[pct-l] Where's Ski Mountaineers Pass

[AsABat at 4Jeffrey.Net (AsABat)]

The south side looks obvious on the map, but what's the route down the north
side? I seem to remember lots of large rocks around the lake at the bottom
of that moraine, and the map shows a cliff on the southwest side of the
glacier. 


-----Original Message-----
 
>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)