c2c This Sunday 5/25?

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Postby labgloves » Thu May 22, 2008 8:08 pm

I was up on Sunday and the conditions on round valley trail made crampons completely unnecessary. There is some snow over the last few miles, but only in 10-20 foot sections that are heavily trampled making passage in shoes or boots easy. Of course new snow could change this.
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Postby NormaR » Fri May 23, 2008 7:34 am

Thanks labgloves! I'll just keep watching the weather reports to see what looks possible for Sunday.
Stay safe out there everyone!
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Postby Hikin_Jim » Fri May 23, 2008 9:55 am

labgloves wrote:I was up on Sunday and the conditions on round valley trail made crampons completely unnecessary. There is some snow over the last few miles, but only in 10-20 foot sections that are heavily trampled making passage in shoes or boots easy. Of course new snow could change this.

The temperatures have been sub-freezing the last couple of nights. I don't know this for a fact, but there is the potential that all that wet, slushy snow is really hard ice right now with a light dusting of snow on top, which could potentially be dangerous.

As of 9:50 AM today, the temperature at the tram is 29F, and the overnight low was 25F. It would be of course colder still as you ascend.

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Postby NormaR » Fri May 23, 2008 10:28 am

Hikin_Jim wrote:... but there is the potential that all that wet, slushy snow is really hard ice right now with a light dusting of snow on top, which could potentially be dangerous.


Drat!
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Postby Nano » Fri May 23, 2008 11:45 am

I am planning to hike the C2C Sunday and I hope the weather is semi-cooperative. It should be fun...anyone else planning a Sunday trek for sure? Come oooonnn sun!
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Postby NormaR » Fri May 23, 2008 1:59 pm

well, it's obvious i'm thinking about it. but i am still watching the Sierra weather too and weighing both at this time.
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Postby Hikin_Jim » Fri May 23, 2008 2:59 pm

NormaR wrote:well, it's obvious i'm thinking about it. but i am still watching the Sierra weather too and weighing both at this time.

The wx report is starting to look pretty good locally for Sunday and Monday.
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Postby NormaR » Sat May 24, 2008 7:27 am

good morning!
i'm going on a mtn bike ride. i'll check weather when i get home. the Sierra is out. they are still predicting snow for tomorrow. anyone else thinking og heading up San J tomorrow? i'll look for posts when i return.
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Postby Cy Kaicener » Sat May 24, 2008 9:31 am

Norma - Tomorrow (Sunday) should be perfect weather for Skyline. Today there were six cars parked at the museum at 6 am, so hopefully you will get a trip report today. It looks like a fine dusting of snow just below the tram which should melt soon. Clouds covered Long Valley, so hopefully you will also get some cloud cover tomorrow. Kevin said that he was planning on going today.
I did not see Tina and Doreen's cars, so they must be going tomorrow.
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Postby KathyW » Sat May 24, 2008 11:13 am

The sun is out in Redlands now, but there are still lots of clouds in the sky. I'm probably heading up tomorrow morning - I haven't hiked in a couple weeks and need to get out.
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