Regional discussion and conditions reports for the Northern Rockies. Please post partners requests and trip plans in the Northern Rockies Climbing Partners section.
We got 12" new inches of snow at Powder River pass in the Bighorns over Thurs-Fri. That's at 9700ft. Higher elevations got between 2 and 3ft. The meltout is back in full swing as there has been a 4" melt in the last 24hrs, but the upper elevation stuff should be around for a while. Should be a great season for snowfields over 11k as the mid term forecast shows cool air with sporadic moisture. We're definitely in a surplus as far as moisture.....we got 1.5" more than average in May alone. A HUGE change from a severe drought last summer. Bring bug spray.