[pct-l] Where's Ski Mountaineers Pass

[jas8313 at adelphia.net (JAMES)]

>From - The High Sierra Peaks, Passes and Trails 1992, p. 98 & 115

Ski Mountaineers Pass 13120 ft+ - 0.3 mi ESE of Forester Pass  -- (36-41-33
-- 118-22-09)

Class 1-2. This pass consists of sand, scree and talus, but during moderate
to heavy snow years
it provides a means for skiers to cross the Kings-Kern Divide without
having to negotiate the cliffs 
on the south side of Forester Pass. (listed as Cross-Country Route --- If
the trail is covered by 
snow then isn't it also cross-country?)

Ski Mountaineers Pass has scree on both of its sides during the summer, but
the angle is
moderate, and it may be passable in the winter or spring: a cornice has
formed here, however
so exercise caution....

The best Alternate may be to bypass the entire Kings-Kern Divide by
crossing Shepherd Pass 
and then Junction Pass. ...(Leave PCT just before Tyndall Creek Crossing
east over the 2 passes 
and exit thru Center Basin to rejoin PCT--  Shepard ~ 12000; Junction 13300)

( my added comments )
James
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Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 11:06:39 -0700 
From: James Nee <naturboy@cruzio.com> 
Subject: [pct-l] Where's Ski Mountaineers Pass near Forrester Pass? 
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Several weeks ago PCT-L emails discussed an alternate to Forrester Pass 
if it has a severe snow cornice on the south side. Writers suggested 
taking Ski Mountaineers Pass, which they said is near Forrester. I don't 
find Ski Mountaineers Pass on any topo maps. The topos do reveal a less 
steep slope over the summit a few hundred yards east of Forrester. Is 
that Ski Mountaineers Pass?
JIM NEE

SirJames from Southern California
Candidate ... PCT Class of 2008