[pct-l] Snow conditions in Mammoth

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Beeman,



Occasionally someone will carry – and presumably use – snowshoes on a NoBo
PCT hike but it’s pretty rare.  In ’98 Chris Bailey documented a crossing of
the Sierras that he and Jenelle made in a very heavy snow year.
http://www.aldhawest.org/Gazette/V4_1_Impassable.asp  As I recall they
didn’t use snowshoes.



Remember:  The depth of the snow doesn’t really matter provided the snow is
well coalesced into snowpack that can – usually – support a hiker.

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=264464

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=264576

http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=264768



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 11:38 PM, Paul Cronshaw <beemancron at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Just back from a family trip to Mammoth over my spring break.
>
> The first two days, a storm came in and dumped 18" of new snow.
> A winter wonderland in springtime!
>
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/beemancron/MammothSpringBreak#5456502026231395474
>
> With another storm scheduled tonight to bring more snow to the Sierras, I
> am wondering if
> the Sierra start date from KM might have to to be adjusted.
>
> I used snowshoes for the first time to do some cross country exploring.
>  Has anyone hiked the PCT in a heavy snow season in snowshoes?
>
> The Beeman
>
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