[pct-l] Winter attempt in SoCal

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

You can probably do Campo to Highway 74 just fine, depending on the  
weather. The Lagunas are the only stretch you could have significant  
snow and if it's bad, you can always roadwalk instead of the trail.  
Nothing really dangerous about the trail itself in the Lagunas,  
though, like dangerous drop-offs or anything. I've known people who  
have done that initial Campo to 74 in January and February, so  
December could be doable.

On Nov 4, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Linda Sheehan <lwshee at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Winter attempt in SoCal

> Hello,
> My friend and I (intrepid section hikers) are from Seattle and will  
> be in
> the Palm Springs area over Xmas holidays. We want to do about a  
> week on the
> PCT and will have a car and husband support camper rv. We were  
> thinking of
> starting at Campo and just going north for 70 miles and being  
> resupplied
> and doing about 30 more. We'll have a GPS, winter bags and tent and  
> water
> pump/pills. I know the weather could be cold and snowy in parts. Is it
> possible to do it in the snow? Should we bring microspikes or is  
> there a
> saner alternative (other than sitting by the pool!) some other part  
> of the
> trail down there?
> Suggestions will be appreciated.
> Anyone else interested in joining us?
> Linda S. from Seattle