SNOW - Questions, Forecasts & Reports About Snow

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Sam Page
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Post by Sam Page »

This photo was taken this morning:

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Taco
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Post by Taco »

:)

It ain't much, but it's motivating!
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Nice :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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edenooch
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Post by edenooch »

Nice!

BUT WHERE IS THAT!!!! :?:
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Post by bertfivesix »

BOSS
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lilbitmo
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edenooch wrote:Nice!

BUT WHERE IS THAT!!!! :?:
Either Sugarloaf or just above it at Ontario looking directly up at Baldy :D
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Sam Page
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Post by Sam Page »

edenooch wrote:Nice!

BUT WHERE IS THAT!!!! :?:
Read the trip report.
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canoeman
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Post by canoeman »

from my side of the mountains we got snow on baden powel, burnham, and dawson saddle.
woo hoo
beautiful.
wont be long before hwy 2 closed at mountain high west
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Post by MtnMan »

canoeman wrote:wont be long before hwy 2 closed at mountain high west
The seasonal closure of Hwy 2 is at Vincent Gap, not at Mt. High West/Big Pines.

Sometimes, during heavy snowfall, Cal-Trans moves the gate up to Grassy Hollow or Big Pines until the avalanche danger subsides and/or they get all the other higher priority roads in other areas cleared.
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Taco
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Oh shit! Yay! :)
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Post by norma r »

WooHoo!
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Post by Funyan005 »

Roughly 1 inch at the start of the ski hut trail(from the road), and as I got further up about 2-4 inches in the good spots as of 2 PM Saturday.

Looks like could be an overnight snow fest up there so it'll be interesting to head up there once more!

AND! There wasnt even that many Koreans! And every one I ran into going up all gave me the right of way and going down let me pass as I was moving to get home! They were all really nice and I was suprised not to see 50 million people on a Saturday! Snow helps I imagine
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Post by moppychris »

There was quite a bit snow fall all afternoon today in Wrightwood and around Vincent Gap. I went for a bike ride to Dawson Saddle, but forgot good gloves, hands froze, long story short...snow was falling and I got wet. Nice day tho.
These was before flakes were really coming down.
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oh yes...and Mile High Pizza.
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canoeman
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Post by canoeman »

pleasant view ridge getting dumped on, snow and ice.
temp here tonight 21 degrees, colder than a witches ass,.
everything's frozen except brandy.
brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Taco
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Post by Taco »

Most excellent!!!!

Time for PLAN X!
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Post by Layne Cantrell »

canoeman wrote: everything's frozen except brandy.
Well at least you've got that going for you.
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edenooch
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Post by edenooch »

Does any one plan to summit wilson sat? wil the white stuff still be plentiful?
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Liz
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Post by Liz »

Yup! My boyfriend, a buddy and I plan on hiking Wilson this Sat. We'll likely start in Sierra Madre. :-)
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Post by edenooch »

u guys doin the loop that goes thru mt zzion??
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Liz
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Post by Liz »

Yes, that's the plan. We'll be prepared for snow and some ice. I've done the trail a couple of days after a storm before.

Anyway, we're going up from Sierra Madre to the bench, then to Zion, up I think Winter Creek Trail to the summit then down the main Wilson Trail and then back via Sierra Madre. A lollipop. My friend is "organizing" us, as my BF and I have been too busy this week to think straight!
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edenooch wrote:Does any one plan to summit wilson sat? wil the white stuff still be plentiful?
snowfight?
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Liz
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Post by Liz »

Snow fight! Snow angels! Let's go!
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Ze Hiker
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Post by Ze Hiker »

you can pretty easily tell the burn areas based on the snow accumulation pattern (no trees to collect)

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GigaMike
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Post by GigaMike »

mmmm....snow. Here is a pano of Mt. Baldy, Ontario Peak and Cucamonga Peak taken this morning...

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Post by lilbitmo »

Giga, where were you standing when this was taken?

Nice shot :D
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Post by EnFuego »

See you on top
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GigaMike
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Post by GigaMike »

Thanks, Patrick. It was taken in Upland, near Mountain & Foothill.
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Post by EManBevHills »

Really sweet!
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edenooch
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Post by edenooch »

Is it true the last 2.5 miles upto wilson summit are iced over?
Some one told me last night thats the shade side of the mountain and the chutes off the side ofhte trail are bad and some one died there already! :roll: :?: :idea: :arrow:
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