High Sierra Topix

If your heading out this week there is a low pressure system coming in
on Thursday that will bring with it thunderstorms, unseasonably cold weather,
temps you would expect to see in spring or early fall, and snow above 10000 ft.
Don't get caught in the back country unprepared!

If you're wrong, you buy me a beer. If you're right, buy me a hot coffee!

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Better to be safe than to be dead.

And remember Backpacker Magazine says you can save weight by not bringing gloves on summer trips!

Ha!

Mike

This has to have been one of the worst summers for weather in the Sierra in the past 20 years. I haven't had to use gloves yet, but I'm sick of all the rain.

Well, that sucks. I'm heading in on Thursday...and I'm really not keen on dealing with weather.

Good luck and have a safe one TT.

I was thinking about the extreme temperature swing I will see by this coming weekend. Up north here in Plumas County, temps at my place were in the upper 80's or so last weekend and by Saturday, I will be up in Alaska with highs in the 60's to 70's if we get lucky, lows in the 30's. Can't decide whether to bring a synthetic jacket or a down vest.

So, I was planning to enter via North Lake/Piute Pass tomorrow morning. Since my dates aren't very flexible, will I be better off going somewhere else, say Road's End or Lodgepole? I don't mind cold and snow (I'm from MN after all) but I don't want to drag my girlfriend through dangerous weather or be cooped up in the tent all day. Any thoughts?

BUMP- gotta decide soon!