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[pct-l] More Snow For The Sierra



Not great for the hikers. But, I remember my first trip to Lake Tahoe over 
the 4th of July one year long ago. Camped and woke up to snow on the tent. 
So, it happens even in summer.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Christensen" <ca_radiance@hotmail.com>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 5:16 PM
Subject: [pct-l] More Snow For The Sierra


> Winter is not over for the Sierra. The National Weather Service is calling 
> for a foot or more snow by Monday:
>
> Winter Storm Watch
>
> URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
> NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
> 1142 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2005
>
> ...LATE SEASON SNOW HEADING FOR THE SIERRA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
> MONDAY NIGHT...
>
> .AN UNSEASONABLY COLD STORM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST ON SUNDAY WILL
> SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE SIERRA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS
> INITIALLY BETWEEN 8000 AND 9000 FEET ON SUNDAY WILL DROP TO THE 6500
> TO 7500 FOOT LEVEL BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PASSES
> ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET BY
> MONDAY EVENING. A FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
> ELEVATIONS BY MONDAY NIGHT. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL
> PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES NEAR THE RIDGES.
>
> PEOPLE TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PASSES SUNDAY NIGHT
> THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT SHOULD CARRY CHAINS AND BE PREPARED FOR
> HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.
>
>
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