[pct-l] Snow Depth Tool on PCTA

[Rick]

Complete agree that the snow will be gone soon and I like the idea that the tool is a snow forecast 2 weeks out or so ;-) but the data presented there is definitively wrong. 

Anyways, happy trails!

> On Mar 11, 2014, at 6:42 AM, Terry <tsparks56 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> The way things are going in So. Cal, that report will be 100% correct before we know it. There is no rain in the 10 day forecast and we have another round of Santa Ana Winds due to arrive on Friday, with temps at and above 80* predicted.  So Cal is screwed this year for rain and water as, normally our biggest rain storms  happen before the 3 rd week of March and we are already there, without rain in the 10 day forecast. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Mar 10, 2014, at 11:16 PM, Nobohiker <nobohiker at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi there,
>> 
>> I am thinking about a section hike in SoCal later this month. Getting on 
>> the PCT would take me to the top of Mt San Jacinto first and since the 
>> elevation is 10,833' / 3,302m and they had a snow storm coming through 
>> last week, I am obviously concerned about snow depth/ice. So I checked 
>> every other day or so on the pcta.org website for snow depth. After the 
>> storm, the tool made sense as it was showing snow above 7000isch ft. 
>> Then, every other day or so, the snow line was moving up...then 
>> recently, no snow was reported at all, which does not make sense.
>> So I pinged the local hiker community and sure enough there still is 
>> plenty of snow up there, patches around 7500 increasing with elevation.
>> 
>> So heads up for all of you out there to be careful with that tool. This 
>> probably can be said about all tools and forecasts...
>> 
>> Happy Trails,
>> 
>> Section Hiker Rick
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> My planned route:
>> https://goo.gl/maps/GQbam
>> 
>> Link to the local Hikers:
>> http://www.mtsanjacinto.info
>> 
>> Snow Depth Tool on PCTA:
>> http://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/maps-and-guidebooks/
>> then select "Snow Depth"
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