[pct-l] current snow conditions

[Scott Williams]

It is!  I'm skiing near Donner this week, and none of us has ever seen this
much snow this late in the year.  That being said, it could all melt off in
a week of CA sunshine, but chances are it'll be a snowy crossing of the HS,
so plan accordingly.

Shroomer

On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 8:15 AM, Donna "L-Rod" Saufley <dsaufley at sprynet.com
> wrote:

> I heard last night that snow accumulations near Donner Pass is the deepest
> it has been since the 1950s (over 750" or 62') and locals are saying that it
> may be the most snow since they started keeping records . . . and the snow
> season isn't over yet up there.  The photographs I saw of the snow dwarfed
> two story buildings. It is definitely the most snow of any season in recent
> memory in that region of the PCT.
>
> Hikers hoping to thru-hike should be carefully watching the California
> Department of Water Resources site, www.cdec.water.ca.gov/snow/  They will
> post the all-important accumlation totals on April 1.
>
> L-Rod
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: kristen grund <waveflower45 at hotmail.com>
> >Sent: Mar 30, 2011 12:51 AM
> >To: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com, halfmile at pctmap.net
> >Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
> >Subject: Re: [pct-l] current snow conditions
> >
> >
> >We plan to be at Kick Off and leave with the herd. We are flexible enough
> to leave before or after (jobs are gonzo!) and not sure on the ice axes yet.
> Was planning to ship to Kennedy Meadows, but am up for suggestions.
> >
> >Kristen
> >
> >> CC: waveflower45 at hotmail.com; pct-l at backcountry.net
> >> From: paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com
> >> Subject: Re: [pct-l] current snow conditions
> >> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:54:21 -0400
> >> To: halfmile at pctmap.net
> >>
> >> Kristen ... When are you leaving ?  Are you considering an ice axe for
> San jacinto ?
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPod
> >>
> >> On 2011-03-29, at 4:48 PM, Halfmile <list at lon.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Kristen,
> >> > In California expect lots of snow. It's considerably more than last
> >> > year and starting to approach record levels especially in the northern
> >> > part of the state.
> >> >
> >> > Here are a couple of links to monitor snow level:
> >> > http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/reports/PLOT_SWC.2011
> >> > http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/snowapp/swcchart.action
> >> >
> >> > How warm or cool April is will also be a factor, since that's normally
> >> > when the snow begins to melt (but it didn't work that in 2006 or 2010,
> >> > other recent high snow years).
> >> >
> >> > -Halfmile
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 8:46 AM, kristen grund <
> waveflower45 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello all,
> >> >>
> >> >> Was on the list serve a while back and got off for a while (too much
> to read through) and just jumped back on. Hiking the trail this year and was
> wondering what feedback people had on the current snow conditions in the
> Sierra and Pacific Northwest (as for start dates and hiking conditions).
> Sorry if this is an old issue and I am bringing it up yet again.
> >> >>
> >> >> Kristen
> >> >>
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