[pct-l] snow conditions on PCT WA

[ambery-80243 at mypacks.net]

Yesterday I talked to a crew who was in Goat Rocks yesterday.
They said Snowgrass Flats had patchy snow, and the PCT above there was still snow covered.
It is true a lot can happen in a week, especially as the snow depth gets lower, so it could be completely different in a few days.  I would still anticipate crossing a few snow slopes when you get in that area.



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>Luce, thanks for the offer:  rats!  the 22nd is a Tuesday.
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>I'm on the PortlandHikers list and posted a snow query re PCT southern WA
>on one of their forums.  On July 15, Aimless reports the following:
>"This time of year, the snow situation can change drastically in three or
>four days, depending on the weather. A few really hot days can blast snow
>off the trail by up to a foot a day. Any info about recent WA PCT snow
>conditions you can glean now will be well out of date by the time you get
>to Goat Rocks.
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>I will be leaving from Road 60 below Indian Heaven on the same day as you
>leave the Bridge of the Gods, July 22, but I am only hiking to Chinook
>Pass. Based on what I've read here, I am expecting many places to be thick
>with mosquitos, a few challenges with navigation where snow covers the
>trail for a distance, but nothing drastic, and its anyone's guess how hot
>it will be from ~July 25 until I arrive at Chinook Pass.
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