EISPIRATEN

Thanks Taco, and Norma and everyone else. We had lots of fun! Hope to see you again soon! I have some good pictures, but I'm still trying to figure out how to attach them on the post. Do you need to know the HTML codes for the images?

See you guys. We'll sleep in our car up there...don't want to miss it. We have a hard time getting up at 4:30 am

Question: will it be better to use microspikes at first probably up to the ski hut you think? And then crampons? Or is there enough snow to pretty much just stick with crampons?

We'll see you guys there. Can't wait to meet everyone!

Thanks for all the cool info! I actually did check out earlier link and took the online course, and have been reading up on the subject, but you are right...being out there and getting instruction is important.

Norma,
Thanks, that helps a lot, since we haven't been up this mountain yet (just Baldy and San Gorgonio), and we don't have too much winter experience. We just got our first crampons, ice axes, etc. So, we have all the needed equipment, and are hoping to get some experience now It should be fun!

Does anyone know how come there are no local avalanche advisories ever issued for our local mountains? Planning to go up San Jacinto over the weekend, if the storm ends by Wednesday/Thursday, and wondering if it will be safe. There will be lots of new snow above 9000ft.

MVE

I agree...we will do it RUSSIAN style!

Yes! I am so excited! My husband and I just got our first ice axes, and are waiting on the crampons. We have a lot of experience in hiking/backpacking but this year definitely want to do winter climbing. We are planning a trip to San Jacinto for the Christmas weekend to get accustomed to our new gea...