[pct-l] Avoiding snow in Northern Cal.

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening, Cole,

Beginning 19 June you can expect considerable snowpack everywhere on the PCT
from the S. Sierras to Canada.  Expect to walk on lots of snowpack until
late July.
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/ftpref/support/water/westwide/snowpack/wy2011/snow1105.gif

That’s early for the usual thru-hiker crowd – meaning few/no tracks -- so
route-finding and overall progress will be slow.

Enjoy your hike,

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT – 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye
http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Cole Ferguson <colefer at comcast.net> wrote:

>
> Hello my name is Cole, I'm a new-time PCTer and I'll be getting on the
> trail June 19th.  I was planning on beginning near Chester and the Mt
> Lassen Wilderness, though it seems picking up near Berney might be
> wiser to avoid high sierra snow.  I will be headed northbound at a
> slow pace.  Is there too much snow to get through from Mt. Lassen?
> Would I be better off starting farther south or north?  This is my
> first time and I am unsure of how much snow to expect.
> Thank you
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