[pct-l] Hiking Washington State / Stevens to Manning Park

[John Casterline]

What specifically do you use for rain gear that keeps u dry?

On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 11:59 PM, belcherjd at juno.com <belcherjd at juno.com>wrote:

> Chuck and Kate
>
> We get the first snows in Washington during the third week of September
> about 50% of the time.
> By the first week of October you can pretty well depend on some snow above
> 5000 ft. And those that make it to the border after the 2nd week in October
> can consider themselves very luck.
> However, the snow we get in September is usually not very deep, 3 to 6" or
> so and slushy at lower elevations. Crampons and Ice axes are worthless and
> not deep enough for snowshoes.
>
> Of course, as others have said, late August and September can be very wet.
> I take a 7 to 10 day hike after Labor Day each year and
> usually half of those days will be in the rain in groups of 3 or 4 days of
> fairly steady rain. I have been on many week long PCT section hikes that I
> never saw the sun yet still stay dry because I go out perpared ..... yes
> carry good rain gear.
> We have a saying here in Pugetopolis:  It only rains twice a year here -
> June to December and January to May.
>
> Jon Belcher
> Marysville WA
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2012 14:23:32 -0500
> From: "CHARLES  MILLER" <chuck-miller at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [pct-l] Stevens Pass to Manning
> I am planning to hike Stevens Pass to Manning Park starting about
> September 8.  Can anyone give me an idea about how much snow I will
> encounter?
>
> Will I need crampons, an ice ax or what?
>
> Thanks,
> Chuck Miller
> Houston (not snow country)
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:22:32 -0430
> From: Katie Kistler <katiekistler at mac.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Hiking Washington State
>
>
> Hi!
> I'm planning to hike the PCT through Washington State from the Canadian
> border to the
> Oregon border. I will be starting at the beginning of September and was
> wondering how
> much snow I should expect to encounter and where? Also is an ice ax
> recommended? Thanks
> so much!
>
> -Kate
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