[pct-l] snow training

[chwillet at indiana.edu (Christopher Willett)]

I would pick up a copy of "Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills."  It has
far, far more information that you will need, but what you will need is
found in it and it makes a good reference if you wish to expand your
outdoor experiences.  Libraries frequently have copies (they have 2 in
the local, south-central Indiana library where I live) if you don't want
to buy it.

Read it thoroughly.  The theory behind simple snow travel is fairly
easy and in practice it is even easier, once you have the right idea in
your head.  At KM, you'll probably want to link up with others going
across the Sierra, or at least from Mt. Whitney north.  This will help 
with navigation and confidence and provide some measure of safety at the 
creek fords, which present a greater danger than the snow bound passes
(mostly).

Suge

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, Jonathan Cobb wrote:

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> Hello everyone,
> 
> I?ve been looking through the archives to find some info on where to learn how to deal with the snow, but my eyes are starting to hurt do I will just ask.  I live in Houston where we get 1/4" of snow (or snow like stuff) about every 10 years soooo? where can I learn how to not fall hundreds of feet down a slope, how to self-arrest, how not to start an avalanche, etc? Is learning from others ?on the job? sufficient? Is there a class I need to take somewhere? Will I learn fron others at the bottleneck at Kennedy Meadows assuming I haven?t died before then? ;) FWIW, I  have backpacking experience including a small part of the CDT but nothing with serious snow.
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