[at-l] L. Clayton Parker / smokies snowfall

[weathercarrot at hotmail.com (The Weathercarrot)]

Hi - does anyone have the correct e-mail address for L. Clayton Parker/Lee I 
Joe ? I've responded to an e-mail he sent me, but it keeps bouncing back. 
I'll post here what I wrote to him in case he sees it....

wc

From: "The Weathercarrot" <weathercarrot@hotmail.com>
To: lparker@cacaphony.net
Subject: Re: Smokies snow
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:25:21 -0400

<< I don't suppose the snowfall data you accumulated can be used to forecast 
a
time when there will be the _most_ snow on the AT in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park? I want to do a winter thru of the park and I _want_
lots of snow! >>

as is typical with the southern appalachians, the time of greatest depth can 
vary greatly from one year to the next. while spring can bring the biggest 
storms, january/february have the better chance for stable snow-pack, 
although it is possible for it to disappear completely at any point of 
winter. your best bet is to keep track of the weather pattern and follow the 
daily reports coming out of the smokies:

http://www.srh.weather.gov/productview.php?pil=MRXSTPTYS&version=0

and remember that whatever the reported depth on LeConte, there are 
generally areas in the vicinity that have more than the measuring site. to 
have the most snow, you may have to do the hike without planning very far in 
advance. sorry this is so vague, but that's the way snow is in the high 
south.

take care,

wc

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