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[pct-l] snow conditions near Onyx Summit



Hi All would there be anyone available to give my grandson and I a ride on
Sunday the 8th of May back to hwy 18 at Baldwin lake from either little Bear
Springs or Fawn Skin? My pick up ride just backed out. This would be Sunday
between say 1PM and 5PM. I would need a phone number to call so you wouldn't
have to be waiting for us on the road.    Thanks much in advance
Remember
"Be Prepared"   Ground Pounder Bill     "Semper Fi"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Braunstein" <dpbraunstein@hotmail.com>
To: <tahoe.cat@verizon.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:51 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] snow conditions near Onyx Summit


> Bill,
> I may be mistaken, but I don't think you will hit as much snow as you
think.
> Temps in the BB Valley have been in the 60s for the last week and the
trail
> is on the north (desert) side of the valley. Looking out my window I can
see
> Gold Mtn. which has no snow on it. On Sunday I hiked on the PCT westward
> from where the PCT, 3N14 and Holcomb Creek come together (which is just
> passed Little Bear). There is NO snow in that area at all and none on 3N14
> out of Fawnskin.
> I would say that the parts of the trail that are south of the ridge
> overlooking BB (between Bertha and Couger Crest for example) will have no
> snow on them at all, and the stretches north of the ridge may have patchy
> snow. Again, I may be wrong, but I hope not. Of course, if the upcoming
> storm drops snow all bets are off.
> The one thing you may find is water everywhere. Holcomb Creek is flowing
> like I have never seen it and every little ravine passed there on the
trail
> has flowing water, some of which I have never seen wet and I have been
> hiking up there for 7 years.
> Either way, have fun and good luck.
>
> Daniel
>
> >From: "Bill & Cathy" <tahoe.cat@verizon.net>
> >To: "Tom Bache" <tbache@san.rr.com>
> >CC: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> >Subject: Re: [pct-l] snow conditions near Onyx Summit
> >Date: Wed, 04 May 2005 11:06:31 -0700
> >
> >Hi there was some one just within the last couple of weeks that hiked
down
> >from mission creek to the I-10. They said that they lost the trail in
some
> >places and that the trail went through high flowing creeks in some
places.
> >High up, above 6000' you will hit a lot of snow and probably Ice and that
> >trail can get quite narrow in places. Did it in summer and I would wait a
> >while to do that but maybe some one has better info. My grandson and I
will
> >be going from hwy 18 to little bear springs this weekend and I think we
> >will
> >be in deep stuff. -----snow------remember
> >"Be Prepared"     Ground Pounder Bill   "Semper Fi"
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tom Bache" <tbache@san.rr.com>
> >To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 10:39 AM
> >Subject: [pct-l] snow conditions near Onyx Summit
> >
> >
> >We?d like to hike the PCT from I-10 up to Big Bear  this weekend.  Does
> >anyone know the current snow conditions?    Can we hike through with
care,
> >but no special snow gear?
> >
> >Tom
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