[pct-l] 2011 Snowpack

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good afternoon, Ned,

Snow is not neutral because it distinctly favors those who are familiar and
prepared.  Brick is exactly right.  Throughout a upon a long history
Russians have had to live with snow, and they found that while snow is not
exactly their friend it can be a valuable  --  and crushing co-conspirator
against their enemies:  Specifically, Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler
come to mind.


“Snow is not neutral.”  - Soviet Union Frunze Military Academy Maxim


Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 1:59 PM, <ned at mountaineducation.org> wrote:

> Steel-Eye!
>
> Where did you get that quote?? "Snow is not neutral" is totally true, but
> then, of course, so are mountains!
>
>
>
> "Just remember, Be Careful out there!"
>
> Ned Tibbits, Director
> Mountain Education
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "CHUCK CHELIN" <steeleye at wildblue.net>
> To: "PCT listserve" <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 1:50 PM
> Subject: [pct-l] 2011 Snowpack
>
>
>
> Good afternoon, all,
>
> I see that California Department of Water Resources, Data Exchange Center
> (CDEC) http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/  has begun to populate
> the 2011 variant of the California Snow Water Charts
> http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/PLOT_SWC.2011.pdf , even
> though
> they haven’t yet changed the chart title to reflect the year.  There are
> many different California snow charts available for reference and
> prognostication but I prefer this one as being the best illustration of
> what
> we may expect for the upcoming year’s hiking compared to other years.
>
>
>
> For the entire West, including California, I like the charts available
> through U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Service (NRCS)  at:
> http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/westsnow.pl  Often contributors to
> PCT-L
> refer to other years as being a high snow year – or low – and these charts
> are a great way to compare those years’ snowpack with what is shaping up
> during this year.
>
>
> “Snow is not neutral.”  - Soviet Union Frunze Military Academy Maxim
>
>
> Steel-Eye
>
> Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
>
> http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09
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