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3,500–8,500 ft · MT🚗 Directions
Glacier NP and Flathead NF. Dense cedar-hemlock forests at lower elevations, subalpine fir higher. Excellent morel habitat in post-fire areas. Maritime-influenced snowpack.
Updated Jul 13, 4:00 AM MT
**Glacier/Flathead NF – Tier A | July 13, 2026** You're in the sweet spot: soil temps have stabilized at 65°F with a solid 14-day moisture window (2.95"), triggering fruiting conditions across the full spectrum of summer alpine species. The boletes are your primary target—Birch Boletes and Chicken-Fat especially—along with Reishi on standing hardwood and Birch Polypore on dead birch snags. Chaga scouts should move to north-facing birch stands immediately while conditions hold. **The catch:** Zero precipitation in the last 7 days and high desiccation risk mean this window is closing fast. The VWC (0.17) is adequate but trending downward; you have maybe 48–72 hours before surface drying shuts down fruiting. Skip the margins and hunt the drainage bottoms and north-facing slopes where soil stays cooler and moisture persists longer. **Hot tip:** Hike to 6,500–7,500 ft on north aspects today—higher elevations are still wicking melt moisture; anything above 7,500 ft is already drying out.
Generated by Claude (Anthropic) from the structured weather, soil, and phenology data on this page. The LLM can misread edge cases — treat this as a starting hypothesis, not a guarantee. Always verify conditions on the ground before committing to a long drive.
Precip 7d
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PRISM 4km · thru 07-11
Precip 14d
Observed precipitation from PRISM 4km gridded analysis, sampled at the region centroid through 2026-07-11. Used when no SNOTEL/SCAN station is mapped to this region.2.95"
PRISM 4km · thru 07-11
Soil Temp
65°F
SWE
Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.0%
Drought
None
Snowmelt
complete
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
All conditions met (soil 65°F, sustained 7/7 days above threshold, today 0.17 VWC, 7d avg 0.18)
Primordia readiness: Cold = mycelium dormant. Activating = soil warming, primordia building. Primed = 5+ sustained warm days at species threshold; fruiting imminent if moisture cooperates. Based on Schmidt 1983 / Mihail 2007.