[pct-l] PCT / Mt . Hood

[Steel-Eye]

Good afternoon, Rafter Jack,

The end of next week will be a problem unless you want to hike over serious 
snowpack.  Timberline Lodge, where the PCT crosses Mt. Hood, today is 
reporting 150" of snow on the ground. 
http://www.timberlinelodge.com/ski_ride/conditions.php

Where the PCT crosses the highway -- actually Rt. 35 at Barlow Pass -- the 
elevation is about 4150 ft. and there is 2-5 ft. of residual snow, depending 
upon the aspect and overhead cover.  There are still several feet of snow at 
the Sandy River crossing near Ramona Falls which is NW of Mt. Hood at about 
3400 ft.

Further south in the area of Santiam Pass there is also considerable snow as 
you can see at.  http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=335261  That 
photo was taken two weeks ago, but we have had cool weather since, with 
additional snow in most of N. Oregon above 4000 ft.

It would be better to wait to the end of next month rather than try to start 
at the end of next week.

Steel-Eye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JOHN F PATTERSON" <yuppatt at sbcglobal.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 3:26 PM
Subject: [pct-l] PCT / Mt . Hood


> Senior hiker wondering about PCT backpacking conditions across Mt . Hood 
> from , say , route 26 over to Cascade Locks or the longer , 126 / 20 ( 
> Santiam Pass ) distance down into the Columbia River Gorge ( same 
> destination - Cascade Locks ) ? Snow levels , other possible problems ? 
> End of next week start . Thank you .
>  Rafter Jack
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