[pct-l] Section D snow hazard

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

---- Perry Chamberlain <juniper_canoeman at yahoo.com> wrote: 
>  I just met the first hiker comming thru section D, on the station fire walk around.
> He will post when he gets to hiker heaven, but had some advice about snow.
> Blue ridge from wrightwood was impassable.
> Mt. Baden powell, was completlty impassable, and extremly dangerous, even with his  ice crampons and full >mountaineering gear.

I just got this message from a friend:
"Did a very fun snowshoe of Mount Baden-Powell..."

It's all relative. What's an impassable horror-fest to one is a fun romp in the snow to another. If you know your capabilities and strengths, you'll know when to proceed and when to turn around.

Baden-Powell is no joke under winter conditions, but one never knows until they see it for themselves.