Re: Thoughts on Snow Pack for mid-July to Mid Aug hike
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I hiked the JMT in mid to the end of August in 2017 and the mosquitos were pretty much everywhere, but I only found them to be bothersome during the day a couple of places.? It was more what you would expect, around dusk and in places near water.? I'm guessing it was typical of a month or 45 days earlier in an average(there is no normal in CA) snow year.
I will say that I'm glad I did it when I did as the scenery was simply spectacular and by that time the snow covered passes were easily manageable, with well defined routes.? I gained some snow hiking experience and confidence, without the risks and difficulty of hiking it a month earlier.
I happened to talk to a couple in Lone Pine at the bus stop a couple of days prior to my start and they were just off the trail.? They looked tired as you might expect, but in addition they didn't look happy.? Perhaps they were just exhausted, buy they didn't seem to have enjoyed the experience.? ?I can't say if it was all due to the conditions, but I recall them mentioning that as an issue for them.
Realize that January has been somewhat of a slow start given the amount of snow in December.? Just remember that in 2018/ 2019, the year of Snowzilla, we had a great start in November but no real additional snow until the end of January
and then didn¡¯t stop until late April.? No one has been able to predict with certainty in January the snow totals for February and March.
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From: Rick Amr
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2022 10:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [JMT-groups.io] Thoughts on Snow Pack for mid-July to Mid Aug hike
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Yes, now was somewhat crazy back in December, but January has been dry and no major rain/snow event is in sight. We are down to just ~20% over average and drop fast.
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I do wish we¡¯d have another high snow year though, we need the water + high snow Sierra hikes are epic!
Happy Trails
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