[pct-l] FW: Snow conditions on PCT

[Jim Banks]

Forwarding, with permission, a post about snow conditions around Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge.

 

I-Beam

 

From: ambery-80243 at mypacks.net [mailto:ambery-80243 at mypacks.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 7:20 PM
To: Jim Banks <JimLBanks at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Snow conditions on PCT

 

I just went out to Timberline Lodge on Monday.  You can see the PCT behind the lodge for about 300 yards.......  :)
I went west for about a mile, and was on five feet of snow for most of it.  To the east of the lodge, all the ridges are bare, but there is snow in the gullies. I don't know about farther south, but conditions between Timothy Lake and the lodge are fine.  Lolo Pass to the gorge is also snow free now.  It's just the west side of Mt Hood that will be another two or three weeks before it's comfortable for most hikers.  We had considerable melting last week due to the heat wave we had, so crossings of the Muddy Fork and the Sandy River are pretty high as well.

Amber

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Banks 
Sent: Jun 27, 2017 4:07 PM 
To: ambery-80243 at mypacks.net <mailto:ambery-80243 at mypacks.net>  
Subject: Snow conditions on PCT 




Amber, you posted an email to the PCT list serve on June 1 warning that there was still lots of snow around Timberline Lodge.  Could you give us an update on the snow conditions around there?

 

Thanks,

I-Beam