gavinj4 Posted July 11, 2019 Posted July 11, 2019 Has anyone seen dark pink/red snow while out in the mountains lately? I'm working with a professor from WWU who researches snow algae. We are on the hunt for big, brightly colored blooms. Any leads appreciated. Quote
JonNelson Posted July 14, 2019 Posted July 14, 2019 Sounds interesting. Who is this professor? Do you have any links to some of the background studies? When do they bloom? Quote
G-spotter Posted July 16, 2019 Posted July 16, 2019 Saw a bunch out already a month ago on July Mtn near the Coquihalla Quote
Jason4 Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 There are some dark pink/red patches near the climbers camp on Eldorado as of yesterday. Quote
gavinj4 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Posted July 29, 2019 On 7/13/2019 at 9:39 PM, JonNelson said: Sounds interesting. Who is this professor? Do you have any links to some of the background studies? When do they bloom? Dr. Robin Kodner at WWU. Here are some links that might be useful. (https://kodnerlab.wordpress.com/citizen-science/ , https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwuet/853/ <- recent masters student thesis, https://wwu.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=c8365e49603a4bc8a73eb1d7a4d070bc). We engage with the climbing community too to collect samples for us. I linked our website where you can check it out and get involved if you want to carry a kit and collect some samples! Quote
gavinj4 Posted July 29, 2019 Author Posted July 29, 2019 20 minutes ago, Jason4 said: There are some dark pink/red patches near the climbers camp on Eldorado as of yesterday. Thanks for the info! Any chance you have pictures? Quote
Jason4 Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 You can see a hint of pink in these two photos but it was darkest in the snow just below the camp as you climb the last pitch up from the Inspiration Glacier to the camp, it would be just out of frame in the lower left of the second picture. I don’t have any better pictures of that are but I remember noticing how dark it was while I was looking around for running water. Quote
JasonG Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 It's all over the place in the Pickets right now. Have fun getting to the patches though. I've never really thought of it as rare, however. Quote
gavinj4 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/29/2019 at 11:57 AM, JasonG said: It's all over the place in the Pickets right now. Have fun getting to the patches though. I've never really thought of it as rare, however. Getting paid to go to the Pickets, sounds cool. It's not rare. What is uncommon, and hard to catch in the right window, is the large and very darkly colored blooms. Quote
JasonG Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 49 minutes ago, gavinj4 said: What is uncommon, and hard to catch in the right window, is the large and very darkly colored blooms. Ah, thanks for the clarification. Quote
Rad Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 There were a lot on the glaciers around Eldorado last August. if you set up camp there you can examine a lot of glaciers and snowfields within an hour of camp. The approach is is steep but there is a good trail. You can see some in the photos in our TR from a trip last year: Quote
gavinj4 Posted July 30, 2019 Author Posted July 30, 2019 2 hours ago, Rad said: There were a lot on the glaciers around Eldorado last August. if you set up camp there you can examine a lot of glaciers and snowfields within an hour of camp. The approach is is steep but there is a good trail. You can see some in the photos in our TR from a trip last year: Great TR and nice photos...lots of algae up there. Thanks for the info! Quote
Alex Fischer Posted August 14, 2019 Posted August 14, 2019 Is this what you mean? This is at the bottom of the snowfield below Forbidden Peak for the Boston Basin approach. Also, I saw some in Asgard pass a few weeks ago Quote
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