[pct-l] RE: Ultralight this! / WA snow

[Craig Giffen <craig@newestindustry.com>]

>:Northbound PCT trips won,t happen this year on the PCT. Paradise parking
>lot
>:at 5500 feet on the side of Rainier still has 270 inches of snow on the
>:gound! White Pass has 103 inches  right by the road. Not even the King of
>:Corn Pasta could pull off a Northbound trip this year.

Are you referring to a 3 month ultra hike or 5 month standard hike?

A thru-hike Southbound PCT trip probably will probably be impossible, there
is going to be a heck of a lot of snow hanging around in June.  Heading
north, most thru hikers hit Washington in Mid-August/September.  A lot of
the snow will be gone by then.  When I went across WA in August 1994, after
a winter of normal snowfall, there was no snow on the ground anywhere,
except for the crest of the goat rocks on 8/9/94.

If all of the snow melts quickly, there is going to be major flooding.  Of
course our TV news will have a field day since disaster=ratings, god forbid
should we ever see any real news from mainstream outlets.  Sorry for the
rant, but Portland news is terrible.

Craig

Craig Giffen
Portland, OR
http://www.newestindustry.com




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