[pct-l] Southern PCT in January

[Brick Robbins]

You will be able to get to highway 74, north of Anza without needing
snow travel gear. The area north of HWY 74 in the Mt San Jacinto area
could be very dangerous. That would probably be around a week for most
folks.

There is a chance of snow in the Mt Laguna area, but nothing that
would impede your travel,

However very cold stormy weather with rain, snow and sub freezing high
velocity winds are very possible in the higher elevations, but you are
not ever far from a road in the mountains of San Diego, so bailing
out, and holding up in a hotel is a viable strategy.

Have fun.



On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 2:21 PM, dan rapkin <clawsabre97 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey Guys,
> I plan on hiking the southern part of the PCT for about a week in the beginning of January for a class requirement for my major over here on the east coast at SUNY Plattsburgh.  I was wondering though what the conditions are generally like in January?  Will I need crampons, snow shoes or ice axes?  I have basic training in the use of ice axes and crampons but I am bringing 3 other friends with me who have no training.  Should I change my plan about hiking the PCT in January for something else, warmer?  I'm really not sure, but I want to hike somewhere badly.  Thank you in advance for your advice-Dan
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