EISPIRATEN

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.

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

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

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.

Thanks guys; much appreciated.

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.

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...

melt away!!!!!

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

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!

TACO,

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

BAM:

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

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

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Classic stuff right there.

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...

BANNED.

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

LMAO!

We've lost another one it seems !

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

See you on Baldy tomorrow!

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.

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.

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

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).

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

If this happens, VARY NAICE!

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

Supposed to snow on Monday night.

How's that grab ya?

TacoDelRio wrote:Supposed to snow on Monday night.

How's that grab ya?

right by the short hairs!

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

those gosh darn Norwegians are at it again!

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