MTTA Backcountry Conditions

M3 MountainCam Images - as of Sunday July 6th 2:46pm
Views of MTTA's Backcountry from High Hut's Deck


Mt. Rainier
High Hut Deck & Bear Basin
Mt. St. Helens

M3, MTTA's Mountain Monitoring system, is located at High Hut, at nearly 5000'.   The M3 MountainCam has a 270 degree view of the Cascade Range, including Mt Rainier, Mt St Helens, Saw Tooth Ridge and the Goat Rocks Wilderness area.  

M3 equipment was funded by a very generous grant from REI , with additional funding provided by Whittaker Mountaineering in Ashford.   If you like this system, please let them know and support their businesses.


Trail Conditions Report
as of Saturday, May 3rd

Thanks to patroller Jon Epstein and friends, High Hut's wireless link has been reset and the webcam grabbed images today!  Jon has made the epic trip to South District several times this year.   Our hat is off to Jon and all the other volunteers who helped out in the South District this past winter!

As of May 1st, MTTA's huts are closed to the general public for the remainder of the summer and fall.   The South District is closed due to the access bridge being washed out.   A temporary access bridge is scheduled to be installed this summer, so access should be restored by next fall.  The North District is always closed to the general public in the summer -- only parties with special land owner permits are allowed to utilize Copper Creek hut during the summer.

Sad News.   If you came directly to this Conditions page, you may have missed the news:   Snow Bowl Hut Destroyed by Fire.   Please visit this page to see how you can help.


Full Size M3 MountainCam Images - as of Sunday July 6th 2:46pm
(updated daily when equipment is working)

Mt Rainier, ~2000' to 14,410'


Upper Camp Muir Snowfield, ~8000' to ~11,000'


High Hut's Deck with a view of Bear Basin and the Anderson Lake Trail


Trail approaching High Hut


Snow Depth just South of High Hut
(if you can't see a number, there is more than 9 ft of snow!)

Thermometer on High Hut's Deck
(morning sunlight causes high readings)


Mt. St. Helens


High Rock Lookout