[pct-l] Snow levels in the Sierra

[Dennis Phelan]

Be aware that the snow levels in Oregon and Washington are 98% of what they
were last year at this time (from a radio report this AM).  Normally the
thru hikers are going through Oregon and Washington in August and September
and the early snow levels have usually melted enough to where they are not
an issue.  However, if you start too early, they could be.

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Greg Hummel <bighummel at aol.com> wrote:

> From; http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/PLOT_SWC  this shows that
> the levels in the Sierra began tracking below that of the record low year
> of 1977. Now they've jumped just a bit above the '77 line and it is still
> way too early to predict. In '77 we all left the border very early;
> mid-March to early April and got hit by a late spring snow storm just after
> we climbed into the Sierra.
>
>
> But, sitting in your shoes, as I always do vicariously at this time of
> year, I'd wager that an early start might work and begin planning that,
> however, keeping plan B in mind.
>
>
> Echoes of '77 are especially strong this year due to the lack of
> precipitation and it's taking me all the way back to the memories of my
> planning in the winter of '76-'77.
>
>
> Greg Hummel
>
>
>
> "Sometimes, I guess there just aren't enough rocks in the world"
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