[pct-l] Good News & Bad News

[Donna Saufley]

Keep in mind too that firm consolidated snow is your friend, not your enemy,
and shouldn't be feared at all.  Waiting for it melt-off lands you on soft,
mushy, suncupping, post-holing, miserable crud.

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of enyapjr at comcast.net
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 6:44 AM
To: pct-l
Subject: [pct-l] Good News & Bad News

> The bad news.......there are tons of snow in the Sierra.
> Of course that is good news for ''ski bums'' like me but bad news for 
> ''hiker trash'' like you.

It's still too early to tell what Sierra conditions the '09 thrus will have
- so, 
please, quit using the friendly "scare tactics"...
Snow water content is still below average (see 
http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/PLOT_SWC.2009.pdf)...
Sierra conditions for thrus will depend more on the amount of future snow
fall in 
March and April, plus the temperature trend for April and May - not the
current
Mammoth skiing conditions...
Whether the rest of March and April is similar to the 2005-06 trace or the
2007-08
trace is yet to be seen - and June is still a long way off...

Happy trails!!!
Jim / PITA
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