[pct-l] Mt San Jacinto snow photos

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

With the warm weather we've been having lately, a lot of this will be gone in a month.

Gary

---- jeff.singewald at comcast.net wrote: 
> 

Your recollection is very accurate based on the photos.  The nice thing is that we have the better part of 1 month left before most thrus reach this area and there should be some significant melt between now and than.  Even with snow coverage (as there was in 2006), if there is decent warming temps the snow is typically soft enough, even on the north facing slopes, to allow for safe travel.  I would continue to recommend monitoring the melt and time the crossing of Fuller Ridge to allow for a crossing during the middle of the day.  May have some postholing but it is easier to cross when the snow is soft. 



Elevator 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "AsABat" <asabat at 4jeffrey.net> 
To: "PCT PCT List" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:44:05 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Mt San Jacinto snow photos 

Helpful pics. Looking at #2 starting at the bottom edge, the PCT climbs the 
ridge side of the Desert Divide ridgeline (snow on east side visible), goes 
around Red Tahquitz (middle of pic, ridge runs left-right) and hits Saddle 
Junction at the left end of the forested valley in the middle of the pic - 
with lots of snow visible under the trees. The PCT then climbs the slope to 
the north and contours high on the visible bowl facing the viewer, and 
curves behind the mountains. Fuller Ridge is visible at the back end of the 
mountain complex (before the drop into San Gorgonio Pass and I-10, which is 
between San Jacinto and the snows ridge of San Gorgonio past it. With snow 
visible on the south side of Fuller Ridge, much snow should be expected on 
the north side. 

(From memory at my desk, so...) 

AsABAt 

On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:40 AM, Timothy Akin <timothyakin at mac.com> wrote: 

> I was able to take these photos yesterday - 3/23/10 - on my flight from Los 
> Angeles to Santa Fe, NM and back.  The snow may not look like much from 
> 25,000', but if you look carefully, and imagine being on the mountain, you 
> would encounter plenty of snow (and ice) right now above about 8,000'. 
> Be careful out there. 
> 
> http://web.me.com/timothyakin/John_Muir_Trail_09/Last_Import.html 
> 
> Tim Akin 
> aka Clockwise 
> Placerville, CA 
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