[pct-l] Washington Snow

[Greg Mikol]

Snow at around 4500 feet on Mt. Adams, as of 6/20, according to the 
forest service. That agrees with my ~4000 ft. observation a couple weeks 
ago. Mt. Adams has about 12-15 miles of trail above that level.

No really steep slopes until you get to Goat Rocks, so you shouldn't 
need an ice axe until at least there, but I'm not sure of the conditions 
up there. Sometimes the Packwood Glacier area melts out quickly, and you 
can cross on scree, sometimes not, and you have to cross the snow.

I'll be up at Mt. Adams and in Indian Heaven this weekend. I'll drop 
back in with a report then.

--Greg

> About to start a hike from Cascade Locks to Canada. Looking at a July
> 5th start. How is the snow up there? I've been on the postholer web
> site and it looks below average this year. Should I pack my ice axe?
>
> Thanks
> Ryan