[pct-l] skipping around the snow in socal

[phix at optigan.com (Pea Hicks)]

hi all-

i'm taking a couple days off from the trail, after having hiked from 
campo to idyllwild, to figure out a plan for ditching around as much 
snow and other bad weather as possible.

basically, i want to skip the whole chunk north of idyllwild that might 
involve re-routes, etc, around the snow (fuller ridge, big bear area, 
baden powell, etc). i'll come back later and do this whole section. i 
got off the trail just before fuller ridge, which most folks are 
re-routing around in order to avoid the snow/ice up there.

so i figure i'll do the more desert-y stuff for now... my question is, 
what's the best, southern-most point to get back on the trail, where i 
won't hit any snow stuff going north until the sierras? i'd like to do 
that chunk, and hopefully by the time i get to walker pass or kennedy 
meadows, the snow levels in the section i skipped will be more agreeable 
and i can come back and cover that section without having to do any 
bypasses. then after THAT, i'll see what the situation is like in the 
sierras, and decide whether to do a flipflop or whatever.

so, any suggestions?

pea
(aka girl scout)