[pct-l] current snow conditions

[Donna "L-Rod" Saufley]

I heard last night that snow accumulations near Donner Pass is the deepest it has been since the 1950s (over 750" or 62') and locals are saying that it may be the most snow since they started keeping records . . . and the snow season isn't over yet up there.  The photographs I saw of the snow dwarfed two story buildings. It is definitely the most snow of any season in recent memory in that region of the PCT.

Hikers hoping to thru-hike should be carefully watching the California Department of Water Resources site, www.cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/  They will post the all-important accumlation totals on April 1. 

L-Rod


-----Original Message-----
>From: kristen grund <waveflower45 at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 30, 2011 12:51 AM
>To: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com, halfmile at pctmap.net
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] current snow conditions
>
>
>We plan to be at Kick Off and leave with the herd. We are flexible enough to leave before or after (jobs are gonzo!) and not sure on the ice axes yet. Was planning to ship to Kennedy Meadows, but am up for suggestions.
>
>Kristen
>
>> CC: waveflower45 at hotmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net 
>> From: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] current snow conditions
>> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:54:21 -0400
>> To: halfmile at pctmap.net
>> 
>> Kristen ... When are you leaving ?  Are you considering an ice axe for San jacinto ?
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPod
>> 
>> On 2011-03-29, at 4:48 PM, Halfmile <list at lon.net> wrote:
>> 
>> > Kristen,
>> > In California expect lots of snow. It's considerably more than last
>> > year and starting to approach record levels especially in the northern
>> > part of the state.
>> > 
>> > Here are a couple of links to monitor snow level:
>> > http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/reports/PLOT_SWC.2011
>> > http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/swcchart.action
>> > 
>> > How warm or cool April is will also be a factor, since that's normally
>> > when the snow begins to melt (but it didn't work that in 2006 or 2010,
>> > other recent high snow years).
>> > 
>> > -Halfmile
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 8:46 AM, kristen grund <waveflower45 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> Hello all,
>> >> 
>> >> Was on the list serve a while back and got off for a while (too much to read through) and just jumped back on. Hiking the trail this year and was wondering what feedback people had on the current snow conditions in the Sierra and Pacific Northwest (as for start dates and hiking conditions). Sorry if this is an old issue and I am bringing it up yet again.
>> >> 
>> >> Kristen
>> >> 
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