[pct-l] a hike on pct question about snow

[cmkudija at earthlink.net (cmkudija@earthlink.net)]

soCal is experiencing something of a "March miracle" and Mom Nature is
dumping lots of snow on the Sierras this year.  There's another series of
storms supposed to hit this weekend, most certainly bringing more snow to
Section G - and the descent from Trail Crest, should you get that far, will
likely require at least basic mountaineering & navigation skills.   I second
AsABat's mention of the whitneyportalstore website as a source for
up-to-date local information.

fwiw, on Memorial Day weekend in 1977, a drought year, my husband & I hiked
from Cedar Grove on the west side, ascending the Bubbs Creek drainage, to
climb Mt. Rixford.  There was almost no snow at all, except for a
north-facing snow-slope high on the mountain.  Snow levels all depend on the
year - and while we're not receiving the amount of snow we did last year,
there still seems to be a lot of it.  I don't think it will be gone by late
May.

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija
PCT partially '94

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-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of thehawk
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 5:33 AM
To: 'PCT List'
Subject: RE: [pct-l] a hike on pct question about snow

 *chuckles* Especially if stuff like this keeps up.  I have no idea how far
it stretches, but I am in Mountain Park, just south of Portland, and it has
been snowing off and on most of the night.  We must have in the neighborhood
of three inches here.

-thehawk

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Dr. Patch
O'Malley IV
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 22:02
To: Karin Pitts; PCT List
Subject: Re: [pct-l] a hike on pct question about snow

I haven't been watching the weather very much, but I'm going to go ahead and
simply say no, the snow will not be clear by then.

Perhaps others will contradict me, and if so, all the better.

-patch

Karin Pitts wrote:

> Hey there!  I have a question about a planned hiking trip I have for
> late May.  I would like to hike from the south to the north starting
> from hwy 137 to Mt. Whitney.  Will the snow over the passes be clear
> by then?  I know I will probably not be able to do Whitney itself, but
> that is where we would like to exit.  Thank you!
> Karin
>
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