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Growing at the base of Pinus contorta.

KOH cherry red on stipe & cap, purple on gills. Viscid all over. Dark grey-purple droplets on gills.

Suillus spp, Gliophorus psitticinus & Cuphophyllus russocoriola closely nearby.

-Pileus is campanulate to convex, strong presence of marginal appendiculae present and subtle scales or warts on cap, indicating presence of universal and partial veils. Pileus is hygrophanous, has a slightly darker cream color towards margin. Somewhat pleated or subtly sulcate along margin.

• Lamellae are finely adnate, some gills being free. Narrow shape, close, creamy in color.
• Stipes are predominantly equal, slightly enlarging towards base. Grown in dense, caespitose clusters.
• Found growing on the side of a trail, in grass and mixed conifer and predominant hardwood leaf litter
• No noticeable scent beyond typical, mushroom scent

Extremely sweet taste when touched to tongue. Like aspartame!
At the bottom of a fox/skunk dig in thick duff near Quercus dumosa, Ceanothus arboreus, and Lyonothamnus floribundus. Forming extensive, thick white mycelium-bound litter layer.

On Tanoak, not conifer. Don't know what else it could be. There is a Ganoderma brownii on the other side of the stump.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140621976

The second shot is from October 28th covered with brown spores. Looked like G. brownii then. After the rains, the cap was cleaned.