[pct-l] Late snow and trail erosion

[rbelshee at hotmail.com (Rod Belshee)]

Let me float a question to get input from folks who do trail maintenance.

Through-hikers are among the earliest season hikers, often hiking on trails 
still partially or fully covered in snow. When the whole trail is covered in 
deep snow, obviously it is impossible to stay on the trail. My question 
relates to trails with rapidly receeding snow, some patches clear, most 
covered. It seems through-hiker common practice to just point downhill (and 
to some extent uphill) in such areas, possibly with considerable erosion.

My question to trail maintenance folks: is this a problem that the PCT 
community needs to discuss?

Steady Sr.