[pct-l] Southern California Storm & Sierra Meltoff Prediction

[AsABat" <AsABat@xxxxxxxxxxxx (AsABat)]

Sounds about right. The high point in Section F is a bit north of Bird
Spring Pass at 6,940 feet and we had just a hint of snow there. There was
probably a little more between Jawbone Canyon and Kelso Valley Roads at
around 5,500 feet but in a bowl and canyon which hold snow better. Still
nothing too difficult, only lost the trail briefly once but picked it up
quickly. I'd guess little problem to 6,500 feet, so the report from Whitney
sounds about right.

AsABat

> > I hiked the Tehachapis to Walker Pass over the last month and had no
snow
> > worth worrying about - barring future storms. However, the San Gabriels
> > looked socked in driving up, and Olancha Peak and peaks north looked
> > completely white.
>
> Drove south this weekend along 395, spent the night in Lone Pine.  Spoke
with
> 5 people in the parking lot who were sorting gear.  Crampons, snowshoes,
knee
> high gators, the works.  They'd been on the slopes of Whitney, and were
> stormed out.  I asked them if the road was open to Whitney Portal, (8500
ft.)
> and they said "not even".  As best as I could determine, (they wree able
to
> show their location to me on a photo of the mountain) they were between
5500
> and 6500 ft.