⚠ NW Forest Pass required for the Heliotrope Ridge trailhead. Climbing register at the trailhead. North Cascades National Park boundary lies above.
🏖️ Heliotrope SNOTEL at 0" depth — route is likely melted out at the trailhead. The score still describes the freeze/thaw cycle aloft, but expect a long carry (or no snow at all).
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Monday, Jul 27

23 /100
Corn Score

❄️ Poor corn conditions on the model's read. Overnight: 47°F at Heliotrope (⚠️ didn't freeze). Coleman Saddle overnight low: forecast 34°F. Daytime high: 56°F at Heliotrope.

🌙 47°F overnight low ☀️ 56°F daytime high 💨 16 mph wind ❄️ 0" new snow 🔄 0 streak
Confidence 100%
0–44 poor · 45–69 marginal · 70–100 good · methodology

How this score was built

  • Refreeze (× 0.5) +0.0
  • Warming (× 0.3) +22.8
  • Streak bonus (capped at 20) +0
  • Final score 22.8 / 100

Why this score?

  • Refreeze 0/100 contributed +0 pts (50% weight). Snow surface ≈ air (47°F) — sky 83% cloud, wind ×0.66, humidity ×0.00: clouds, wind, or humid air suppressed radiative cooling.
  • Warming 76/100 contributed +23 pts (30% weight).
  • Freeze/thaw streak is 0 days — base score (refreeze + warming) caps at 80 until a streak builds.

Condition Components

🥶 Refreeze

0/100

Air low: 47°F → surface ~47°F, Cloud: 83%, Wind: 5 mph, Dew: 48°F

☀️ Warming

76/100

High: 56°F (mush risk)

🔄 Streak

0 days

Consecutive freeze/thaw days

💨 Wind

16 mph

Max wind (mph) at Coleman Saddle

⚠️ Possible rain (borderline temps/precip) — verify before committing; if confirmed, surface will be poor

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7-Day Outlook

Mon
Jul 27
23/100
Lo: 47°
Hi: 56°
Day: Mostly Sunny Night: Mostly Cloudy 83% cl · 4 mph · dew 48°
high conf
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Tue
Jul 28
29/100
Lo: 49°
Hi: 52°
Day: Chance Light Rain Night: Partly Cloudy 35% cl · 9 mph · dew 49°
high conf
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Wed
Jul 29
27/100
Lo: 46°
Hi: 55°
Day: Mostly Sunny Night: Mostly Cloudy 81% cl · 3 mph · dew 49°
med conf
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Thu
Jul 30
31/100
Lo: 44°
Hi: 58°
🏔️ FL 8,291′
Day: Sunny Night: Partly Cloudy 35% cl · 4 mph · dew 46°
med conf
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Fri
Jul 31
37/100
Lo: 48°
Hi: 61°
Day: Sunny Night: Mostly Clear 25% cl · 5 mph · dew 46°
med conf
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Sat
Aug 1
35/100
Lo: 51°
Hi: 55°
Day: Chance Light Rain Night: Mostly Clear 11% cl · 6 mph · dew 47°
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Sun
Aug 2
32/100
Lo: 46°
Hi: 51°
🏔️ FL 8,669′
Day: Chance Light Rain Night: Chance Light Rain 58% cl · 9 mph · dew 47°
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Freeze/Thaw History

Recent Snowfall

Day New Snow
Heliotrope 4,040′
Est. Coleman Saddle
~9,000′
Source
confidence
SWE Δ
in / 24h
Precip
in / 24h
Depth Low / High
Mon Jul 27 none high 0" 47° / 56°
Sun Jul 26 none high 0.2 0" 49° / 53°
Sat Jul 25 none high 1" 51° / 61°
Fri Jul 24 noise filtered high +0.00 1" 53° / 74°
Thu Jul 23 none high +0.00 0" 56° / 74°
Wed Jul 22 none high +0.00 0.1 0" 64° / 86°
Tue Jul 21 none high +0.00 0" 64° / 83°
Mon Jul 20 none high +0.00 0" 56° / 79°
Sun Jul 19 none high +0.00 0.1 0" 46° / 67°
Sat Jul 18 none high +0.00 1" 46° / 54°
Fri Jul 17 noise filtered high +0.00 1" 50° / 58°
Thu Jul 16 none high +0.00 0" 53° / 76°
Wed Jul 15 none high +0.00 0.1 0" 56° / 77°
Tue Jul 14 none high +0.00 0" 53° / 74°
Mon Jul 13 low 0" 54° / 69°

Latest Observation

Air Temp 55.8°F
Snow Depth 0.0"
SWE 0.0"
Time 2026-07-27T10:00

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