[pct-l] What to do? -- There may still be snow for a while.

[Rob Langsdorf]

One heavy snow year we started north from the highway between Crater Lake and Mt. Thielsen about the 10th of July. We had our feet in snow at some point each day all the way to Odell Lake. So it can be posthole country even that late in the season. Before we started we kept track of the snow on Mt. Bachelor. It has a number of webcams now that allow you to see how well the snow is melting there to give you a hint as to how deep the snow may be on the PCT in central Oregon.
             Mataguay Connector

      From: "sesexton at gci.net" <sesexton at gci.net>
 To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
 Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2017 7:31 AM
 Subject: [pct-l] What to do?
   
My 2016 PCT NoBo was interrupted by hospitalization and subsequent treatment of blood clots in leg. I plan to complete the 1600 +\- miles between Sonora Pass and Canada in 2017. Snow reports for both ends of that stretch suggest late start for a continuous jaunt. Therefore, I am conceptualizing starting somewhere in-between where snow is absent for substantial length (400 miles, say). Mid-June would be approximate start date. Getting trail legs and training on CDT currently so I can restart PCT in 2017 in a fit and read condition. 

So, smart guys and or gals, what recommendations have you for earliest snow free sections between Sonora Pass and Canada??

Thanks. 

NTN

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