[pct-l] Snow Weather Clothing Recommendations

[ned at mountaineducation.org]

John,

Sorry to have taken a week to get to your snow clothing question, but we, 
too, have been getting ready to teach our 10 "Basic" Snow Courses scheduled 
for this winter and have not been able to get to email until now.

We (Mountain Education) teach snow travel techniques and wilderness safety 
every year and have been doing so since 1982, so we are current on what 
"works" and what to stay away from regarding what to take into the snowy 
backcountry.

We will be publishing onto our Forum at Postholer 
http://postholer.com/MountainEducation a lengthy discussion for our students 
about what to wear and what to bring to our Snow Courses. Rather than tie up 
time and space here, you can go there for more information that will help 
you out.

We were just out on the Crest in the snow last May and June filming for our 
Snow Guide to the PCT and you can see some of the stills at 
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/South-Lake-Tahoe-CA/Mountain-Education/157155614308934.



"Just remember, Be Careful out there!"

Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
1106A Ski Run Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, Ca. 96150
    P: 888-996-8333
    F: 530-541-1456
    C: 530-721-1551
    http://www.mountaineducation.org
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Abela" <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 5:17 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Snow Weather Clothing Recommendations


> Hey All,
>
> All this talk about snow... burrrr....
>
> Where I live it is pretty much 50-65 degrees 365 days a year, day and 
> night.
> Man that is soooo nice :)
>
> Anyway, I grew up in the Mojave Desert so I have and understand desert 
> life,
> and I have spent 15 years in the Redwood forest, so I understand the
> pleasures of 300 days of rain a year.
>
> What I do not have much experience with (3 years of living in Big Bear 
> when
> I was a teenager) is that nasty white stuff weather - giggle.
>
> One of the unfortunate facts of yogi's books is that the vast majority of
> the gear mentioned is not even manufactured anymore because she hasn't
> seemed to interview anybody since about 2004 or so (or if she has, the 
> book
> has not been updated to reflect such), leaving us with a lot of mentioned
> gear that is 5+ years old. I love the bits of nuggets of info the guys 
> has,
> but have just learned that it just cannot use it as a "gear guide" for the
> most part.
>
> So anyway, I am looking for suggestions from those of you who have
> experience with gear for the snow regions. I already have inner layer
> clothing (I do prefer layered clothing) but when it comes to the mid layer
> and shell layer I am at a dead end on experience of snow gear. I do have
> shell layers for rain, but not snow.
>
> I have been considering going with some down jackets from cottage 
> companies
> (only seems like there are a couple of them out there??) and have no
> objections to buying from big names either.
>
> In general, I am looking for some folks who have done the PCT in the last 
> 2
> or so years and what kind of snow clothing (mid and shell layers) you used
> and recommend.
>
> Thanks everybody,
> ~Abela
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