[pct-l] PCT / Mt . Hood

[Greg Hardwick]

I ws on the PCT just below Timberline last weekend and encountered a 
estimated 6 foot snowpack.  Total chaos weatherwise at the top.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steel-Eye" <chelin at teleport.com>
To: "JOHN F PATTERSON" <yuppatt at sbcglobal.net>; <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 14, 2008 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] PCT / Mt . Hood


> 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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