Re: snowpack further north
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As we are now into March and closer to the April 1 level which is the level measured against for the snowpack in the Sierras it is becoming very clear that this will be close to the 1982/83 record, above 2017 and 2011, as seen in "Mile Mile and a Half".? ?I'm not planning on a Sierra hike this year, but if I were, I would definitely expect a lot of snow into early August.? It should be spectacular, if not a bit buggy:)
I really appreciate the info about the snowpack, esp the charts showing different years/months. I'd love to see 2021 in there - must have been fairly low snowpack, because we walked through no snow anywhere. In 2019 I bailed after experiencing AMS but also because all the PCTers coming northbound were telling terrible tales of 7 miles of continuous snow... not for me! I live in the stuff every winter, and don't care for it in summer also.
Although it's not JMT, is the info about snowpack available for points further north along the PCT? I'm thinking of a couple of sections, I and J in CA. But thinking that the snow might be just as challenging in those areas, since Tahoe got hit hard. It's only early Feb though! I'm working on Plans B and C as well.?
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