SNOW - Questions, Forecasts & Reports About Snow

EnFuego · Post by **EnFuego** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:20 pm

He219 wrote:Yeah, 3G reception for my iphone for a while but we didn't get very far in the PoW.
Headed back a day early and well short of our mark. Next time ..

What!!!! Came back a day early and a dollar short? Errr, destination short? What happened? How far you get? The cabin? The switchbacks? The cutoff to Poopout?

I'm jsut giving you a hard time.

You guys going to post a TR wiht lots of great pics? The snow looks awesome. Deep, but awesome. If you would have made it to Dollar, I don' tthink you would have made the peak. Insane.

Nice job either way. Lets get a few of us and do it in the next snow storm again!!!!!!!!! From Vivian Creek this time.

hikinedd · Post by **hikinedd** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:09 am

Curious if anyone knows current snow conditions at:

1. Josephine Peak -- a bunch of people are planning to snowshoe up there Saturday, 3/28. Is there any reason to take snowshoes?

2. Sunset Peak -- we're headed up 4/5 and I'm wondering if the snow is already gone? From OC it looks like the snow disappears around 8,000', at least on the southerly flanks.

Edd

Post by **HikeUp** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:17 am

Here's a picture of the north side of Sunset Peak taken on March 14th...

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:32 am

Hi Edd,

I was up with HikeUp that day and seems there is some snow on the upper parts of the north face, hard to tell how much.

As for Josephine, I assumed that hike would not give much snowshoeing. The best I can report is from some photos from a hike around Lawlor and Barley Flats a month ago.

There was only a little bit of snow in parts from 5400 to 6000. I'd assume after a month (snow free?) that around Josephine, there wouldn't be much.

hikinedd · Post by **hikinedd** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:08 pm

Thanks guys; much appreciated.

dgrimreaper · Post by **dgrimreaper** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:25 pm

I was up on Josephine two weeks ago and there was only a little snow on the upper parts of the fire road. Outside of that, there was nothing.

outwhere · Post by **outwhere** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:05 pm

I get a little sad this time of year.... knowing the snow is leaving us behind... there is something almost mystical about snow.

There is also something 'warm' about snow... it makes me think of a lot of fun times, especially renting cabins in Big Bear, building a fire, then going outside at night, smelling the crisp air and hearing that unforgettable 'crunching' sound when we'd walk on the snow...

Late October, early November can't come fast enough...

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:05 pm

melt away!!!!!

of course, I grew up dealing with 'lake effect snow'

Post by **Taco** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:45 pm

Zé wrote:melt away!!!!!

of course, I grew up dealing with 'lake effect snow'

*Stabs Ze*

Damnit, I wish we'd get hammered with a ton of snow and super low temps. I want frozen waterfalls off West Fork!

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:25 pm

TACO,

Can you please send me a copy of my cousins picture? How'd you get that anyway?

Post by **Taco** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:50 pm

BAM:

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:56 pm

I'm Irish but not a "leprechaun" - that's halarious.

"I want the pot of gowld, I wants da pots of gowlds"

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Post by **Taco** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 1:05 pm

Classic stuff right there.

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:57 pm

90 degree weather coming to Glendora!

glendora forecast

above freezing lows on top! high near 63 on tuesday!

mt san antonio

dear weather god, please melt the snow enough so when I return from vacation, thy Bighorn ridge can shred me to pieces, but allow a reasonable descent to Manker Flats.

as a sign of goodwill, I will sacrifice Taco's ice axe to you...

Post by **Taco** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:54 pm

BANNED.

Post by **Taco** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:06 pm

I'm just kidding... respond damnit...

Post by **HikeUp** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:49 pm

LMAO!

We've lost another one it seems

!

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:39 am

you can't get rid of me, just like the inevitable heat wave...

simonov · Post by **simonov** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:59 pm

See you on Baldy tomorrow!

Post by **Taco** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 3:13 pm

It was hot. I was on Baldy today.

Heat sucks. I'm very pale. I belong under a thick blanket of stratus clouds.

Go buy crampons. it's cheaper for you to buy $100 'pons than it is for me to move to a free state like Idaho.

EnFuego · Post by **EnFuego** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:48 pm

TacoDelRio wrote:It was hot. I was on Baldy today.

Go buy crampons. it's cheaper for you to buy $100 'pons than it is for me to move to a free state like Idaho.

I agree. Heat wave - go away. Ze, I got a pair of brand new crampons for you if you keep the heat away and snow here.

Funyan005 · Post by **Funyan005** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:08 am

A wet winter perhaps! One can hope
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories200 ... lnino.html

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:36 pm

Cool! Maybe we'll get some precipitation and a good cold winter, both of which would help with the Pine Bark Beetle infestation (and it never hurts to have good fresh snow for us outdoors types).

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:17 pm

That is good news! I hope it rains buckets this winter.

Post by **Taco** » Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:54 pm

If this happens, VARY NAICE!

Read up on what it does to Indonesia and SE Asia. Sucks for them.

Post by **Taco** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:04 pm

Supposed to snow on Monday night.

How's that grab ya?

mattmaxon · Post by **mattmaxon** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:07 pm

TacoDelRio wrote:Supposed to snow on Monday night.

How's that grab ya?

right by the short hairs!

Post by **Taco** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:40 pm

I'm assuming that's... good?

Ze Hiker · Post by **Ze Hiker** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:20 pm

those gosh darn Norwegians are at it again!

Post by **Taco** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:36 pm

First they give the Nobel peas price to the bad guy from that damn Disney movie with the lions and shit, and now this?!?!