Very rare to see any open water up there in the winter. The steep granite slopes of the Sawtooths just cause the cold air to cascade down into an inversion that you don’t notice without the air pollution. It’s often the coldest place in the country for one reason, convection.
January 13th, 2012 at 10:54 am
Love ‘em!
February 4th, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Very rare to see any open water up there in the winter. The steep granite slopes of the Sawtooths just cause the cold air to cascade down into an inversion that you don’t notice without the air pollution. It’s often the coldest place in the country for one reason, convection.