[pct-l] PCT Mom: Re: "Oregon don't look good"

[Trillium 97]

I'm a member of the Mt Hood Chapter PCTA.  We maintain the trail from Mt. Jefferson to Mt. Adams, 221 miles.  Generally, we are running a month or more behind our normal schedule.  That said, we *probably* will have the trails cleared and maintained before the thrus get here.  My section, from Frog Lake to Barlow Pass, had 2-5 feet of snow at Frog Lake a couple weeks ago, and about 10 feet at Barlow Pass.  Normally I can clear out Frog Lake northbound a mile or so (to Twin Lakes loop, a popular day hike) before Memorial Day.  Not this year.  I plan to logout from Frog Lake NB about mid-June.  
 
Some of us did our chainsaw certification on a section of PCT just north of the OR/WA border, where we logged out 77 trees in 2 miles.  So yes, the trail could be a mess.  We're geared up for it.
 
Also note the PCT goes above Timberline Lodge, above 6000 feet.
 
Roberta> From: public at postholer.com> To: pct-l at backcountry.net> Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 20:32:33 -0700> Subject: [pct-l] PCT Mom: Re: "Oregon don't look good"> > Mt. Hood at 5400 feet is showing 142", that's 12 feet. That's alot of snow!> > Again, from the thru-hikers perspective, they probably won't be there en > masse until August. That's 3 months from now. So while it's alot of snow it > has *plenty* of time to melt. The trails will probably be an absolute mess > though.> > >>>>> All I know for sure (maybe) is that there a place I check local for snow> depth. It doesn't say anything about water content just snow inches on the> ground. As of a few minutes ago on Steven's Pass there was still 58" where> they measure.> ------------------------------------> Trails : http://Postholer.Com> Journals : http://Postholer.Com/journal> Mobile : http://Postholer.Com/mobi > > _______________________________________________> Pct-l mailing list> Pct-l at backcountry.net> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l
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