NORTHWEST:
Climbing in the Pickets. Photo Credit Ben Kunz.-- A great Southern Pickets report can be found here. High temperatures and intense heat this past weekend!
-- VIdeo and pics of a Glacier Peak ski decent can be found here. "Conditions were good and ski crampons were sufficient for the last steep bit."
--Baker-Snoqualmie Forest Service Requires Visitors Possess New Map. This weekend visitors driving onto the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest will need a map showing what type of motor vehicles they can use and where they can use them. The maps are free at Forest Service offices and on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest website. Roads and trails will no longer be signed in the field as to permissible uses.
--The Forest Service is closing Deadhorse Creek Road (Forest Service Road 37) at milepost seven July 12-23 to vehicles while workers replace a culvert with a bridge. Deadhorse Creek Road is just east of Glacier off Glacier Creek Road, (Forest Service Road 39). Hikers can access Skyline Divide trail at milepost 13. For more information contact Glacier Public Service Center at 360-599-2714.
--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.-- Route and Conditions Report from Mt. Baker Rangers: Mount Baker Climbing Blog.
--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.
ALASKA RANGE:
-- A Cassin report can be found here. Lots of info and details in this TR.
-- For the most current updates on Alaska, please see our Dispatch Blog.
--Forecast for Denali.
SIERRA:
--Crane Flat Campground is somewhat under construction. See this thread.
-- 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:
Our First Mont Blanc summit of the season! Photo credit Tim Connelly. --Chamonix and Mont Blanc Regional Forecasts may be found here.
--Webcams for Chamonix Valley, Zermatt and the Matterhorn.
RED ROCK CANYON:
--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 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:
-- Some campgrounds will close for the summer season. See here for more info.
--Forecast and average temperatures for Joshua Tree National Park.
--Webcam for Joshua Tree National Park.
