River climbing areas have been closed for the season due to nesting raptors. To read more about this closure, click here.
--The Tieton River climbing areas have been closed for the season due to nesting raptors. To read more about this closure, click here.
--For up-to-date avalanche and weather reports in the Eastern Sierra, click here.
--Check out the conditions around Mt. Rose in the Tahoe backcountry. Just seeing all that fresh powder is enough to make a grown man (or woman) drool. You can see pictures here.
--Here is some more Tahoe powder eye candy for you. These guys are riding generous amounts of the white stuff around the Brockway Summit in the Tahoe area.
--And lastly, here is a great photo essay from the ice in Lee Vining!
ALASKA RANGE:
--Forecast for Denali
--Webcam for Denali National Park.
--The Alaska season will start up in April. We are now accepting applications for our 2009 Denali expeditions and our 2009 Alaska Range Mountaineering Programs.
ALPS:
--Chamonix and Mont Blanc Regional Forecasts may be found here.
--Webcams for Chamonix Valley, Zermatt and the Matterhorn.
--Webcams for Chamonix Valley, Zermatt and the Matterhorn.
--Forecast for Denali
--Webcam for Denali National Park.
