Re: Sierra Snowpack 50% Below Average
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 6:56 pm
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Kahuna wrote: PS Laura, report from today's events, Checkered Demon/Kindergarten and North Couloir of Humphreys are in "Primo" conditions.
PrestonRhea wrote:Kahuna wrote: PS Laura, report from today's events, Checkered Demon/Kindergarten and North Couloir of Humphreys are in "Primo" conditions.
By "Primo" conditions is that hard snow all the way or ice?
MooseTracks wrote:
While the conditions on Whitney tell one story, I had a buddy ski Ritter and Banner on gorgeous conditions last weekend. He said the river crossing was thin and would be gone soon. Skiing out under the thundersnow helped them quite a bit.
Higher elevations (except windblow) seem to still have a good base (from two weekends ago):
96avs01 wrote:You know are the approaches skinable, or is one humping gear a ways? TIA
MooseTracks wrote:Yup, I thought I had said exactly that. Same ol' story, I guess, Rick.
Way to pick up the phone instead of actually going out to find out about conditions yourself.
Cheers.
MooseTracks wrote: I think I get it now. So what you're saying is that because you no longer ski, you don't trust your own judgement of independently gathered beta on conditions.
Instead, you turn to others for corroboration of your supposed findings.