[pct-l] Storm

[Brick Robbins]

Tioga pass has no expected opening date, except " maybe late June or July"

The Yosemite webcam page shows lots of snow in the high country
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

The Tuolomne Meadows snow senor is still showing 54" of water
equivalency which means ~108-150 inches of snow.
http://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/nsa/reports.html?region=Sierra_Nevada&var=snowdepth&dy=2017&dm=1&dd=6&units=e&sort=value&filter=0

I'd guess that a trip starting 30 May would require winter
mountaineering gear.  Good luck

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 9:35 AM, Jim Faris <grandpafaris at yahoo.com> wrote:
> could you  help   i am soposta start in Yosemite nobo and finish the pct
> intermediate backpacker   start date may 30    any help ..
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> On Monday, May 8, 2017 11:06 AM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>
> wrote:
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> The cameras show Snow on Mt Laguna....
> and one of the 4 views is still iced over at 11am
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> On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 7:53 AM, Gary Schenk <gary_schenk at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Wow, that was something. It was 43 degrees this morning in Sierra Madre,
>> Calif. which is at 900 feet, and snow on Monrovia Peak which is just a bit
>> over 5000. From the office I can see plenty of new snow on the high San
>> Gabriels.  I hope nobody shipped their ran gear to Kennedy Meadows.
>>
>> Gary
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