[pct-l] Thoughts please: most "efficient" thru

[montypct]

There's still time before we will know the snow level in the Sierra.  If 
it's going to be low, a little snow won't make that much difference compared 
to the travel time and logistics of a double flip.  South to north may be 
faster.

If you hike fast enough, and just want to complete the trail faster, just 
start some time in May.

In 2005 snow was very high in the Sierra and very low up north.  Hikers had 
a good reason to flip.  Ashland was a popular choice.  I flipped to Manning 
and hiked south from there on June 15th.  Washington snow was very, very 
low.  I'd wait for the snow to fall, though, before making a decision to 
flip if that's what you are leaning toward.



Lightweight Backpacking
The fun goes up when the weight goes down
-Warner Springs Monty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mcintyre johnson" <johnson.mcintyre at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 8:38 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Thoughts please: most "efficient" thru


> Folks -- speculation welcome.  Anyone thought in some detail about the 
> most
> "efficient" thru, which might be quiet different from simply moving north
> for 5 months.  For instance, to reduce June slow-down snow in Sierra, one
> could save that stretch until August and jump ahead to -- where? --  
> perhaps
> Southern Oregon?  Another move might be to go up to northern Washington 
> and
> SOBO for a couple hundred or more miles to reduce probability to
> end-of-season snow storms? Thoughts please, thanks in advance.
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