Prospects for the summer, 2012
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:40 pm
This year might be a landmark year. 2011 was the highest snow year for (I think) any of us (it seems like I'm the oldest person writing regularly on this forum). It was the most snow since I started BP as an adult (1969). The amount of snowfall in the Sierra Nevada REALLY matters (in case you haven't noticed). So far this year, the snowfall is really low.
A really high snowfall year, followed by a really low snowfall year yields very interesting potential. I can't imagine a better scenario (just for backpackers) than this. Having said this, I want everyone to remember this: In the late 80's there was VERY little snowfall one year until almost March. In Mammoth they refered to it as the March Miracle. It could still happen. Neverless:
If this Winter continues the same:
What are your plans to take advantage of this "windfall"?
A really high snowfall year, followed by a really low snowfall year yields very interesting potential. I can't imagine a better scenario (just for backpackers) than this. Having said this, I want everyone to remember this: In the late 80's there was VERY little snowfall one year until almost March. In Mammoth they refered to it as the March Miracle. It could still happen. Neverless:
If this Winter continues the same:
What are your plans to take advantage of this "windfall"?