[pct-l] Fuller ridge and Baden Powell

[Gail Van Velzer]

We are also supposed to be getting more rain early next week.
golly

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Money Harris" <David_Harris at hmc.edu>
To: <marmotwestvanc at hotmail.com>
Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Fuller ridge and Baden Powell


>I have not been up there personally this season, but plenty of snow is 
>visible on Baldy’s south face right now from my house after the past two 
>recent storms.  The north side of Baden-Powell normally holds a lot more 
>snow than the south face of Baldy.  For example, when the UCLA hikers had 
>to be rescued from the Baden-Powell ridge last month, almost no snow was 
>left on Baldy.
>
> My best guess would be that conditions on Baden-Powell are very 
> interesting right now with a good amount of fresh snow.  The main question 
> is how well the snow has consolidated in the warm weather we’ve been 
> having yesterday and today.
>
> Fuller Ridge can expect similar significant snow.
>
> I’d carry both snowshoes and crampons if I were going up right now, and 
> hope that the snow has consolidated well enough for the crampons to 
> suffice.
>
> David
>
> -
> Could anyone who has been up in these areas this week let me know how much 
> snow there is
> Marmot
>
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