[pct-l] Snow Advice on OR and Washington PCT 2015

[Andrea Dinsmore]

August is a great time to hit Washington. Warm weather, berries to eat,
very little rain, no snow except what is left up around Glacier Peak area.
You will be ahead of most of the hikers.

Andrea Dinsmore
PCT MOM

On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Peter Necarsulmer <necarsulmer at mac.com>
wrote:

> Season's Greetings.  I am definitely doing CA/OR border to as far north as
> possible in Washington t(hopefully to Canada) this summer (2015) and need
> advice, please.  My intended start date is 15 June (unless you think it's
> too early to avoid tons of snow and ice and slush) and can continue until
> 31 August.   I plan to average about 12 miles per day depending on how I
> feel physically and trail conditions, and to take an average of 1.5 zeroes
> per week on average.  Quick math:  June 15-August 31 is 77 days or 11
> weeks; less 17 zeroes means 60 hiking days at an average of 12 miles per
> day = total mileage of 720.  I am good at navigating with map, compass and
> GPS, am no expert but will definitely take Ned Tibbets' snow course in
> March, practice ultralight (not super ultralight) techniques, and am 59
> years old.
>
> I am most concerned about snow levels and impact on travel, as well as the
> degree of snow skills required. Is it safe to start in mid-June?  Thank you
> big time in advance for sharing your advice, knowledge and experience.
> Peter  (My self-given trail name is Escargot).
>
> Peter B. Necarsulmer
> + 1-202-403-4211 U.S. mobile
> necarsulmer at mac.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Pct-L mailing list
> Pct-L at backcountry.net
> To unsubscribe, or change options visit:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
>
> List Archives:
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/
> All content is copyrighted by the respective authors.
> Reproduction is prohibited without express permission.