[pct-l] Sierra Snow...Good News & Bad News

[Scott Williams]

In 2010, we had snow that was just above average, nothing like the depth of
2011, but we had no spring!  So that snow hung around till well into summer
which meant 5 weeks of living on it in the High Sierra in June and early
July.  The first day of not actually walking on snow at some point in the
day was not until Oregon.  Things can change fast however.  A super hot
spring could melt it all in a heartbeat.  So just be ready for it and if it
isn't there, more power to ya!

Shroomer


On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 5:33 AM, Reinhold Metzger <reinholdmetzger at cox.net>wrote:

>
> Hi gang,
> Trouble is back in town.
> That, of course, is good news for the girls...but bad news for the guys.
> The girls are dancing in the Streets and the guys are gnashing their teeth.
>
> Just got back from an extended skiing trip in the Sierra at Mammoth
> Mountain.
>
> I see all this talk about the low snow this year and how snow is not
> going to be
> a problem and the PCT will be a piece of cake this year.
>
> DON'T  BE  DANCING  IN  THE  STREETS  JUST  YET!!!
> WINTER  IS  NOT  OVER  YET!!!
>
> Yes, Mammoth has received only 76.5" of snow so far this season vs 261"
> last
> season for the same period.
> That, of course, is good news for "Hiker Trash" like you but bad news
> for "Ski
> Bums" like me.
> However, 17.5 of those inches this year fell in the first week of
> February and
> winter ain't over yet.
> There is plenty of snow at high elevations and the passes and it is not
> unusual
> for February and March to receive 100+ inches each.
> Sierra snow fall is very unpredictable and one big month can change a low
> snow year to a high snow year just like that.
> Also a late winter can delay the melting which can result in just as
> deep a base
> in the spring during a low snow year as during a average snow year.
> So plan for snow or at least delay your final decision until later in
> the year.
>
> Well, got to go now, the girls are calling me.
>
> JMT Reinhold
> Your ski bumming trail companion.
>
>
>
>
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