Conditions in the Chelan Mountains

[JoshK]

Hey all. I get back to Seattle later this week and want to spend a few days trekking through the Chelan Mountains, for example Saska, Emerald, Cardinal, etc...

 

Any idea what kind of snowpack I will encounter up there? I am debating the skis or not question. I am assuming at this point trailhead access wont be a problem with this year's snowpack, wouldn't you think?

 

thanks,

-josh

[Rad]

We were just in Stehekin for a long weekend. The snow level is quite high (6500 ft or so) on most peaks. There's lots of bare ground up to at least 5000 ft in the places we saw. They had rain there the past two days that gave a very light dusting to the 8000ft peaks and probably accelerated melting everywhere else. In sum: very low snowpack that is melting fast, as you might have expected.

 

I can't speak for the peaks you've mentioned.

 

The flowers are gorgeous now. Enjoy!