[pct-l] SOBO/flip flop ice axe in WA ???

[sevenon7th at yahoo.com (Sevenon7th@yahoo.com)]

Hi fellow SoBo hikers!
 
I've been following the snow data here in Washington state very closely. I am planning to drive to Rainy Pass and hike North on the PCT.... perhaps next Wed? or so....  I am doing this to scope out snow conditions and to assess the need for winter travel gear.  I will definitely report back to the list when I return.
 
Snotel says 5 inches at Harts Pass as of today.
More will be revealed...
Terri
Seattle

Nathan Young <ny74@hotmail.com> wrote:
Tasha, those are my findings too.

I was thinking I could get along alright without an ice axe a few weeks ago, 
but the temps have turned cold (highs in the 30's) and the last few inches 
of snow are just not going away as fast as they were before. I've never 
been to Harts Pass and don't know where its weather station is, but based on 
the coordinates on its website that I entered into topozone.com (if I 
entered them in right) it looks like it is on the south side of the hill. 
More snow may be out there on the northern slopes than are being reported by 
its data. Unless a serious warm up happens I might error on the safe side 
and carry an axe to Stehekin. My launch date is June 2.

>From: Tasha Wyatt 
>Reply-To: Tasha Wyatt 
>To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] SOBO/flip flop ice axe in WA ???
>Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 10:51:19 -0600
>
>Cypress,
>and others, too!
>
>There is currently under 5 inches of snow pack at Harts pass.
>I contacted some people at the NPS and NFS in Washington and asked
>them the same question. The response is pretty much that Washington
>is about 6 weeks early on snow melt, which in any other year, doesn't
>start til July. But there is rain coming down, which is melting the
>snow. They recommended not only carrying, but knowing how to use an
>ice ax in for some parts of Northern Washington.
>
>Others might recommend differently. I would assume that it depends on
>your confidence in [possible] snow travel. Keep an eye on the snow
>pack levels. IN Washington. They should offer some insight over the
>next two- three weeks.
>
>I have also posed a bunch of other questions for that area during this
>time of year and I will report to the list when I receive answers from
>the agencies. It seems that there isn't quite as much PCT information
>about Washington and Oregon in June and early July as there is for
>these areas in August and September.
>
>
>Hope this Helps.
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