Re: [pct-l] Snow pack on San Jancito

[Bighummel@aol.com]

Karl,

With several recent storms the snow pack on San Jacinto should be catching up 
to average levels after starting off exceptionally dry.  I have lost my 
crystal ball though and so can't comment on how much will be coming up and/or 
get a chance to melt off before you go.  

I'd suggest ice axe as a bare minimum.  Have snow shoes or cross country skis 
on hold pending last minute snow condition requirements.  However, even in a 
dry year there is likely to be several feet of snow still on the ground at 
the time you state.  

I have wanted to cross country ski from the Palm Springs aerial tram to 
Idlewild in the spring some year.  The San Jacintos are a strange alpine 
island surrounded by a sea of desert.  They can be beautiful in the Spring, 
snow or not.

Have fun,

Greg "Strider" Hummel
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