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Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby 1000Pks » Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:45 pm

I'm looking at movies. I wander away a lot from SP during my webtime, and caches would have to be huge.

The point I'm trying to make is that there are plenty of free ops to post pix and then to provide a link. Much happier and better for all. Higher quality images and even design ops. SP sucks for pix posting on this board, as happily said and noted. It should be like Facebook, one click and it's done. Or as plenty of other sites.

For instance, here's my hike from yesterday, at:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=13850&id=100001545981698&l=80814e74d0
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby butitsadryheat » Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:05 pm

Summitpost should NOT be anything like Facebook
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby 1000Pks » Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:18 pm

No Googling, no Facebook, no spicy guacamole with bacon, there's a small community out there in PA that you might be interested in joining. IF they'd take you!
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby Tanngrisnir3 » Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:37 pm

1000Pks wrote:No Googling, no Facebook, no spicy guacamole with bacon, there's a small community out there in PA that you might be interested in joining. IF they'd take you!


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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby peninsula » Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:30 pm

I was deep in Sequoia when winter came! To be exact, winter arrived October 4, 2010. It was one cold one, too!

http://www.summitpost.org/trip-report/6 ... -2010.html
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby 1000Pks » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:30 pm

If you call that winter, I made it from Ridgecrest to home that day, pix at

http://www.petesthousandpeaks.com

PTP>Latest Peaks Adventures>2010 SW Road Trip Sept 28-Oct. 4, 2010
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby Deb » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:06 pm

Well, it was perfectly beautiful in the Grand Canyon this weekend!
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby 1000Pks » Wed Oct 13, 2010 8:23 pm

Hardly ever winter in AZ.
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby butitsadryheat » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:14 pm

1000Pks wrote:Hardly ever winter in AZ.



except between December and March every year

(tell that to the folks in Flagstaff)
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby 1000Pks » Wed Oct 13, 2010 10:41 pm

Well then, Southern AZ.

http://www.petesthousandpeaks.com/Captions/Return07s/AZ98Cap/AZ98a/PicachoPkV.html
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby bobpickering » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:13 am

It's amazing how fast the snow melts. Last Wednesday, I was the first one up Mt. Rose (near Lake Tahoe) after the snow. I had to break trail the whole way. I even broke through up to my knee once. Today, I accidentally left my boots at home. I had to do the same trail in my running shoes (regular pavement shoes, not trail runners). There wasn't even enough snow left to get my shoes wet!
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby WML » Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:03 am

And as soon as it starts to melt, take a look at what is on the horizon for them EastSidaz

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Lots of moisture!

Hopefully this clears out by next weekend. Interesting thing is that snow accumulations appear to be at > 10,000 feet, but again, seems to be some moist activity rolling through next week.


edit; hrmmm, image isn't working. Forecast for South Lake will do!

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... tType=text
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby no2haven » Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:22 am

WML wrote:
Hopefully this clears out by next weekend. Interesting thing is that snow accumulations appear to be at > 10,000 feet, but again, seems to be some moist activity rolling through next week.




I wouldn't hang your hat on that...long range models are showing a nice storm setting up for next weekend with jet stream support...could be a good start for the ski season.
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby The Chief » Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:02 am

no2haven wrote:
WML wrote:
Hopefully this clears out by next weekend. Interesting thing is that snow accumulations appear to be at > 10,000 feet, but again, seems to be some moist activity rolling through next week.




I wouldn't hang your hat on that...long range models are showing a nice storm setting up for next weekend with jet stream support...could be a good start for the ski season.


Concur 110%

Looks like 1- 1.5" of QPF with this one. 10-16" of snow above 9K w/60-80 mph winds along the ridges and local storm warnings are already being hoisted.

Be careful out there....
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Re: Winter is a coming in the Sierra...

Postby WML » Sat Oct 16, 2010 5:04 am

The Chief wrote:
no2haven wrote:
WML wrote:
Hopefully this clears out by next weekend. Interesting thing is that snow accumulations appear to be at > 10,000 feet, but again, seems to be some moist activity rolling through next week.




I wouldn't hang your hat on that...long range models are showing a nice storm setting up for next weekend with jet stream support...could be a good start for the ski season.


Concur 110%

Looks like 1- 1.5" of QPF with this one. 10-16" of snow above 9K w/60-80 mph winds along the ridges and local storm warnings are already being hoisted.

Be careful out there....


Agreed, just hoping that lower altitude zones on the Western side of them hills, with particular attention paid to those of which a means of arrival would be via hwy 120.

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