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[pct-l] a hike on pct question about snow
Hi All Every one probably already knows but the weather person says snow
level for Friday and Saturday is 1500' for SoCal. remember "Be Prepared"
Ground Pounder Bill "Semper Fi"
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From: <cmkudija@earthlink.net>
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Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:59 AM
Subject: RE: [pct-l] a hike on pct question about snow
> 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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> Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached its top.
> Then
> you will know how low it was.
> Dag
> Hammarskjold
>
> -----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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