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7,000–13,800 ft · WY🚗 Directions
Shoshone NF and Wind River Wilderness. High alpine with concentrated foraging windows. Lodgepole and whitebark pine. Short season at extreme elevation. Remote access.
Updated Jul 13, 4:04 AM MT
**Wind River Range – Tier A Breakdown** You're looking at a sweet post-melt window where soil moisture has finally stabilized after complete snowmelt, triggering viable conditions across a robust roster of species. The 15 high-confidence targets—anchored by the boletes (Bitter, Chicken-Fat), Amanitas (Panther Cap, Coker's), and woody species (Red-Belted Conk)—all have their thresholds met because sustained moisture is *finally* holding at 0.22 VWC despite marginal soil temps (51.4°F is working, not ideal). The catch: desiccation risk is elevated, meaning that 0.2–0.22 VWC is a razor's edge—one 48-hour dry spell and you'll lose the flush. Morels and Reishi are still viable but fighting marginal temps; your real play is the bolete cohort and Amanitas, which are more forgiving of cool soils. Watch the next 72 hours obsessively for any precip—if you stay dry, that moisture window closes fast at this elevation. The moderate-tier species (Birch Boletes, Scarers, etc.) will crater if conditions slip. **Hot tip:** Concentrate above 9,500 ft on north aspects where soil temps stabilize longest and seep moisture lingers; skip the drier south-facing slopes entirely for the next week.
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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Bridger-Teton National Forest
Bridger-Teton National Forest
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0.20"
PRISM 4km · thru 07-11
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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.0.61"
PRISM 4km · thru 07-11
Soil Temp
51°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
moisture marginal (today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (51°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (51°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
soil temp marginal (51°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (51°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained
soil temp marginal (51°F vs 55°F min, 3/7 days above), today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
All conditions met (soil 51°F, sustained 5/7 days above threshold, today 0.20 VWC, 7d avg 0.22 — moisture sustained)
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.