[pct-l] Sierra snow conditions (I-80 area)

[Carl & Judy Rush]

The big snow came in March last year, lets keep our fingers crossed.
Carl


On 1/25/07, Acu4harmony at aol.com <Acu4harmony at aol.com> wrote:
>
> I don't know what anyone has heard, but the Sierra snow pack is LOW!!  I
> snowshoe out on the PCT north of I-80 several times a week, but
> usually  go up a
> nearby peak instead of down to the peter Grubb hut. Today I went down
> to  the
> hut to check conditions as it makes a good visual benchmark to measure the
> snowpack. I was shocked! I knew the pack was light but today there was
> less snow
> at the hut than there was late last June when I hiked through. Currently
> there  is only 3-4 feet around the hut. By contrast at the end off last
> March
> there was  25-30 feet at the hut, so much that skiers had to dig down in
> the snow
> to get to  the second story entrance from what above appeared only as a
> snowfield. Yeah I know there are still several months in which things
> could
> change, but if things continue as they have it could be a very good year
> for  north
> bounders, but you never know, normally the heaviest dumps come in Feb and
> March. Scott
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