Conditions Report - Feburary 3, 2010

RED ROCK CANYON:

Archived Photo, AAI.

--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.

--There are plans to change the fee structure for camping and climbing in Red Rock Canyon. To learn more about the proposed changes and to find out how you can help keep the fees as they currently are, please click here.

JOSHUA TREE:

Elizabeth Regan stepping high on Yasmine Bleeth (5.9). Photo credit Ian McEleney.

--Forecast and average temperatures for Joshua Tree National Park.

--Webcam for Joshua Tree National Park.

NORTHWEST:
Raptor Ridge Fog, Sunday. Photo Dyan Padagas

-- Mount Hood enthusiasts will find a great trip report for the Devils Kitchen Headwall here.
Another brief trip report for Hood reports sunshine. For Washingtonians, a great report for ski conditions in the Enchantments can be found here.


"A cool sustained section with interesting mixed moves and surreal exposure". Photo Credit Anastasia Blagoveshchenskaya.

"Scott looks out towards Little Annapurna". Photo credit Steve Stugelmeyer.

-- Some good beta for Horsetail Falls ice climbing can be found here.
--Forecast for the West Slope of the Cascades.

--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.


--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.

--Enchantment permits may be applied for THIS WEEK. To learn more, click here.

SIERRA:

-- The Mt. Whitney lottery is now in progress. Click here to be directed to the Inyo National Forest website.

-- Recent Yosemite road closure information is due to snow and ice. Article can be found here.

-- Some climbers took a nice mid-January trip hoping for some good conditions in Yosemite. What did they find? Click here.

--For an update on road conditions in the Eastern Sierra region. Follow this link to read more.

--For up-to-date avalanche and weather reports in the Eastern Sierra, click here.


ALPS:

-- Recent Chamonix trip report for Supercouloir on the Tacul and other climbs (and some great photography) can be found here.

--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.


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