[pct-l] Snow fears and your choices

[Andrea Dinsmore]

 Perfect advice on the North Cascades snow. As you and your friends are
heading NoBo just remember what happened last year in the Mts. End of Sept.
dozens of hikers were cut off at Snoqualmie and Steven's Pass. Those who
were in the Mts. north of Steven's finally made it thru but had a real hard
time. When the trail becomes invisible under feet of snow......you are
really on your own. Lighten up on your partying. Is it worth hiking 2400
miles and not finish because you had taken too many zero days and partied
too much. Get your @ss in gear and party when you are done.

PCT MOM



>
> The other parameter or
> time limit is the early snows that can stop you in your tracks just short
> of
> your Canadian goal/dream you've been working 5 months for. When that is
> fluctuates, but the risk increases after Sept. 15th to Oct. 1st.. You can
> start anytime; you may have to deal with flash floods in SOCAL or some
> new,
> soft snow from a late storm down there, but once the snow flies up north,
> you're done. Research the trail journals. If you choose to avoid snow by
> starting late, you'll have high mileage days to stay on optimal trail and
> get in before the first snows. Enough said, on to safety issues....
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