The Big Snow is one to remember Review

On July 15th much of the trail is covered in snow. The thru-hikers are near Tahoe, or spread everywhere after having searched for drier thread. Sixty feet of snow fell on parts of the PCT. The trail is holding it four or more weeks later than normal. In Oregon, Washington, and Northern and Central California, the PCT was a snow hike. California did not set an outright snow record, but this year's snowpack lasted longer over more places than other years in recent memory. The focus naturally falls to the Sierra when we think of snow. From the annual anxiety of Forester Pass and the long plod over Muir, Pacific Crest Trail snow has a Sierran drift. It is possible that on this section of the PCT the sport of long distance, lightweight snow hiking was born.
After hosting the season's first 20 hikers, Jim was worried. Late season snows and cold temperatures meant a slow start to the melt. Large snow years of the past decade don't compare to 2011. Tom Banks, the lead backcountry ranger for the Amador Ranger District, characterized By Jack Haskel, PCTA Trail Information Specialist the Big Snow is one to remember PCT Communicator September 201122 it as "Uncharted territory," saying, "This amount of late season snow hasn't been seen in about 30 years." Hikers didn't just face just snowy passes. The forests, Jake Down said, were "Like a dirt bike course. Snow ramps up and down all of the time." It's a fascinating time to be watching the trail. More people ended up hiking snowy sections of the trail in more places. Hikers learned more deeply of the challenges of Northern Yosemite, the snowy north faces of Section O, the rare experience of hiking snow in the Klamath Mountains, the long, crusted distances of Oregon and the precipitous slopes of Washington.
Three things I learned according to this article:
·        The PCT can receive up to 60 feet of snow.
·        It snows in July on the PCT
·        Jim Clement is the owner and denizen of Vermillion Valley Resort.
Questions:
·        What was it like experiencing so much snow at one time?
·        What struggles did you encounter while hiking through so much snow?