Palisades Idaho- scouting trip weather question

[Hwcopley]

Hey, I’m trying to figure out the snow situation in the palisades area of Idaho around the end of May. I’m planning a scouting trip and want to be prepared. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

 

[sneaky]

Snotel is your friend. You can monitor snow levels at their monitoring sites online.

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[Hwcopley]

Thanks for the help, that’s what I’m looking for

 

[bluetick78]

What Sneaky said^^^. The way the snow has been piling up, there could be 5 ft of snow in May.

 

[Indian Summer]

May is definitely too early. For sure. Even early June can be questionable.

 

[Idagnome]

I live in that unit, and yeah we’re getting pretty good snow right now. By end of may you’ll be able to get around on south facing ridges/faces for hiking. Might not have all roads open/but probably. The tricky part is the deer will be hitting the green up on south and west facing slopes that will be completely brown/burnt by hunting season. So by end of may you’ll see what animals made it through winter and roughly where they are then, but they might be in different spots and habitat come fall.

Like they said, Snotel is a good reference. Or check out some of the webcams around. See JH had some that are on the Idaho side.