[pct-l] Early flip Flop Weather

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good morning, Evan,



You said, “…I was looking for someone to tell me yes/no on the cascades.”  If
anyone specifically answers that question I suggest you ignore them because
they can’t possibly appreciate you, your experience, or what weather the
next 4-6 months will bring.  Does anyone else know how you define snow vs.
SNOW?  It is necessary for all of us to assume personal responsibility by
gathering information and making individual decisions.



Last week I posted the URL for a useful NRCS site:
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/westsnow.pl  that tracks snowpack in the
West over the years.  I suggest using such information is more effective
than the opinion of – whomever – on an email list.



Enjoy your planning,



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, Mar 1, 2010 at 4:38 AM, evanaaron at juno.com <evanaaron at juno.com>wrote:

> Jim and Tom,
> Thanks for responding to my post. Not sure why I did not get other
> responses, but yours were great! Jim, I may be seeing you out there on the
> trail as an early bird! Are you planning on hiking N to KM, then flip to
> ashland and hiking N to canada, then flipping back to ashland south? Is that
> a reasonable plan? Maybe that would work and I would be able to hike it all
> in one season. Would that help miss the major snow spots? I try to be
> flexible but with school its hard- and I havent even started yet!
> Cool, I was looking for someone to tell me yes/no on the cascades. If I do
> flip from KM to ashland, would it take enough time to get through OR that
> once I get to the cascades the snow would be lower? I plan on 30's through
> OR. Not too worried about snow, its the SNOW that I am worried about- if you
> catch my drift.
> Breaking up the hike in 2 years would probably make the most sense weather
> and time wise, but I am unable to do that at the moment, besides the novelty
> of doing it in a thru hike. Pretty much got everything planned for the next
> few years, a few more adventures :)
> Thanks guys for the help.
> Evan
>
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