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Our snowpacks in this NE corner of the GYE are getting established very slowly, they are well behind average values for this time of year. Ran out on the Westfork Canyon road today, to see if any skiing would be possible on it. From the Basin Campground, to across the new bridge, then back. Since it is still open to traffic, had to keep the kidz mostly leashed. The answer is, only in short sections. Windy, exposed areas are mostly bare. The next system tomorrow nite/Sat. should drop 5-8cm there.

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Our snowpacks in this NE corner of the GYE are getting established very slowly, they are well behind average values for this time of year. Ran out on the Westfork Canyon road today, to see if any skiing would be possible on it. From the Basin Campground, to across the new bridge, then back. Since it is still open to traffic, had to keep the kidz mostly leashed. The answer is, only in short sections. Windy, exposed areas are mostly bare. The next system tomorrow nite/Sat. should drop 5-8cm there.

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possible storm total from the next system. we have not had any heavy snowfall this season yet, usually we do at least once by now. 

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this band of lite snow is blocked by the Red Lodge Creek Plateau here. 

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swampy area near the start at 2100m only partially frozen, hardly any snow here. 

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still looks pretty skimpy up there above 3200m both sides of the canyon. 2450m here. 

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Our snowpacks in this NE corner of the GYE are getting established very slowly, they are well behind average values for this time of year. Ran out on the Westfork Canyon road today, to see if any skiing would be possible on it. From the Basin Campground, to across the new bridge, then back. Since it is still open to traffic, had to keep the kidz mostly leashed. The answer is, only in short sections. Windy, exposed areas are mostly bare. The next system tomorrow nite/Sat. should drop 5-8cm there.

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Our snowpacks in this NE corner of the GYE are getting established very slowly, they are well behind average values for this time of year. Ran out on the Westfork Canyon road today, to see if any skiing would be possible on it. From the Basin Campground, to across the new bridge, then back. Since it is still open to traffic, had to keep the kidz mostly leashed. The answer is, only in short sections. Windy, exposed areas are mostly bare. The next system tomorrow nite/Sat. should drop 5-8cm there.

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our local SNOTEL in the middle of the ski area is way behind, 2400m Cole Creek. we have only been getting weak splitting systems all fall in W-NW flow, which are not conducive for heavier snowfall here. further west, Beartooth Lake, on the upslope side of the Beartooth Plateau is doing a little better. 

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a few sections where I could see well behind, and in front, I let them go. 

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starting to get cold here 0C with gale force westerly winds, flurries. 

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@seachanger I lived in Juneau 1998-01.

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@seachanger I lived in Juneau 1998-01.

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It is nice to go for a walk in the woods on a snowy day. Snowed moderately the entire time for our Lakefork canyon hike 2100m to 2450m, then back. Up to near Broadwater. We started at the Lions camp bridge for easier driving. Not bitter cold, -1 to -3C, and a light mostly upcanyon breeze. 6-8cm fell while we were in there, finished just in time, before it would be much more difficult. Quiet, no moose, just a few squirrels.

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It is nice to go for a walk in the woods on a snowy day. Snowed moderately the entire time for our Lakefork canyon hike 2100m to 2450m, then back. Up to near Broadwater. We started at the Lions camp bridge for easier driving. Not bitter cold, -1 to -3C, and a light mostly upcanyon breeze. 6-8cm fell while we were in there, finished just in time, before it would be much more difficult. Quiet, no moose, just a few squirrels.

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the big rock 2250m has less ice around it now, than a week ago

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Unfortunately we are still in a pattern of only weak systems coming thru. 7 day snowfall ending next Tue morn. 

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It is nice to go for a walk in the woods on a snowy day. Snowed moderately the entire time for our Lakefork canyon hike 2100m to 2450m, then back. Up to near Broadwater. We started at the Lions camp bridge for easier driving. Not bitter cold, -1 to -3C, and a light mostly upcanyon breeze. 6-8cm fell while we were in there, finished just in time, before it would be much more difficult. Quiet, no moose, just a few squirrels.

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It is nice to go for a walk in the woods on a snowy day. Snowed moderately the entire time for our Lakefork canyon hike 2100m to 2450m, then back. Up to near Broadwater. We started at the Lions camp bridge for easier driving. Not bitter cold, -1 to -3C, and a light mostly upcanyon breeze. 6-8cm fell while we were in there, finished just in time, before it would be much more difficult. Quiet, no moose, just a few squirrels.

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Lakefork Trail 2200m, just starting to accumulate. 

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even at the end here at 1430, still snowing. can barely even see the Beartooth Plateau across the way. 

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good breeze here below Silver Creek falls. some ice on the sides of the stream 

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snowing hard here 2350m, can barely see the canyon wall

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Freakishly warm in the Rock Creek Canyon south of town for our run today. 13C, south winds at the 2200m start. Just ran out thru the campgrounds, to the Parkside trail. Which passes by 2250m Greenough "Lake". Hardly any snow left on the trail, and slushy, melting fast. Went past the 1920s car, past where the trail turns into an old road and heads up toward the Beartooth Highway. We actually have less of a high elevation snowpack now, than at this time in 2021. Which was not to our liking.

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Freakishly warm in the Rock Creek Canyon south of town for our run today. 13C, south winds at the 2200m start. Just ran out thru the campgrounds, to the Parkside trail. Which passes by 2250m Greenough "Lake". Hardly any snow left on the trail, and slushy, melting fast. Went past the 1920s car, past where the trail turns into an old road and heads up toward the Beartooth Highway. We actually have less of a high elevation snowpack now, than at this time in 2021. Which was not to our liking.

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most of the time Parkside trail is like this. great place to see moose. none today. 

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the only better play area would be if there were a snowpack. they get going very fast, but only when no one is around. 

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the old road section of the trail past the old car. 

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there was not any graffiti on it 3 years ago. sucks. 

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Freakishly warm in the Rock Creek Canyon south of town for our run today. 13C, south winds at the 2200m start. Just ran out thru the campgrounds, to the Parkside trail. Which passes by 2250m Greenough "Lake". Hardly any snow left on the trail, and slushy, melting fast. Went past the 1920s car, past where the trail turns into an old road and heads up toward the Beartooth Highway. We actually have less of a high elevation snowpack now, than at this time in 2021. Which was not to our liking.

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Freakishly warm in the Rock Creek Canyon south of town for our run today. 13C, south winds at the 2200m start. Just ran out thru the campgrounds, to the Parkside trail. Which passes by 2250m Greenough "Lake". Hardly any snow left on the trail, and slushy, melting fast. Went past the 1920s car, past where the trail turns into an old road and heads up toward the Beartooth Highway. We actually have less of a high elevation snowpack now, than at this time in 2021. Which was not to our liking.

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barely enough snow for BLSN up top on that part of the Beartooth Plateau 3500m +

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you can see the areal extent is similar to this time in 2021, but thinner. 

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Greenough Lake has slushy ice on it. Otter and Sundance knew better than to get on it. 

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love this spot on the Parkside trail 2300m where this is a large meadow, so you get an expansive canyon view. otherwise the trail is rocky and shaded. 

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Although it does make things easier, it really is not good to be running in shorts here this late. 15C and no wind running up Silver Run road, then trail 1900-2200m then back. Thank goodness the icy road areas were turning slushy, since I did not bring my spikes. Shaded areas were much colder, and a little icy, like nite and day.

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Although it does make things easier, it really is not good to be running in shorts here this late. 15C and no wind running up Silver Run road, then trail 1900-2200m then back. Thank goodness the icy road areas were turning slushy, since I did not bring my spikes. Shaded areas were much colder, and a little icy, like nite and day.

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so incredibly warm and dry this area and eastward the last two months. Parts of Central MT got a big rain event in Sept., which missed us. Unfortunately nothing promising in the forecast models the next 10 days, or more, for heavy snow. The Beartooth Front stays mostly dry in SW-W flow, which we have mostly been having. 

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there was more snow back here from the last system than in town. 

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nite and day. around 4C in the shade here, 11C in the sunny areas. 

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those S facing slopes melt and dry out very quickly. 2150m here. 

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@sunlitrain looks like it doesn't.

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@sunlitrain looks like it doesn't.

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@sunlitrain last time i was up close there was 2004. I barely recognize it now.

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@sunlitrain last time i was up close there was 2004. I barely recognize it now.

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A few more from today's Slough Lake hike on the Phantom Creek trail.

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A few more from today's Slough Lake hike on the Phantom Creek trail.

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1930m East Rosebud Lake this morning. Love the little alien item above it. 

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Although it has been very warm and dry this fall so far, 2021 was like that too. We had more snow today on the Phantom Creek trail near 2300m Slough Lake, than at this time 3 years ago. Still are quite skimpy, overall, our snowpacks. This trail goes west up a side gulch from East Rosebud Canyon, to the Froze to Death Plateau, eventually up to 3200m, 8K further from the lake. Turned back when it got halfway between ankle and knee deep, cold/shaded, and a moose up the way.

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Although it has been very warm and dry this fall so far, 2021 was like that too. We had more snow today on the Phantom Creek trail near 2300m Slough Lake, than at this time 3 years ago. Still are quite skimpy, overall, our snowpacks. This trail goes west up a side gulch from East Rosebud Canyon, to the Froze to Death Plateau, eventually up to 3200m, 8K further from the lake. Turned back when it got halfway between ankle and knee deep, cold/shaded, and a moose up the way.

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not the exact spot for a comparison, but you get the idea

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-4C in the cold shaded area on Slough Lake

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you end up on FTD Plateau far right up top. another 8K from here. 

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New here on this site, Facebook refugee. Decided not to support sociopathic billionaires any more, since they are bringing us fascism. We live in Red Lodge, MT and like to describe our local environment here, and the changes we see, given that global heating is accelerating strongly now. Starting to freeze up in the deeply shaded Lakefork Canyon now, almost always shaded now in most of it. Only a bit of new snow from the last system, so the trail only has a few cm on it, easy for our 12K run.

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New here on this site, Facebook refugee. Decided not to support sociopathic billionaires any more, since they are bringing us fascism. We live in Red Lodge, MT and like to describe our local environment here, and the changes we see, given that global heating is accelerating strongly now. Starting to freeze up in the deeply shaded Lakefork Canyon now, almost always shaded now in most of it. Only a bit of new snow from the last system, so the trail only has a few cm on it, easy for our 12K run.

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Note how last year at this time, so much more snow above 2500m than this year. 

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-1C here at 2300m, lite upcanyon breeze. quite nice. 

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looking upstream on the Lake Fork of Rock Creek at 2150m. 