Mono Pass short hike; snow report
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Mono Pass short hike; snow report
Took a short hike up to Mono Pass [Mosquito Flat] this morning to check out the snow conditions. Yep; lotsa snow left. The last 0.4 mi was all in snow. Ruby lake has lots of ice still on it.
Trail coming up from Ruby Lake to Mono Pass
Trail coming up from Ruby Lake to Mono Pass
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I was chatting with a ranger at the WMRS yesterday 7/6/06 about Pine Creek. What I was told is that the bridge at the first water crossing right before Pine lake is under water. The water is running VERY swiftly, and the people who are crossing are finding a spot downstream. If snow's not the problem, the water is. Have chatted with a few PCT and other hikers who say the water in the backcountry is raging; some cross, some fall in, some turn back. Definately worth checking with the WMRS a couple days before departure.wingding wrote:I'm headed up Pine Creek Trail on the 15th and wondering how much snow I'll be dealing with.
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Nice photo!
I don't know if the water crossings are like last year, but last year we bailed on a trip at this time because of the snow and water crossings.
Looking North at the Upper Pine Lake crossing, where you normally cross from boulder to boulder: http://community.webshots.com/photo/399 ... 7782XgPqPe
The large boulders were under water.
It was deep and the water was moving fast. We hiked down to lower Pine on the south side, then part way up (the only flat spot we could find to camp). In the morning we found a loose log crossing which was not fun. http://community.webshots.com/photo/405 ... 7782UMFIpW
We came back in Sept to do the trip. Here you can see the boulders. SnowDude is standing on the other side, which is where we would have waded to if we were able to cross: http://community.webshots.com/photo/467 ... 6560gKXNNE
This year we'll take our vacation in Aug instead of early July.
I don't know if the water crossings are like last year, but last year we bailed on a trip at this time because of the snow and water crossings.
Looking North at the Upper Pine Lake crossing, where you normally cross from boulder to boulder: http://community.webshots.com/photo/399 ... 7782XgPqPe
The large boulders were under water.
It was deep and the water was moving fast. We hiked down to lower Pine on the south side, then part way up (the only flat spot we could find to camp). In the morning we found a loose log crossing which was not fun. http://community.webshots.com/photo/405 ... 7782UMFIpW
We came back in Sept to do the trip. Here you can see the boulders. SnowDude is standing on the other side, which is where we would have waded to if we were able to cross: http://community.webshots.com/photo/467 ... 6560gKXNNE
This year we'll take our vacation in Aug instead of early July.
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Here's a shot of Mt. Starr from Wheeler Crest on 7/5/06. Yep, it does look like there's some snow sitting on top.ridgeline wrote:From your pic of Starr looks like a pile of snow at the summit.
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