Winter Weather Advisory Tues thru Wed

The National Weather service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Cascades from 2pm Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 through 10am Wednesday, February 1st, 2012:



Winter Weather Advisory

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA

912 PM PST MON JAN 30 2012 



...ADDITIONAL SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE CASCADES LATE TUESDAY... 



.A FAST MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL

Hot Spring Temperatures are Back to Normal

A little bit of freezing weather and snow and the Lobster Feeds are back to their toasty 110F temperatures.


Still a lot of new snow in the mountains (with more due tonight and Saturday).  Snowshoes are highly advised.

More Snow is coming .... UPDATED AGAIN :-)

UPDATE to the UPDATE!!!!  :-)
Well, we're getting the snow and it looks like we are going to get a whole lot more over Tuesday and Wednesday.  So far the passes have remained open but with the amount of snow they are forecasting with the Winter Weather Warning & Watch . . . followed by heavy rain and/or warming conditions by Thursday, there is a chance avalanche conditions in the area could

What is Happening with the Spring Temperatures ...

The spring sources that feed the two pools at Scenic Hot Springs typically run hot throughout the winter months.  However, in the springtime as the melting snow-pack accelerates, ground-waters mix with the source of the Lobster Pot feed, dropping it's temperature radically and increasing the water flow several times.  Normally this happens much later in the season, however, the recent higher

Hot Springs Running Cold

Due to the rising freezing levels over the past few days there has been increasing snowmelt above the sources to Scenic Hot Springs.  As a result, the Lobster feed sources (normally 105-115F) have gone cold (30-40F) earlier than normal in the yearly winter-spring cycle.  The freezing levels are expected to remain high over the next few days (6,000 feet to 4,000 feet) that melting snow will

Sunrise/Sunset Chart for the Scenic Area

January 2012Skykomish, Washington



SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Twi A: 6:01amTwi N: 6:39amTwi: 7:18amSunrise: 7:54amSunset: 4:23pmTwi: 4:59pmTwi N: 5:38pmTwi A: 6:16pmMoonrise: 11:31amMoonset: 12:38am2Twi A: 6:02amTwi N: 6:39amTwi: 7:18amSunrise: 7:54amSunset: 4:24pmTwi: 5:00pmTwi N: 5:39pmTwi A: 6:16pmMoonrise: 11:55amMoonset: 1:41am3Twi A: 6:02amTwi N: 6:39amTwi: 7:

Need Snowshoes?

A place I've stopped at a number of times on my way up to either the springs . . . or my days Skiing at Stevens . . . is the Stevens Pass Snowboard Shop.  For three years running now, Stevens Pass Snowboard Shop has been voted the Best Ski and Snowboard shop by voters on King 5 Evening Magazine "The Best of Western Washington".  It is a reputation well deserved.



Besides skis and snowboards

Olympic Hot Springs Inaccessible

Olympic Hot Springs Road (Elwha) is closed to all public access above Altair Campground due to the Glines Canyon dam removal.

Sol Duc Road is closed at Highway 101 due to repairs. It is scheduled for reopening in March 2012.



Olympic Hot Springs will be inaccessible from the Elwha Valley.Hikers interested in visiting the Olympic Hot Springs during the three-year dam removal project may reach