Snow in the northern Sawtooths?
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Thu Jun 18, 2015 1:48 amby Midlife Mountaineer
I'm heading to the Stanley area this weekend (6/20). Was wondering if there are any peaks I can climb without snow gear. Any pics would be nice. Thx
Re: Snow in the northern Sawtooths?
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Thu Jun 18, 2015 12:25 pmby Bark Eater
Perspective from Stanley:
http://www.sawtoothcamera.com/Beautiful area. Enjoy!
Re: Snow in the northern Sawtooths?
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Fri Jun 19, 2015 6:02 amby boisedoc
there was still a bit of snow a week ago but overall the melt is probably 3-4 weeks ahead of schedule. I would guess that most of the northern Sawtooth peaks would require some snow travel. You probably wouldn't need any specific gear to climb Alpine or Observation or McGown Twin. McGown, Merritt, Reagan, Williams, Thompson, Horstmann etc all probably would require ice ax and crampons. Go over to idahosummits.com and you can find some recent pics. Sawtooth Mt Guides also has a recent condition report.
Re: Snow in the northern Sawtooths?
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Fri Jun 19, 2015 2:26 pmby reboyles
I was up in Stanley on Monday and the northern aspects still have some remaining snow but the southern sides are almost bare. Check out the Sawtooth webcams for a real-time look.
Bob
http://discoversawtooth.org/webcamhttp://www.sawtoothcamera.com/
Re: Snow in the northern Sawtooths?
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Fri Jun 19, 2015 4:39 pmby Midlife Mountaineer
Great feedback I do appreciate it. I'll post some photos here if I get to go
Re: Snow in the northern Sawtooths?
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Mon Jun 22, 2015 4:28 pmby Midlife Mountaineer
