Was up hunting "Brookies" yesterday in upper Rock Creek and snow was a falling on me.

Winter is a coming fast.

NWS is forecasting up to 10" plus above 9k' after this storm passes with temps dipping into the teens at the same altitude in the eve. Be careful out there!!!

Looking towards South Morgan and BCS yesterday afternoon:


Whispers of snow began to fall on me as I was leaving:

It's storming in the backcountry now. Thunder, lightning, and rain woke me up in Bishop this morning. Every time the clouds part enough to reveal the high peaks I can see a blanket of snow in the Sierra and the White Mountains. Temperatures are cooling down too.

Kurt...

Looks like that project will have to wait till next season.

Oh well.

Just took this from my backdoor....

North Morgan & Nevhabee Ridge

Vitaliy M wrote:

The Chief wrote:Kurt...

Looks like that project will have to wait till next season.

Oh well.

What project?

I think the chief is painting his house. Are you volunteering to help?

The Chief wrote:Just took this from my backdoor....

North Morgan & Nevhabee Ridge

There goes my weekend plans. Won't have too much of a problem finding something else to do though

Thanks for posting!

Mono Jim and Morrison 1/2 an hour ago.....


McGee Cnyn & Baldwin

What I would like to read for once are on the sly interviews by a reporter based at one of our popular trailheads of those returning during the day after one of these early October fronts hits. Pics too of those with wet hair in shorts and light summer gear. Would simply need to drive up to someplace like South Lake's lot, notice how many cars were parked overnight to make it worthwhile, and expect most would be waking up the next morning near the crest, seeing all the white, and escaping. What would they honestly say?

David Senesac wrote: What would they honestly say?

"But this is all that they told me to bring when I asked the question on that message board..."

norco17 wrote:

Vitaliy M wrote:

The Chief wrote:Kurt...

Looks like that project will have to wait till next season.

Oh well.

What project?

I think the chief is painting his house. Are you volunteering to help?

In other news, sounds like Ebbetts Pass, Tioga Pass and Sonora Pass are closed due to snow. Read a report that there were 4 inches at Tioga Pass as of 2pm yesterday.

From out my kitchen window this afternoon (White Mountain):


West ridge this weekend, anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

Woke up to a dusting of the white stuff on our deck this morning.

Snow level is down to 6800 this morning.

Word around town (Cal-Trans) is that there is close to 9-12" of the white stuff on Tioga Pass and they may just call it a year as the NWS is now forecasting some more winter weather next week.

I seem to recall more snow than that during the early October storm last year. We were climbing in Tuolumne in late October and folks were still climbing ice on North Peak in November. NWS Reno forecast discussion -

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecasts/displ ... ev&pil=afd

Vitaliy M wrote:Valley would be the best bet to climb right?

My prediction is that you will see many bay area SP'ers there this weekend

Has nothing to do with the weather..... Cal -Trans manning/funding calls the shots.