[pct-l] CA-OR Border Snow

[Stephen Clark]

For first hand view of one area of Southern Oregon snow pack along the PCT
check out this link  (during daylight hours of course) for the Crater Lake
Web Cams.

http://www.nps.gov/crla/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm

Quackers



On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 6:59 PM, Deems <losthiker at sisqtel.net> wrote:

> I'll chime in.  This area has a bit more snow than most heavy snow years,
> and it has been melting off slowly due to a cold snowy spring. However, it
> is now beginning to melt. I checked some of the local snowtels yesterday
> and
> was surprised to see 6ft on Red Mtn, just west of Mt Ashland.  Summit Lake
> shows 8ft, Annie Springs (CLNP) shows 8ft. July 15 is a month away, and
> depending on your comfort level with snow, you could start at Mt Ashland
> and
> hike north following the melt and skeeters. Here is the Oregon Snowtel
> link,
> and the good ones are 5-6000ft. Some show little snow, some show incredible
> depths. It's a heavy snow year..stay tuned to the trail reports and
> snowtels, and your mid-July date may be possible.
> http://www.or.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/maps/oregon_sitemap.html
> ~~~~~~~~~
> My wife and I are planning to hike the Oregon section of the PCT beginning
> this July 15th at the Ore/Calif boarder. With the heavy snow this year
> would
> anyone like to speculate about the trail conditions as we begin our hike.
> Will the trail still be under snow?
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