[pct-l] (no subject)

[Scott Bryce]

On 11/26/2012 11:25 PM, Randy Godfrey wrote:
> I am also in the beginning stages of a PCT thru hike plan and
> wondered what you may think of my proposed start date of around April
> 15th (the year after next).
>
> I have read stories about the unbearable heat in So Cal and in the
> Mojave. I wanted to get started a little earlier in the season to
> maybe avoid that. Starting by April 15th would give me a liberal
> amount of time (I think) to get to Kennedy Meadows by the recommended
> date of around June 15th (retiring from my job!)  I won't be limited
> by a time schedule other than finishing the North Cascades by mid
> October.
>
> Does that sound sensible to you or would it not be a good idea to
> leave so early? I suppose it would depend somewhat on the snow depth
> in the Sierras.


Whether April 15 is a reasonable start date will depend entirely on the
snowpack in southern California. The first snow you will encounter will
be in the San Jacinto mountains, long before the Sierra.