[pct-l] Snow conditions in Mammoth

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

Hey Beeman,
The Funk Brothers used snowshoes.
http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=201801

Ok, so it was back in the 70s, but you have to love the Funk  
Brothers, man.

Diane

On Apr 5, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
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>>
>> 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