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U of W Atmospheric
Science Local reports, mountain weather, maps, satellite images and
extensive other information. NOAA A good weather & Climate roundup with storm & fire information. Check out their Metrocast. IWIN Interactive Weather Information Network. Also from NOAA. Canadian Meteorological Centre Concise, detailed, easy to navigate, with radar and satellite images. Weather Office Environmental Canada's very good graphic weather page for all of Canada. Seattle Weather Underground Very good local weather that is more detailed then most and with additional information and features. Washington Online Weather An easy to use site hosted by GORP that provides quick mountain weather without a lot of detail. WxUSA-Seattle This site is good for planning as it has links to other Washington and US cities and other weather sites as well as weather cams, and satellite views. Intellicast. Weather for Active People Search for a weather forecast by outdoor activity and region. Seattle Insider Weather Seattle area weather & doppler, air quality, satellite, cams & links. Taking Winter by Storm From GovLink Washington a regional Winter resource and links page. Weather Talk Net It claims to be the only weather search engine. It is a good links search for weather phenomena, climatology, and regional weather resources. NOAA National Severe Storms Labatory Something of a different nature if your interested in where current research is going. |
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WSDOT Puget Sound Traffic Conditions Real time traffic map. WSDOT Area Traveler & Commuter Information Seattle area traffic map, express lane, ferry, and construction information. Washington State Mountain Pass Report Runs from Oct. 15 to Apr. 15. Smart Trek Freeway congestion report and all kinds of traffic and commute information from Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle Insider Traffic Seattle traffic, cams, maps, & information. BC Road Reports From BC Ministry of Transportation. Idaho Road Reports From Idaho Transportation Dept. Oregon road Reports From Oregon DOT. National Traffic & Road Closure Information By state. |
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Cyberspace Snow & Avalanche Center The premier web avalanche page. All kinds of information. A very useful site. Coldlinks: Avalanche Sites Links from the National Snow & Ice Data Center. CSAC Current Conditions Links to Avalanche hazard, weather, & road conditions and by country and state. N W Weather and Avalanche Center A joint site by NOAA, USFS, WSDOT, NPS. and BCMOTH avalanche. West Side Avalanche Network From the American Association of Avalanche Professionals. Avalanche center locations and well as equipment, education, data exchange, and weather for the West. Canadian Avalanche Association Canadian Avalanche weather, accidents, courses, links and more. American Avalanche Association Also American Association of Avalanche Professionals. Information, courses, statistics, victim demographics and lots more. Forest Service National Avalanche Center From our multiple use friends. Logging isn't all they do. American Avalanche Institute Avalanche training. Weather Talk Net Avalanche links From the weather search engine, WeatherTalk.net, a page from it's Weather Phenomena - Avalanche links. |
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NW Skiing Page
An excellent & organized site for links to anything to do with skiing in the
NW. Ski Northwest Well organized multi resource site with links to resorts, snow info, cams and more. Ski Washington Ski, snow, weather and resort guides. NW Ski Report Ski reports submitted by skiers. Part of the Ski Washington site, but good enough to show separately. British Columbia Ski Report Quick links to B.C. ski areas. BC Downhill/alpine Skiing A table based links list to both downhill and alpine areas with a good resort map page. Snow Canada Another Canadian resort and snow guide but with an emphasis on snow boarding. Ski Mountaineering A very well done personal page with general ski mountaineering info and some local and Ring of Fire volcano skiing stuff. Snow Link Links to resorts, weather, & travel resources by area for the US & Canada. Your Guide to Snowfall An objective & comprehensive guide to current and expected snow conditions at North American resorts. Ski Central A very large commercial North American page with lots of links to ski stuff. US Skiing Comprehensive guide to US ski areas by state. The Outdoor Lodge Guide to winter sports in the West. On the Snow Ski Reports Ski reports info and weather by area. world wide. On the Snow Nordic Report As above for cross country skiing. Go Ski World wide guide to ski resorts & mountain sports. Cross Country Ski Areas Association Places to XC Ski in the US and Canada. Methow Valley Sports Trail Association Maps, events, & information about XC skiing and mt biking in the Methow. Methow Valley Recreation Recreation business and valley information links. Methow Valley Homepage More Methow Valley links |
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Northwest Outdoors Guide A multi resource page with a lean toward climbing. Very good. Check out their links page next. Northwest Outdoors Guide Links An excellent links page with NW and national links. CoolTrails A nice place to read or publish trip reports, with trail guides for B.C.,WA., OR., and ID. Washington Trails Association A well respected organization with good information, including up to date trail reports. Pacific NW Hiking Guide An easy to use page with trail guides, with maps and links to other NW pages. Brian's Pacific Crest Trail Info Many resource links and information about the trail. A very useful page. Pacific Crest Trail Association A good resource for this great trail, AKA The Cascade Crest Trail, that runs from Mexico to BC. Check out their trail condition pages. Pacific Northwest Trail Guide The PNT, not to be confused with the Cascade Crest Trail. This trail runs from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean. GORP Great Outdoor Recreation Pages. NW National Forests section of this extensive site. Lots of information. The Go Guide "Internet's largest outdoor site. (Is that a good reason to go there?) There's a women's section and you can select your state for good trail guides. TrailSource A hiking, biking & XC Skiing trail and guide book search site by region for the Earth. The Northwest Recreation Page Links to all kinds of outdoor recreation. Pacific Northwest & Hiking Links Another good links page with numerous PNW and other links. MountainZone.com The other large national site. Lots of stuff but more for the aficionado of mountain news and events. Trails.com A large national site with info on hiking, mountain and road biking, and sea and white water kayaking. They have good, free topo map and trail finders. Hiking in the USA A pure links page. All kinds of outdoor links sorted by region and type. VTrail Washington State Hiking Trail Guide Search for trails Aphabetically, by number, by highway or by region. Take A Hike The PI's quite good database of hikes by county with descriptions and some other links. Trailfinder From the Seattle Sidewalks site, a very useful tool if you don't know where you want to go. British Columbia Adventure Network A very good BC outdoor resources page with extensive links to all kinds of stuff. Signpost Magazine A local, small, long lived, friendly, and quite good hiking magazine. Good trail reports. Cascade Volcano Page Click on the link to one of our six volcanos for photos and info. Mount St. Helen Observatory A live volcano camera at Johnston Ridge Observatory. Olympic Mountain Guide Links to the Olympic,National Park & Forest, weather, travel and most anything else. Bivouac Mountaineering Directory A quite good British Columbia mountaineering page. NW Hiker. Hiking in Idaho, Oregon, Montana & Washington Mostly the other side of the Cascades. Trails, roads, weather, maps, etc. Spokane Outdoor Page A small page but with good local coverage of hiking and climbing near Spokane. Virtual Cascades Cascade mountain Pic's & info plus many links to various resources. Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest A waterfalls lovers guide to the best in the area. If you don't find it here try the page below. Waterfalls of the Pacific Northwest Not a mistake. Two pages with the same name. Listings, index, and trail guides. The Interactive Outdoor Guide A new site in the process of developing a database of maps, links, weather and guides to N America, listed by state and province. |
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Cascade Climbers A great resource. Message board, equipment exchange, trip reports, maps, articles, links and more. The Climbers Wall A NW Climbing bulletin board. Find partners, rview routes, gear, sell stuff, news etc. Climbing Washington An emphasis on rock climbing with links and route information to Washington climbing areas & mountains. Northwest Outdoor Guide A Northwest info & links page with a lean toward climbing. Darrington Rock Climbing A guide to climbing the wonderful granite domes near Darrington. Washington Ice Climbing An under construction database of ice climbs in Washington. Send in your information on routes Canadian Rockies Climbing Guide A great resource. Information on climbing, ski touring, weather, ice climbing, and local areas in the Rockies Mountain Report A database of Washington State mountain conditions reported by climbers. Very good. Be sure to e-mail in your climb report. R&A Alpine Conditions Rock & Ice magazine's report page sorted by area. Recent climb info sent in by climbers. Link to Rock & Ice from here. Cascade Mountain Adventure A personal page with links to and photos of area mountains Summit Post A world wide database of mountains. Info, photos, & Adopt a Mountain program. Really quite good. |
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Travel in Washington The outdoor section of this site. Also usefull for it's travel & city guides and city search. Search BC A British Columbia search engine. Quite good. Outdoor Search An outdoor search directory from Outdoor Lodge. Seattle Recreation Resources Not exactly a mountain page but with good links to all sorts of Seattle recreation resources. NW Source Outdoors The Seattle Times outdoor page. The Lightweight Backpacker Philosophy and How to information on backpacking, gear, gear repair & links to gear manufactures & sellers. Skeeterbites Check out the skeeter forecast for your area. Map Tech Provides free topographic maps & charts but it's difficult to find what you want. Trail Maps You can buy maps, run a trail search, read a boot fitting guide, and connect to their parent site, MountainZone.com. |
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Washington State Parks State park information and reservations. North Cascades National Park A good concise report on the park's campgrounds, roads, and trail Conditions. Park Net A very dry national park link site. They used to have quite good regional national park pages but they did away with them in favor of this slow and colorless site. Pacific NW Region, United States Forest Service Much better example of a .gov site than Park Net. Good resources and links. USDA Forest Service USFS national page. It has enough additional resources to be worth inclusion here. Olympic National Forest Good USFS site. Ranger stations, information, links, and trail info. Nature of the Northwest This quite good US Forest Service site describes itself as a "Virtual Visitor Center. ReserveUSA The National Recreation Reservation Service.(NRRS)Online reservations for 1700 different locations managed by the Forest service and Corps of Engineers. |
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