[pct-l] SOBO hiker: Hart's pass?

[Dan Cross-Viola]

Hello,
 
Thanks PCT Mom for keeping us informed of the snow up in those parts.  I too am embarking on a SOBO thru-hike.  My buddy and I are planning on a 6/24 start date.  It looks from the WSDOT page that SR 20 will be open today, but I wonder about the access to Harts Pass.  Judging from a report from the Methow Valley News (http://www.methowvalleynews.com/story.php?id=5796), there is roughly 10' of snow at Harts Pass now, and I wonder how much of a priority clearing/opening a dirt road like the one at the Pass gets in a high snow year like this.  
 
PCT Mom, what would you say would be the odds of Harts Pass being accessible 6/24 for the start of our hike, or even 7/1 for the start of Variety's hike?  If the outlook isn't good, what would you recommend as an alternative?  Of course, I'll keep an eye on snow levels over the coming weeks, but I'd like to have a Plan B too.
 
Thanks!
 
Bear Can



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Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 16:35:54 -0700
From: Andrea Dinsmore <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] SOBO hiker: Hart's pass?
To: Jason Minamora <jminamora at gmail.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
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You all might want to keep checking this site fror the snow level and road
clearing closer to when you are going to try and get to Harts Pass , Rainy
Pass and the monument. We still have tons of snow up here on all the high
parts of the PCT in Washington.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157626170712679/

PCT MOM

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jason Minamora <jminamora at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The PCTA recommended starting from Hart's pass, heading north to touch
> monument 78, and then returning. But it looks like Hart's pass is an
> awful long way from most everything, including the nearest Greyhound
> station (which seems to be more than 50 miles out)! Would anyone be
> willing to offer a ride to the pass around July 1st?
>
> Cheers,
> Variety
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