Conditions

As of Thursday afternoon there was little evidence of snowmelt affecting the springs to any significant degree.



Lobster Pot sources were a degree or two off with just a little bit more flow.  Bear Den remains unchanged.



The snow in the area is best characterized as wet and slushy . . . packed where deep.  Snowshoes and/or crampons were not necessary.



There have been significantly higher

Recent Images from Scenic

A couple of soakers with permission to visit Scenic Hot Springs, have graciously provided photos of their visit with permission to post to the Scenic Blog.  Here are three from this past weekend:



On the bench above the pools.
Copyright 2012 Gloria Cropper, used with permission





Reflections on Bear Den Pool
Copyright 2012 Gloria Cropper, used with permission






Snowbound Slopes . . . Hot

Rising Snow Levels

Freezing levels in the Cascades are predicted to go up to 7-8,000 feet this coming weekend.  If these levels are sustained for a time, we can expect increasing snow-melt into the groundwater near the spring sources, thereby diluting and bringing the temperatures of the hottest feed (Lobster) way down.  We would appreciate it if those who have permission to visit Scenic in the near term would

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