[pct-l] snowshoes in early June?

[ned at pacificcrestcustombuilders.com]

Hey, Alec!

Did you ever get an answer from the List regarding your question?

We teach snow camping, avalanche assessment, ice axe and self-arrest 
training, visual route referencing, and more every winter in Desolation, 
here, in South Tahoe, and my question to you is at what elevation will you 
be hiking and where in the Sierra? Different areas hold more or less snow 
for longer than others. "Early June" around Tahoe is pretty safe, but in the 
depths of SeKi and the passes there you will still have to deal with large 
and long snow fields where post-holing is the norm for those without 
snowshoes.

For many that is acceptable, but they also accept the injury that comes with 
it, all in the name of going light. If it were me, I would plan to cover the 
snowy passes in the morning while the snow is still cold and hard and 
thereby not need snowshoes to avoid post-holing. Beware of slipping on the 
hard snow and/or ice in the mornings. Once the sun hits it you won't have to 
worry. Have a mental plan, though, on how you're going to react when and if 
you fall and begin sliding downhill to the trees or rocks below. If you 
still have big suncups, they're another story.

For now....

Mtnned
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "alec" <amr10009 at yahoo.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 5:30 PM
Subject: [pct-l] snowshoes


> any snowshoe recommendations for a 2 week high sierra hike in early june?
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> thanks!
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