looking for current conditions on the high sierra
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There's a recent posting from Deb on Table Mt (near S Lake). Assuming you mean the SE Face, the chimney will likely be wet, but you can climb the face to the right to avoid it. Based on Deb's report I would expect to posthole in the upper gully and on the descent. |
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I'm also hoping to be able to cheat the weather a bit and get out on some sierra climbs earlier than usual. |
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High sierras just got pelted with more snow. Chains required on tioga pass |
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Nice pics, Ryan. Thanks for posting. |
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Palisades in the spring is amazing place. Great pics. |
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I am thinken mount conness this weekend. the memorial day one! |
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Was up on Conness Sunday... We wanted to do the West Ridge but turned around where the East Ridge meets the summit plateau because the entire east side was corniced and we didn't have piolets or tools. Super beautiful, super snowy. Get out there! |
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We camped at the base of the Palisade Glacier last weekend and climbed the Swiss arête on Mt Sill. Conditions were absolutely perfect with the slight exception of some punchy post holing through shallow snow in the vicinity of Sam Mack Meadow. The route was clean and dry with a small patch of powdery snow or two encountered at the top of the route on blocky ledges. There's likely a bit more after the little storm these past few days. |
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Thanks for the update fossana! |
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Did V-notch last weekend and it looked very similar to Ryan's pic from 4/20. Ran into snow just under 11K, but it stayed pretty firm with minimal post-holing until about noon. Only about a pitch and a half of blue ice on the climb. |
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I'm planning an attempt on sill, July 10-12. Has anyone been in the area? With the drought I am afraid there will be no snow and it will be a tedious slog. I am shooting for the north couloir route. Is this feasible? |
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Definitely very little snow up here right now, so I would say don't expect much snow to be left by the time you get up here, the weather has been quite warm so the little that remains now may not be here much longer |
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