[pct-l] ice axe/current snow levels

[ned at mountaineducation.org]

Here at Heavenly in South Lake Tahoe we have seen a recent drop of 10 inches 
in the last two days. We have received nearly 464 inches this season. We are 
expecting another snow/rain storm this weekend.

The winter season is not over yet!



"Just remember, Be Careful out there!"

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Shaw" <pshaw999 at cox.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] ice axe


>I agree - there is a lot of snow up there still. I am looking at Mt Baldy
> from about 40 miles away and the snow covers at least the top 1500ft on 
> the
> south side. And if I can see it on the south slopes, there is bound to be
> lots more on the north faces. There is even some snow visible on Mt Wilson
> which is 4000 ft lower than Baldy. We have had a few storms in the last
> couple of weeks to refresh the snow level. But it's still early to tell 
> what
> it will be like in a few weeks. The weather forecast for Southern Cal is 
> for
> warm and sunny conditions all this week, so that should melt a lot of it.
>
> Just as a data point, I hiked Mt Baden Powell in mid April, 2009 as a snow
> practice and I hit snow less than a quarter mile from the parking lot. I
> never saw the trail after that and it was snow travel all the way to the
> summit with depths of over four feet in places. On my thru hike, I reached
> Baden Powell a month later and the only snow I encountered was a small 
> patch
> near the summit, just before the Wally Waldron tree. So in four weeks, all
> that snow melted.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Ron
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:00 PM
> To: Paul Robison
> Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] ice axe
>
> I am watching san jacinto from rancho mirage and the snow has greatly
> dissipated in the last 3 days.  But trust me there is enough snow left to
> make it interesting.
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>
> Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>Addendum;
>>Did you guys see it was 87 degrees in idyllwild today !!  Lets hope that
> holds for three weeks ( and it rains everywhere else ; )
>>
>>Sent from my iPod
>>
>>On 2011-03-29, at 6:48 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Getting it in idyllwild and ditching it in cabazon before he sierras
> might be smart depending on snow levels and how clear the weaver 
> is...you'd
> only want it ... At very worst; from paradise cafe to fuller... But 
> cabazon
> is the nearest place to ditch it ( 4.5 miles off trail)
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPod
>>>
>>> On 2011-03-29, at 6:32 PM, Brandon McGinnity <bmcginnity at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>>
>>>> sorry if this has been asked, I only just decided to get an ice axe and
>>>> haven't been paying any attention to the emails about it. So, where
> would be
>>>> the best place to start carrying your ice axe? Even with the crazy snow
>>>> year, I was still thiking maybe just using it in the Sierra, but maybe
>>>> earlier would be better.
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> ~ Moccasin
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