Snow travel classes still available?
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2011 11:52 pm
hey,
I've been planning for a while to do the Minaret-Cecile-Iceberg-Ediza-Garnet-1000 Islands route starting Aug 24. However, the reports for the Cecile-Iceberg traverse make it look like that snow field is pretty gnarly for snow-novices like myself and my hiking partner.
So does anyone know of any classes (snow travel, use of ice axes, etc) that could be offered this late in the season anywhere in the SF Bay Area or anywhere between the Bay Area and Mammoth? (even on the fake powder?) Or am I too late, and I need to just start praying for amazingly fast snow melt-age? Or does anyone have any other tips for solving my conundrum?
Thank you kindly.
I've been planning for a while to do the Minaret-Cecile-Iceberg-Ediza-Garnet-1000 Islands route starting Aug 24. However, the reports for the Cecile-Iceberg traverse make it look like that snow field is pretty gnarly for snow-novices like myself and my hiking partner.
So does anyone know of any classes (snow travel, use of ice axes, etc) that could be offered this late in the season anywhere in the SF Bay Area or anywhere between the Bay Area and Mammoth? (even on the fake powder?) Or am I too late, and I need to just start praying for amazingly fast snow melt-age? Or does anyone have any other tips for solving my conundrum?
Thank you kindly.