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Let's Begin today's review with View and a Quote

 

 

 

View
Leavitt Peak

Leavitt Peak from the East.
Leavitt Peak always looks nice from the East hiking NE from Leavitt Lake. Map. Leavitt Peak is the furthest distant low rounded peak on the Left.

 

 

Quote

 

 

THE
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Quote of the Week
Al Says...

Friday, May 5th


  "Every one of us has within us the ability to quickly and effectively observe, analyze, make good decisions, communicate these, while engaging all aspects of our natural environment while walking, climbing, crawling, or running across every natural terrain existing on this planet in complex groups.

 

We do so while fully loaded, through all types of weather conditions while communicating in complex groups while chasing or being chased.

 

And having a blast doing it.

 

We are quite amazing in our original natural habitat."

 

From
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Contemporary Info describing Ancient Terrain

Quote

Mountain Safety News & Topics


Quote from the guide's
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Current Conditions on the Sierra Crest
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FALL 2019

Cold Nighttime Conditons

FULL FALL KIT
REQUIRED

(As of Sept 25)
Gear Lists

 

 

 

SPRING 2017

Spring of 2018


Pristine Conditons

Key things you should know

 

SPRING GEAR CHANGE UPON US

 

Fall Considerations

 

 

 

Tomorrow
Exploring Beyond the Snow Barrier
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CURRENT STATUS

October 2019

Classic Cold Fall Conditions...So Far...

FALL OF 2019

 

 

May 5 , 2017

Buried in Snow

 

CONDITIONS, STATUS, & POTENTIAL
REPORTS

FALL to WINTER
2019-2020

WINTER OF 2019

 

LAST YEAR
2018

BACKPACKER ALERT
STATUS

September 11 to PRESENT

2017

BACKPACKER ALERT
April 1, through JUNE, 2017

BACKPACKER ALERT
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2017
Read about last time Sierra Snow was deep, but:
not as deep as this year, in 2010-11

.

 

Spring
March 1, 2020

Snow Depth Reading:
HIGH SIERRA SNOW STATUS
High Sierra Backpacker's Calendar

March 1, 2019

Snow Depth Reading:
HIGH SIERRA SNOW STATUS
High Sierra Backpacker's Calendar

In the Sky

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Constellation, Star, & Sky Orientation

 

 

WELCOME!

 

Current Hot Topic

When?
PCT and JMT hikers are concerned with when the snow clears and enough of the Thaw passes to allow hiking through the high passes along the Sierra Crest and safe fording of the river valleys between peaks & passes.

2017 & 2019
Late & Later
Thess questions are asked in the context of a record-breaking low snowpack, then supplemented by significant tropical downpours in March (2017). "Late and Late" are the respective answers to these questions, depending on how much more tropical moisture we see

 

Now
For the rest of us the question is when will the Sierra present its last delightful bits of Spring Snow backpacking before the advent of super-soft snow and dangerous surging fords?

 

When will trails open for Summertime backpacking?

 

2017
Snow in protected NE aspects will likely persist through Summer to next Winter. The whole Crest could have Summer snow this year!

2018
The final answers to all these long and short term questions will come with the disposition and character of Spring's Storms and the trajectory of its increasing temps into Summer.

2019
February Perspective

Looking like a late start to the backpacking season, if cool conditions and heavy tropical precip continues.

March Perspective
Looking much like a 2017, "lite," with almost as heavy snow this year as then. How this next month works out is going to determine how late PCT starts will be, and how long the snow will stick to the High Crestline and Passes.

 

Eyes on the Skies
We are watching with many eyes and the most sophisticated tools. Add yours.

 

Basic Truth
2019
At the very least we are going to see a Spring Thaw of unknown power, duration, and danger.
Nonetheless, there will be a massive deposition of warm, wet, deep, difficult to cross Spring snow this year.



Outer Limits
I have no problem crossing or navigating through snow obscured terrain, (aside from the profound difficulty of deep, wet, warm Spring snow...) yet the melt of our heavy snow-pack will be linked to a period of very dangerous river flows that I will not personally attempt fording. When?

We're Watching:

Wa-Wa

Prospects
Warm, wet tropical rainstorms out of the tropics could sweep the Crest this year. Tropical flows late in the Spring can bring disasterous flooding when and wherever they fall, onto one river valley, none, or all of them.

 

FALL to WINTER
2019-2020

WINTER OF 2019

WINTER OF 2018

SPRING OF 2018

THIS YEAR

FULL FALL KIT
REQUIRED

(As of Sept 25, 2019)
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LAST CRAZY YEAR

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