[Wazzuhiker]

Has anyone been up Mount Dickerman or Gothic basin within the last two weeks and can give me a snow depth report. I am interested in doing one of them this weekend and since I do not yet own snowshoes I am limited to where I can go.

[Ice Girl]

You could call the Ranger Station at Verlot, i am not sure if they are open on the weekends or not. Or you could go online to the website and check and see what the trail information is on the trail. i am not sure where it is located at. We might even have it in our links. My opinion, not that i know everything, would be that there is to much snow up there right now, plus it is warming up and there is about two avalanche shoots you have to pass through. One time i went up there and at the first avalache chute just after the big rock, we were thigh high in the snow and it was melting.... But i would check the RS or Website. Ice Girl

[MCaver]

I would also recommend the Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest website for trail conditions. As of this afternoon, however, the entire Forest Service website heirarchy has disappeared! It looked like someone deleted the entire file system. I sure hope they have backups. The new MBSNF website was sweet. I'll add the link in case it comes back up. Mt Baker Snoqualmie National Forest

[Wazzuhiker]

Thanks for the info, your right the avalanche danger will probably be pretty high this weekend. I think Iam going to go for a lower elevation and probably less fun hike.

[Bushwacker]

The MBSNF website has been deteriorating over the last ten days. Disappearing in bits and pieces. And you're right, Michael, it sure looks like the the entire site went south. Calling RS is your best bet for now. Verlot is open on weekends. PH#360-691-7791 BW

[Newt]

[MCaver]

Forest Service website is back online.

[Bushwacker]

Thanks, Michael. They did a nice job. Even have trail condition reports for trails that were'nt listed on the old site. MBSNF Trail conditions link http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/conditions/trail_conditions.shtml BW

[Slugman]

Yes, the Mt Baker/Sno. Nat forest website trail and road conditions webpages are back, and better than ever. If you are following the links from wta.org "Government Websites", you must click on the homepage link to the left, and then follow forest service's internal links to the data. I have e-mailed Bill Sunderland, wta webmaster, about the direct links on the wta site needing to be changed, since they don't work as they are. I really like the new format, and there is much new content as well. Our tax dollars at work!