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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #15 on: April 21, 2009, 09:20:01 AM »
I hope you plan on going the long way because you will not be able to make it over the top yet.   This is just for your benefit.
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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #16 on: April 21, 2009, 11:51:42 AM »
Still quite a bit up above 4000' last weekend, but that was out of Walla Walla.  This site has a couple sensors in the Blues.

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/snotel.pl?sitenum=824&state=wa
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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #17 on: April 21, 2009, 03:25:51 PM »
Still quite a bit up above 4000' last weekend, but that was out of Walla Walla.  This site has a couple sensors in the Blues.

http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snotel/snotel.pl?sitenum=824&state=wa

THANK YOU FOR THAT LINK!!!

I have been trying to re-locate that link for a week.  I originally found it off the Pomeroy Ranger station a month or so ago and now the USFS site seems to be down and I could not find it again!


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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #18 on: April 25, 2009, 04:12:19 PM »
Do we know exactly where those sensors are?
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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #19 on: April 25, 2009, 07:45:09 PM »
Today I took a drive up in the Blues and was able to do a loop up the North Fork of the Coppei Road and then down Jasper Mtn Road. Elevation at the top was 3800'. There was some snow in the road in spots but it was no problem to drive it. Rufous.

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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2009, 09:50:01 PM »
 >:( >:( >:( >:(  I got stopped by the snow today at 4150ft.  not good i need to get to at least five thousand feet. :'( :'(

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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2009, 07:35:22 AM »
i think if you made it to 4150 at this point you did pretty good. it's melting fast is the word i've heard.
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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2009, 10:15:08 AM »
Boy did I drive this weekend.  I was hoping to do more walking, but I'm still learning the unit.  I was looking to get into 175, and was more or less successful. 

Starting from the SE...

=>I tried to go in on the West Mt road, but was stopped by snow about 2 miles from the forest.
=>Made it in to the Snowpark up along cloverland road, but it was blocked from there on.
=>Made it in quite a ways along the smoothgin iron road.  8-9 miles from the Asotin WLA entrance before I was blocked by snow.  Proably around 4400 feet
=>Made it in about 8 miles along the lick fork road before I was blocked by snow.  Close to 4600 feet.
=>Made it in about 4 miles along the Iron springs road. 
=>Very poor access via the 40.  maybe a mile or so before it was totally impassable.

My goal was to learn the unit so I did very little hiking.  Maybe only 3-4 miles.  Still, did not see any bear sign at all.  I kinda expected to see something along those southern slopes close to the snow line.

Oh well.  There is always next time!
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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2009, 04:04:57 PM »
I doubt it's melting very fast right now!
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Re: ?? snow pack in the blues??
« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2009, 09:26:22 AM »
Its dropping, but jumped up with that snowstorm from earlier this week.  It snowed on me last weekend and it was 65 degrees in Clarkston!  photo below.

From the snotel weather station at Spruce Springs (5700 feet)
Date   Snow Depth
01-May   48
02-May   46
03-May   45
04-May   46
05-May   44
06-May   42
07-May   41
08-May   41
09-May   41
10-May   39
11-May   36
12-May   34
13-May   37
14-May   34
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