[pct-l] Starting early and saving the Sierra for last.......

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

Snow can be present in early season in the Southern California ranges, especially the San Jacintos/Fuller Ridge and Mt. Baden Powell in the San Gabriels. Snow can also happen at any time in the variable spring/late spring conditions.  This year 4"-8" fell in the local mountains around Memorial Day weekend.  

Another early starter journal to check out is Chuckie V's, aka Funnybone! He departed from the southern terminus on March 24, 2006.  His trail journal at http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=161497

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: Wes Davis <wesnice at gmail.com>
>Sent: Oct 22, 2008 2:08 PM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Cc: Rebecca Warner <lapecka at gmail.com>
>Subject: [pct-l] Starting early and saving the Sierra for last.......
>
>Hello,
>
>I am interested in starting the trail northbound early -- the beginning of
>March or late Feb...hitching from Kennedy Meadows to belden or sierra city
>and continuing north.
>
>The plan would be to finish the JMT, Tahoe, Yos sections in September hiking
>southbound from Belden or Sierra City.
>
> Is snow an issue before Kennedy Meadows in March/April?
>
>Also, how early could we enter Castle Crags/Trinity Alps...in other words,
>is there a chance we would hit a ton of snow in June?
>
>Any feedback is helpful.  We are basically wanting to start sooner, take a
>couple of weeks off along the way and finish at Kennedy Meadows before
>October.
>
>Thanks,
>Western Plains
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