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Winter approaches
Posted: September 18th, 2018, 9:14 pm
by Don Nelsen
A couple of pics of Mt. St. Helens today on the way to the Norway Pass TH for a hike to Mt. Margaret:
A beautiful day for a hike. 11.4 miles, 3,025 EG.
Re: Winter approaches
Posted: September 19th, 2018, 4:47 am
by retired jerry
Those trees in the foreground, wasn't that in the devastation zone? I seem to remember a tangle of fallen trees before. It seems to be recovering well.
Re: Winter approaches
Posted: September 19th, 2018, 9:33 am
by Don Nelsen
retired jerry wrote: ↑September 19th, 2018, 4:47 am
Those trees in the foreground, wasn't that in the devastation zone? I seem to remember a tangle of fallen trees before. It seems to be recovering well.
Jerry, yes, the recovery has been nothing less than amazing. The forest shown in the second photo was completely flattened and the trees are about 40 to 50 feet tall over the whole area.
dn
Re: Winter approaches
Posted: September 19th, 2018, 4:11 pm
by Chip Down
After a solid week of snow in the forecast, there was just a heavy dusting by sunset Saturday, so that's almost all from Sunday I imagine.
Inteteresting to see much less on Hood. Mountains are weird.
Re: Winter approaches
Posted: September 21st, 2018, 5:21 pm
by Chip Down
I checked the MSH forecast a few hours ago. 100% chance of snow Saturday, less on Sunday. Of course, clearing starting on Monday, but I'm booked solid at work, can't get away next week.
This is by far the snowiest September I've ever seen. Not in terms of depth/accumulation, but the amazing number of days that there's been a chance of snow in the forecast. I know it's been at least 9 days so far, probably more (I don't watch the forecast obsessively every day).
Re: Winter approaches
Posted: September 23rd, 2018, 7:12 pm
by Chip Down
melting fast:
Re: Winter approaches
Posted: September 23rd, 2018, 7:45 pm
by Don Nelsen
Yes, melting fast: Here is a pic I took from Siouxon Peak on Friday 9/21 at about sunset:
dn
Re: Winter approaches
Posted: October 8th, 2018, 6:03 pm
by Chip Down
Here it is on Sunday 10/7. Obviously the last round was pretty much melted, but then it got another light dusting. Must have been Friday, when it was raining in Portland. Seems we always get a few warm days in October, so that will likely melt out again before the first real storm of the season buries it.
Re: Winter approaches
Posted: October 22nd, 2018, 11:25 pm
by romann
St Helens' cap reportedly melted - but this could change again in a few days.
Mt Adams was white down to 8000' +/- on the rocks (some fresh snow on glaciers well below 7000') the weekend of 10.13-14
Melted out by this past weekend (10/20)
Almost looks the like glaciers retreated higher on west side over the last 2 years, but I need to look at old pictures to compare