RoperDK Posted July 11, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Cruising southbound in mid-August. I am a southern gal and hoping to see at least a few snow capped mountains and some ice in the water. I know there will be ice around the glaciers, but how about other ports on the cruise? Will there be any snow left at all? Thanks in advance, Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagustaw Posted July 11, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I'm an Alabama girl sailing August 1st. I posted a similar question in another thread. I'm taking the 5 Glacier Flight seeing Excursion out of Juneau and would love to see snowcapped peaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted July 11, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I doubt you'll see any ice in the water. We were there in June and didn't see any except around the glaciers. I imagine you'll see some snow on the peaks of the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvorcruise Posted July 12, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 12, 2017 If you come in May the next time, you'll see lots of snow on the mountains. By mid-August, there's not much left, relatively speaking. Even in May there's no ice in the water except around the glaciers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sequim88 Posted July 12, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Snow on the lower peaks around Juneau will probably be gone and the waterfalls on the east side of the channel probably just trickles. But peaks over 7,000 feet or so will still have snow in August. For sure you will see lots of snow covered peaks back away from the foothills - some of those mountains are 15,000 feet or more and fully glaciated and snow covered. That said we were really surprised by how little snow was on Mt. Edgecumbe in Sitka in mid-June. It's relatively low but still would have expected more based on prior visit. Might have been warmer and rained more last Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabbitB Posted July 13, 2017 #6 Share Posted July 13, 2017 There is snow on Mt Hood in Oregon year round...just like there is on Mt Rainer, Mt St Helens, Mt Adams, and Mt Baker in Washington year round. The higher peaks in Alaska will most definitely have snow. Snow in any of the ports...Don't count on it during August. We had an extra long and heavy snow fall year last winter in Washington, and if they did in Alaska, the snow might be lower on the peaks than normal, but even so, August is still summer...although Fall is creeping up rapidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted July 14, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thanks everyone! Keeping my fingers crossed to see at least a bit of snow. I might have to take another trip to Alaska and go in May. Dawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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