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#146664 - 02/19/11 08:41 PM Snow for the Sierra
wandering_daisy member Registered: 01/11/06 Posts: 2865 Loc: California	For those hoping for a snow-free early season in the Sierra, here is something to consider. http://www.kirkwood.com/site/mountain/snow-report/2011-2-19
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#146670 - 02/19/11 09:35 PM Re: Snow for the Sierra [Re: wandering_daisy]
hikerduane member Registered: 02/23/03 Posts: 2124 Loc: Meadow Valley, CA	Wow! Storm total, 11'-12'. Wow! I only received a measley 20"+. They get hit hard there anyway.
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#146672 - 02/19/11 09:44 PM Re: Snow for the Sierra [Re: hikerduane]
balzaccom member Registered: 04/06/09 Posts: 2233 Loc: Napa, CA	Yep. WE actually cancelled a trip up there this weekend. WE were going to stay with a friend in Twain Harte...but she is snowed in, no power, and no food. And yeah, we could have hiked in from the road and all...but she really didn't think she wanted to be trapped in her little house with us for three days... There is a TON of snow in the Sierra right now. And I bet it's not gone by June! _________________________ Check our our website: http://www.backpackthesierra.com/ Or just read a good mystery novel set in the Sierra; https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Falling-Rocks-Paul-Wagner/dp/0984884963
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#149017 - 04/08/11 10:31 AM Re: Snow for the Sierra [Re: balzaccom]
skcreidc member Registered: 08/16/10 Posts: 1590 Loc: San Diego CA	I called the White Mountain Ranger District yesterday to talk about conditions. White Mountain had 6 foot of snow with more falling as we spoke. They aren't optimistic about the road going up being open in mid June (partly because of idiots tearing up a wet road). My June 13 White Mountain Crest trip may start in the valley (if I get to go at all). Arizona is starting to look really good again.
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#149028 - 04/08/11 12:33 PM Re: Snow for the Sierra [Re: skcreidc]
Keith member Registered: 01/04/02 Posts: 1667 Loc: Michigan's Upper Peninsula	Please mention the location. This is typical of many place names as there are multiple "white mountains" in multiple states. Thanks. _________________________ Human Resources Memo: Floggings will continue until morale improves.
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#149045 - 04/08/11 07:47 PM Re: Snow for the Sierra [Re: Keith]
skcreidc member Registered: 08/16/10 Posts: 1590 Loc: San Diego CA	Sorry Keith, I mean the White Mountains just east of the Sierra Nevada in California. That IS a common name; my wife and I are trying to talk some relatives in New Hampshire in to doing a short hut to hut in those White Mountains.
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#149047 - 04/08/11 07:53 PM Re: Snow for the Sierra [Re: skcreidc]
oldranger member Registered: 02/23/07 Posts: 1735 Loc: California (southern)	There are White Mountains in Arizona, for that matter. Actually, if your state doesn't have a range of White Mountains, you could probably sue someone. And then there is South Dakota, with its Black Hills -Lame!
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#149085 - 04/09/11 11:44 PM Re: Snow for the Sierra [Re: oldranger]
bobito9 member Registered: 01/25/08 Posts: 408	Peru has a White Mtns (Cordillera Blanca) and a Black Mtns (Cordillera Negra) separated by a long river valley.
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