[pct-l] Avoiding snow in Northern Cal.

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

You won't be hiking in the High Sierra at all if you start NOBO from  
Mt. Lassen or anywhere north of there. The High Sierra is all south  
of there.

I have no idea how much snow there is in the Lassen area, but the  
trail through there isn't very technical or high altitude. It's  
mostly flat and for a good distance it is even an old dirt road. So  
even if there was snow, I doubt you'd need crampons or an ice axe.  
Just good route-finding skills.

Diane

On Jun 11, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.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