[pct-l] Fw: 2014 Snow, Water and Start Date

[Dan Welch]

Hi Barry,

You're right - the Sierra still looks low on snow pack - no doubt about
that.  My more near term concern is what the snowpack will be like at San
Jacinto/Fuller Ridge.  I plan to start at Campo around 4/1 and a should be
heading up to SJ around 4/14.  Anyone have a read on how hard they got
pounded there?  They were calling for 4 feet or more - but it's tough to
forecast snow levels for a ridge top.

It looks like warm & sunny in the forecast there, so I am sure there will be
a lot of melt in the next 6 weeks.  I'm just not sure how to get a read on
current snowpack levels there.  I don't think they do a periodic snow survey
or online measures of snow pack, do they?

Of course this should help the desert water sources some...  But how much I
have no idea.

Timberline

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Barry Teschlog
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2014 12:58 PM
To: PCT L
Subject: [pct-l] Fw: 2014 Snow, Water and Start Date

So, here's an update from the mid January post on this same topic.

Another look at the below linked snow chart unfortunately indicates the
recent dumping in California hasn't done much for the Sierra snow pack.