[pct-l] weather from the trail Mt. Waterman ski resort, Newcombs Ranch,

[mattjolley at comcast.net]

Report of 8 inches of snow at 5000 feet Friday afternoon at Newcombs Ranch
So probably 80 miles of trail snow just from mile 350 to  mile 430.

"chucknorris"  at 
http://trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?trailname=6654
Reports the owner opened up Mt. Waterman ski resort Friday night and  14 hikers stayed.
I am guessing the facilities at the top of the lift were opened,  800 ft elevation gain?  from Hwy2, 
 since hearsay is  "snow cat access".
http://postholer.com/gmap/gmap.php?trail=pct&lat=34.349212&lon=-117.928705&zoom=15&vw=3&   is the  bottom of the lift on Hwy2.   about 1.5 mile west
  from mile  386.5  on Hwy2.

Another resource is about two miles SE of  where the PCT leaves Hwy2 at Three points
Newcombs Ranch on Hwy 2. phone   626.440.1001 
http://postholer.com/good%20times has a picture of a hamburger from there on May 20
34.3301 -118.0017

Weather station map at
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/mwmap.php?map=sgx&limit=1&list=1
BIG PINES, CA (BPNC1)
Elev: 6917 ft; Latitude: 34.3789; Longitude: -117.6919

Current time:Sat, 24 May 20:48 pm (PDT)
Most Recent Observation:Sat, 24 May 7:54 pm (PDT)

  0.63 inches of precip Saturday.

Matt