Whitney lotto

yobtaf · Post by **yobtaf** » Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:17 pm

Just wondering if there are 3 in a group should all of us register the dates? I heard they catch on if they see same names on form and kick you all out of lotto. How should we go about this? one person fill it out or all 3?
thanks!

Post by **Sean** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 10:29 pm

Am I missing something? They make you provide the names of everyone in your party for the lottery?

yobtaf · Post by **yobtaf** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:04 am

yeah so one guy does all the dates with our names on it, then i do the same, then other person does the same. with all names, its 3 of us putting in for same dates same names. i guess we want to increase the odds.

SGBob · Post by **SGBob** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:40 am

yobtaf wrote: yeah so one guy does all the dates with our names on it, then i do the same, then other person does the same. with all names, its 3 of us putting in for same dates same names. i guess we want to increase the odds.

Probably not necessary. I used to do Whitney every season for a few years. I never got denied.

yobtaf · Post by **yobtaf** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:46 am

Thanks! I prob over thinking it hahaha

SGBob · Post by **SGBob** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:47 am

Not saying it can't happen, but I never had a problem for years.

Post by **JeffH** » Sat Feb 03, 2018 8:55 pm

I got picked in the Whitney lottery for 12 consecutive years. The next three were failures. It’s become a LOT more popular in the last 6-7 years.

RichardK · Post by **RichardK** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 5:44 am

If you don't get lucky in the permit lottery, you can always try for a "no show" permit at the visitor's center south of Lone Pine. Unclaimed day hike permits are handed out the day before and overnight permits the morning of. If more people want a permit than are available, then a mini-lottery is conducted on the spot. Since these "no show" permits are not guaranteed, a backup plan is necessary. Meysan Lake comes to mind.

Post by **Sean** » Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:18 am

What if everyone in the group enters the lottery with everyone's name included, but you each try for different dates? I don't think that should count as cheating.

SGBob · Post by **SGBob** » Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:33 pm

You don't have to go that far. I used to put a pretty long list of dates on my single application.

yobtaf · Post by **yobtaf** » Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:20 am

Hmm didnt get a permit. Picked mostly weekdays. Wait until April 1 and see what opens up, then next step just drive up and see.