[pct-l] Snow in the Northern Sierra

[Tortoise]

What make and model tent was you using?

Tortoise



On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 2:29 PM, Lisa Valenti-Jordan wrote:

> Hello all!
>
> I went up to Desolation near Fallen Leaf Lake on Wednesday (about 5mi 
> off
> the PCT) to see how my stuff would fare in the storm.  Fantastic 
> winds, and
> some lovely Sierra Cement pelted the tent for most of the night, but 
> it held
> up just fine.  There is a ton of snow this year, though in the N. 
> Sierra, at
> least up to 7500' my microspikes worked well.  I'm headed to I-80 to 
> scout
> the PCT for a couple of miles in two weeks and I'll let you know what 
> it's
> like then.  It was pretty sparse on S. exposures when I went up, but 
> the
> storm put down another 5" at a minimum.  Ice bridges over streams from
> meltwater were tenuous, and there was water *everywhere* which made 
> keeping
> gear dry more difficult than cold snow camping.
>
> If you'd like to see some photos, they should be here:
> 
> http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10100495794515697.2960922.8603196&l=eee2f860b2
>
> And in positive news, I just confirmed that I have a buddy for all of
> section H - whoop whoop!
>
> Thanks to Ned for the south sierra reports, next time out crampon 
> skillz
> practice.
>
> Puddlejumper
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