Poudre Canyon / Roosevelt NF

**Poudre Canyon Tier A: True Morel Season, Now** You're in the sweet spot for true morels—soil temp has held above 50°F for five consecutive days with sustained moisture (0.20 VWC sustained over 7 days), hitting both triggers simultaneously. Spring King Boletes are 3–4 days away from primordia establishment; the mycelium is waking but hasn't pushed fruit bodies yet. Everything else is secondary right now. The limiting factor is desiccation risk: that 0.39" in the last week is thin, and with SWE at 1% of normal, you're on borrowed time before the high-elevation soils dry fast. Watch the next 36 hours—if you don't see morels now, the window narrows sharply once VWC drops below 0.18. **Hot tip:** Work north-facing slopes and riparian pockets where snowmelt seep persists; south aspects are 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.