<div>There are many ways to do the trail It is not written in stone that you do it strictly north bound. Depending on weather some go to Kennedy Meadows and skip north to Manning Park and go south. Would would cover heavy snow in the Sierras and light snow in the N Cascades. Some skip from the South side of the Sierras to Cascade Locks (or/wa border) and go north then return to the locks and go south. Check out past trail journals for various routes. If weather is really screwed up you may have to take two years to make the whole hike. </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Ned Tibbits <<a href="mailto:ned@mountaineducation.com">ned@mountaineducation.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">And there you have it! Now back up your schedule to a start date based on your desired speed, time off trail, zero days, and leave Campo ready to experience the Pacific Crest Trail, Sierra snow and all. </font></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><b>From:</b> <a title="zaqueltooocool@gmail.com" href="mailto:zaqueltooocool@gmail.com" target="_blank">Andrea Dinsmore</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="ned@mountaineducation.com" href="mailto:ned@mountaineducation.com" target="_blank">Ned Tibbits</a> </div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 01, 2008 3:56 PM</div>
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<div>It all depends on the snow (early??).If you are at Skykomish (Steven's Pass) by Sept 15-20 the weather should still be good. Rain not included. It usually rains more of Sept and or snows all of October. Norms are 10 days from Steven's to Manning Park. Figure a zero at the Stehekin Bakery. God's law....you must stop at the Bakery. If you hit Steven's Pass towards the end of Sept the weather is going to be IFFY. </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 3:23 PM, Ned Tibbits <<a href="mailto:ned@mountaineducation.com" target="_blank">ned@mountaineducation.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Excellent Advise! Andrea, what are the practical deadlines, date-wise, for thru hikers to still be able to reach Monument 74 without fear of hike-stopping snow?</font></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Cc:</b> <a title="allemande6@yahoo.com" href="mailto:allemande6@yahoo.com" target="_blank">mark v</a> ; <a title="pct-l@backcountry.net" href="mailto:pct-l@backcountry.net" target="_blank">pct-l@backcountry.net</a> </div>
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<div>Perfect advice on the North Cascades snow. As you and your friends are heading NoBo just remember what happened last year in the Mts. End of Sept. dozens of hikers were cut off at Snoqualmie and Steven's Pass. Those who were in the Mts. north of Steven's finally made it thru but had a real hard time. When the trail becomes invisible under feet of snow......you are really on your own. Lighten up on your partying. Is it worth hiking 2400 miles and not finish because you had taken too many zero days and partied too much. Get your @ss in gear and party when you are done.</div>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><span></span><br>The other parameter or<br>time limit is the early snows that can stop you in your tracks just short of<br>
your Canadian goal/dream you've been working 5 months for. When that is<br>fluctuates, but the risk increases after Sept. 15th to Oct. 1st.. You can<br>start anytime; you may have to deal with flash floods in SOCAL or some new,<br>
soft snow from a late storm down there, but once the snow flies up north,<br>you're done. Research the trail journals. If you choose to avoid snow by<br>starting late, you'll have high mileage days to stay on optimal trail and<br>
get in before the first snows. Enough said, on to safety issues....</blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br>