[pct-l] Avoiding snow in Northern Cal.

[John Abela]

Others on the list live really close to these areas who might have
better answers, but I would tend to think that if you want to avoid
the vast majority of snow, hit the trail in Seiad Valley, California
(Section R, mile 1662). This would allow you to by-pass Lassen, the
Marbles, the Trinities, and all the other beautiful (but snow capped)
mountains (at least for a number of more weeks from what I
understand). Section R only has one or two places over 7,000 feet. But
honestly, this year, I think everybody needs to keep being prepared
for snow.


On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Cole Ferguson <colefer at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hello my name is Cole, I'm a new-time PCTer and I'll be getting on the
> trail June 19th.  I was planning on beginning near Chester and the Mt
> Lassen Wilderness, though it seems picking up near Berney might be
> wiser to avoid high sierra snow.  I will be headed northbound at a
> slow pace.  Is there too much snow to get through from Mt. Lassen?
> Would I be better off starting farther south or north?  This is my
> first time and I am unsure of how much snow to expect.
> Thank you
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