[pct-l] More Mt. Hood Snow

[Steel-Eye]

Good afternoon, Len,

August is when the thru-hikers reach Oregon, and by then most of the PCT 
will be clear, with snow remaining at the higher elevations.  It won't be a 
big deal for hikers who traversed the Sierra snowpack a few weeks earlier; 
in fact, some nice cool snow-walking might be a welcome treat.  One effect 
will probably be a reduction of daily mileage in the snow areas.  They just 
won't be able to sustain the 30-40 mile days that some seem expect through 
Oregon.

'99 was the last big snow year, and I section hiked Oregon SoBo that year 
beginning mid-July.  At that time there was plenty of residual snowpack 
around Hood, and through the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness.  South of Jefferson I 
was on snowpack for miles, and encountered a near white-out snowstorm on 31 
Aug.

The greatest inconvenience will be to SoBo thru-hikers, and any section 
hikers who are not experienced with route-finding and hiking on snowpack. 
The mosquito season usually follows the melting snow so that too will also 
be delayed to aggravate all hikers.

Steel-Eye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Len Glassner" <len5742 at gmail.com>
To: "Steel-Eye" <chelin at teleport.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 2:03 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] More Mt. Hood Snow


> What, if any, are the likely implications for the average thru-hiker,
> given the above-average snowfall in general in Oregon and Washington?
>
> On 4/28/08, Steel-Eye <chelin at teleport.com> wrote:
>> Still more good news, campers
>>