Scablands in early February?

Submitted by malefailwhale t3_107xu1a in Washington

Hey all, apologies if this somehow infringes on the not being Google rules of the sub.

That being said, I was planning on exploring the Scablands Feb 3-7ish and was curious if I should expect a lot of snowfall on the ground? My research on what snowfall is like in the area hasn’t really elicited anything super conclusive so I was hoping someone here might have some on-the-ground insight :). I was also thinking of venturing out to Palouse and am wondering the same of there.

Thanks!

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whidbeysounder t1_j3p4t6x wrote

Weird I know we have them, I have been there many times, I have just never heard them called the Scablands before.

You won’t know the snow until your go. Storms can happen anytime during this time period.

I wouldn’t consider the Palouse scablands I would say the area more west and north of there

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malefailwhale OP t1_j3p5bhl wrote

Ah, fair point. Probably why I wasn’t able to find anything conclusive. Was just curious if historically that area was just as susceptible to snowfall as the more snowy Washington regions/had a different climate.

And yeah, I have no idea if that’s at all a proper way to refer to them. I think I just clung onto the part of the name that stuck with me haha.

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Kissed_Cloaca t1_j3q17os wrote

I’ve lived in the Seattle area all my life and I’ve always heard them called the scablands or channelled scablands.

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whidbeysounder t1_j3p5fft wrote

What did you want to do there? That will probably help you focus on an area.

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malefailwhale OP t1_j3p68ug wrote

Was planning a photography project with some friends! The landscape totally fits with what we’re looking to capture but snow would take away from that.

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c640180 t1_j3pm7xo wrote

The Columbia National Wildlife Refuge near Othello offers some pretty fantastic scenery, too.

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Zhenja92 t1_j3puili wrote

You can have snow - but as you head east you get a lot less. By February, snow is unlikely to be a problem and you have a reasonable chance of being snow free (although this has been a pretty snowy year in Eastern WA). One of the best places to view the channeling is Dry Falls State Park/Visitor Center https://maps.northwestportal.com/outdoors/#12.52/47.605094/-119.395425?search=true&f=namelc&q=dry%20falls%20visitor I also really enjoy Frenchman Coulee - where you can walk along the cliffs carved out above the Columbia River https://maps.northwestportal.com/outdoors/#13.45/47.020855/-119.977526

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arChrisan3 t1_j3pxq56 wrote

Another recommendation. Frenchman coulee is beautiful.

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