[pct-l] Snow on JMT?

[atvet at sbcglobal.net (David Davis)]

There has been a number of e-mails regarding current snow conditions. While I can not comment on the JMT, I did a brief prep hike today on the PCT, in the Donner Pass area and the snow was disturbingly absent. We hiked for about 3 miles from Soda Springs Roas to the Interstate, and not once did snow cross the trail, despite the fact that we were above 7,500 feet and spent some time on the north slope of a very shaded mountain side. This time last year, I was in the Velma Lakes area (same elevation as Donner, but about 50 miles south) and the PCT was obscured by snow.
 
Dave