[pct-l] sierra thunderstorms

[Tom Reynolds]

Handling thunderstorms in the Sierra is rather simple.
   
  If you don't see clouds in the sky by 11AM there won't be a thunderstorm. If you do there might be a thunderstorm. The weather tends to build. If you see clouds on day 1 but no storm, then see clouds the next day a storm is more likely, and so on.
   
  You should be able to setup your passes this year (absent a late snow) and camp at the base of a pass and cross before 2PM. Actually, from Forrester there is a rhythm that you get inro crossing Forrester on day 1, Glen on day 2 and so on.

Shutterbug steiner <shutterbugg313 at yahoo.com> wrote:
  Thunderstorms, Lightning and Hail OH MY! Actually Xing that pass while you guys waited it out was one of the less smart things I did last year. But HYPOthermia or getting Struck by lightning ---- which is the better way to die?

SB

Pea Hicks 
wrote:
one thing for folks to keep in mind this year, as you may be breathing a 
bit of a sigh of relief that at least the snow in the sierra may not be 
a big challenge, is that along with high temps in the owens & central 
valleys come afternoon thunderstorms in the sierra. we had lots of them 
last year during the big heat wave in late june and early july, from km 
to tahoe. probably the most intense hail/lightning/thunder i've ever 
experienced, and it caused significant delays having to wait out the 
weather to cross some passes. and at this point it's looking like we may 
be in for a long hot summer...

so be prepared for the weather. make sure you have your rain gear, and 
think about carrying an extra day or two of food in the sierra, as you 
may lose a day or two getting stuck at the base of a pass. i had to wait 
out the weather at forester and mather, and ran short of food because of it.


girlscout
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