[pct-l] Trail conditions near Onyx Summit

[danandgailsc at aol.com (danandgailsc@aol.com)]

I read with interest the thread a few days ago about conditions around Mission Creek and Onyx.  My wife, Gutsy, is section hiking and phoned Thursday from I-10 and was headed north.  Have any more hikers reported in from Big Bear City?  I don't expect to hear from her for a few days, but am worried about conditions--stream crossings, recent snows, route finding issues, etc.
 
Dan
 
>>>>>>>>Thru hiker Carl Rush stayed at my house a week ago and told me that the lower elevations have no snow but that the Whitewater is roaring. He said that coming through Mission Creek parts of the trail were washed out or underwater and that lots of bushwacking was required. He also said that 
passed Coon Creek the snow got deep and he lost the trail and instead walked down the road to 38 and hitched into Big Bear. Remember however that temps 
up here in BB have been in the 60s all week, so the snow should have melted 
some.
I hiked this morning on the PCT from Onyx down to where it intersects with 
the 4 roads (about 2 miles south of Onyx I think). The trail was mostly 
clear in this stretch.
Hope that helps, and good luck.

Daniel

>From: Tom Bache <tbache@san.rr.com>
>To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: [pct-l] snow conditions near Onyx Summit
>Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 10:39:30 -0700
>
>We?d like to hike the PCT from I-10 up to Big Bear  this weekend.  Does
>anyone know the current snow conditions?    Can we hike through with care,
>but no special snow gear?
>
>Tom