Ice Conditions and Weather Links
This is a compilation of links to conditions and weather links for ice climbing in WA (and southern BC). In theory looking at all of these will reduce the chances of taking the tools for a walk and gear rehydration missions.
Guidebooks
- BC: West Coast Ice, Don Serl [High Col Press]
- Washington Ice: A Climbing Guide, Jason D. Martin, Alex Krawarik [Mountaineers Books] [amazon] [google preview]
General conditions reports
- Cascade Climbers Ice Climbing Forum
- Cascade Climbers 2011/2012 Ice Conditions thread
- West Coast (BC) Ice
- WA State Ice
Weather nerdery
- standard environmental lapse rate = 3.56 °F /1000 ft = temperature decreases by 3.56 °F for 1000 ft elevation gain
- caveat: if the weather is good for ice climbing the standard lapse rate is probably not accurate
Weather links for specific areas
Lillooet
- Forecast: Lillooet (weatheroffice.gc.ca)
- History: Lillooet
- Forecast: Clinton (weatheroffice.gc.ca)
- History: Clinton
Snoqualmie Pass
Reference elevations: Alpental Parking Lot = 3200ft, Source Lake = 3800ft, Snow Lake = 4100ft, Chair Pk summit = 6238ft, Snoqualmie Mt summit = 6278ft
- Forecast (NWAC)
- Avalanche forecast (NWAC)
- History: Alpental (NWAC) 3100ft, 4350ft, 5470ft
- History: Snoqualmie Pass (NWAC) 3010ft, 3760ft, 3770ft
- History: Snoqualmie Pass (weather.gov) 2874ft
- Forecast: Snoqualmie Pass (weather.gov)
Strobach
- Forecast: bottom of Separation Gully (weather.gov) 4202 ft
- History: Green Lake (mesowest) 6mi SW, 6000 ft
- History: Sedge Ridge (mesowest) 8mi SSE, 4300 ft
- History: Rimrock Reservoir (mesowest) 4mi NW, 2880 ft
Exit 38
- Forecast: Iron Horse Trail at Change Creek (weather.gov)2240 ft
- History: Fire Training Academy (mesowest) 1mi N, 1580 ft
Vantage
Banks Lake
- Forecast: Electric City N end of Banks Lake
- History: Grand Coulee Dam (mesowest) N end of Banks Lake
- History: Spring Canyon (mesowest) N end of Banks Lake
- History: Blue Lake (mesowest) S end of Banks Lake
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