[pct-l] water and snow in san jacinto & san gorgonio

[gwschenk at socal.rr.com]

Snow will not be a problem in the San Bernardinos. There is still snow on San Gorgonio and high peaks like Grinnell and Lake, but we saw no snow at 8000' on our hike north of Onyx summit Saturday. At Big Bear there is still lingering patches of snow on the north slopes, but it will be gone soon with the weather we're having now. In any case, that snow is just patchy and not an issue for travel.

Gary

---- Ate Tuna <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote: 
> You're still about a month from getting there.  It's too early to know if
> you'll need any of that gear.  Right now the snow is melting very quickly
> due to temperatures being in the 60's at 8500'.
> 
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Jay Davis <jayd215 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > maybe something that has already been discussed to death... apologies
> > if this is an old question.
> >
> > i'm section-hiking this year from the kickoff to either big bear or
> > the 15. gear-wise, i'm curious what others are carrying for this
> > section, especially:
> >
> > -ice ax and crampons? is there still snow in the san jacintos/fuller
> > ridge? san gorgonio? if so, what gear are you bringing to help you
> > reckon with it?
> > -what about potential creek crossings? are you hauling anything extra
> > to reckon with these?
> >
> > i know about the water reports and have checked them. any additional
> > info on conditions would be very helpful.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > NAP
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