Das Beerd Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 I'm looking at heading up the South Side of Hood this Friday/Saturday. I've been up before, but it's always been with groups where I haven't had to judge the weather conditions before heading out. Since I've got a 3.5 hour drive I'd like to have a good idea what to expect before I get there. Where do you guys go for info on weather and avy danger for Hood? Any chance anyone knows what the conditions are potentially going to look like this weekend? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Water Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 i use these different sources: NWAC (though they have run out of season's funding and will only make forecasts for emergency/high risk conditions now) NOAA top of magic mile - timberline conditions and the webcams at timberline webcams it says cloudy and a chance of rain for the weekend. read the extended forecast in the forecast discussion. one model has a low hitting here late sat/sunday--another has it missing the area and going up to bc. unless there is a high-pressure ridge established or an obviously huge front heading onto shore, most of the time the forecast seems like a wash until just a day or two before, and even then apt to change. have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Beerd Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Cool. These are really helpful. Is there a spot that shows how much snow actually fell or has a current avy-danger status since NWAC is done for the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbob Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I like what Water said, including the implication that even the mighty NOAA might be uncertain about accurate forecasts during the spring. Others might also look at Intellicast http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=USOR0144 or Mountain Forecast http://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Hood/forecasts/2500 The Timberline site has data on recent and total snowfall amounts. The NWAC site shows hourly conditions at the 7,000' level above Timberline for the past ten days. You might also consider joining a group with a professional guide, they will help you learn a lot about climbing big volcanoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Beerd Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Cool. Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prussik1 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 Portland Mountain Rescue (www.pmru.org) has a great website (click on safety education) that has a lot of useful links and information about climbing Mt. Hood. christopher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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