The weekly update of snow depth along the Pacific Crest Trail for July 4th.
These images are from the National Weather Service Snow Analyses showing July 4th data overlaid in Google Earth along with my PCT tracks.... Read more
A VERY DYNAMIC AND COOL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO APPROACH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA AND WILL MOVE OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS PROJECTED TO BRING WELL ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ALONG WITH CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS.... Read more
The weekly update of snow depth along the Pacific Crest Trail.
These images are from the National Weather Service Snow Analyses showing June 27th data overlaid in Google Earth along with my PCT tracks.... Read more
The Mammoth Times reports that Reds Meadow Road and the shuttle service to Mammoth will open on June 29. Read the Mammoth Times article.... Read more
I am updating the Pacific Crest Trail snow information to use the “snow depth” data instead of the “snow water equivalent” data that I previously used. This information should be more useful for hikers. I have also changed a couple of the waypoints shown on the images and added some ... Read more
At least a few Pacific Crest Trail hikers are trying to figure out if any sections of the PCT are snow free. It appears the entire trail north of Horseshoe Meadows is pretty much covered with snow except maybe some small sections of northern California. I’m not recommending anyone change ... Read more
Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announced today that the Tioga Road will open for the season on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. for all vehicle traffic. The Tioga Road, bounded on both sides by State Highway 120, is the popular east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada. Vault ... Read more
Vermilion Valley Resort opened today. The ferry will be running in about a week.
———- PCT-L message ———- From: Vermilion Valley Resort Date: Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 5:16 PM Subject: [pct-l] VVR IS OPEN To: PCT List List
VVR opened TODAY. Yesterday, we had 4 thru-hikers pass through for ... Read more
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