Carolyn “Ravensong” Burkhart, thru-hiker and Mazama trail angel, shares this important warning about avalanche danger and late season travel. PCTA Trail Information Specialist Jack Haskel contributed to the essay. We will be publishing an article by Mike Zaweski, author of SNOW TRAVEL: Skills For Climbing, Hiking, And Moving Over Snow... Read more
RADIO SHOW: Snow Stalls Hikers on Increasingly Popular #PCTrail http://t.co/wj7wJuXS4H via @KPLU and @NPR
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High elevation portions of the Sierra Nevada received upwards of six inches of snow this weekend. It has been generally wet for weeks now in the North Cascades. The forecast posted above shows snow predicted for days to come. Snow is not uncommon in the early fall. Plan on being ... Read more
First snow of the season forecast for the northern #PCTrail. Reminder: fall travel can be dangerous. http://t.co/Ic0BGjCECA
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Hiker ‘Hippie Long Stockings’ with a snow report from her April 6th hike in the San Jacinto’s. Check our trail conditions and closures page for more reports.... Read more
Precipitation along the Southern California sections of the Pacific Crest Trail is 57% of normal for the year, based on National Weather Service Data from four locations near the PCT.
Location Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Total % Avg Lake Cuyamaca 1.02 1.48 5.9 2.12 1.05 11.57 52% Lake Henshaw ... Read moreCurious how long it takes to walk from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail? Last fall 70 PCT thru-hikers from 2012 posted their start and finish times on Facebook. The average was 152 days.
This is just slightly longer than the 2009 and 2010 hikers, based on their ... Read more
Early hiker David Cully sends a Sierra trail conditions report from Mammoth via Tom from Kennedy Meadows and Facebook:
It is a breeze from KM to Crabtree Meadow, and the climb up Whitney is not too bad. Starting with Forester pass, though, there are consistent patches of snow above 10,500 ... Read more
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