Well, searched everywhere but could not find definitive info …
Are trails up and out of Hetch Hetchy open at all this early?
I see the HH park gate entry is manned and passable.
I went b’packing for a week back early last May … that was also a dry year, and of course, May is a lot later than February or March … conditions-wise … but I got a good ways up .. about 2/3 the distance from Rancheria Falls to Wilma Lake … got turned around at some point from intimidating snow drifts .. and mud …
Can I get to Ranch’ Falls .. Tiltill Valley .. Ranch’ Mountain; presently, anyone know?
Thanks!
Anvanho
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Re: Trail conditions out of HH presently?
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February 07, 2009 10:33AM |
Well... Beehive currently has 84" of snow... 6500 elev.
http://cdec.water.ca.gov
So, yes, you can get there... just bring snowshoes.
You should be able to get to Rancheria Falls without any special equipment.
Where water flows over the trail there may be ice though, so if you go early
in the day... if it stays cold u might want to consider crampons...
Tiltill Valley... almost guaranteed to have snow when it flattens out
before dropping into the valley.
Rancheria Mountain. Yeah... even I wouldn't go up there yet...
(ok, maybe up to LeConte
)
Maybe you meant Tiltill mountain.
As you know, it's still winter... so expect snow above the switchbacks
if you go towards Beehive.
Anyway, that's my best guess.
I always go by anything above 7500 gonna be almost full snow cover
all the way to Memorial Day. Even last year around Miwok it was 100% snow
and Ardeth was still frozen over on May 30th.
Have fun... here's hoping it snows on Mon-Thur and nice Fri-Sun since I've been
sobotaged the last 2 weekends!
http://cdec.water.ca.gov
So, yes, you can get there... just bring snowshoes.
You should be able to get to Rancheria Falls without any special equipment.
Where water flows over the trail there may be ice though, so if you go early
in the day... if it stays cold u might want to consider crampons...
Tiltill Valley... almost guaranteed to have snow when it flattens out
before dropping into the valley.
Rancheria Mountain. Yeah... even I wouldn't go up there yet...
(ok, maybe up to LeConte
)Maybe you meant Tiltill mountain.
As you know, it's still winter... so expect snow above the switchbacks
if you go towards Beehive.
Anyway, that's my best guess.
I always go by anything above 7500 gonna be almost full snow cover
all the way to Memorial Day. Even last year around Miwok it was 100% snow
and Ardeth was still frozen over on May 30th.
Have fun... here's hoping it snows on Mon-Thur and nice Fri-Sun since I've been
sobotaged the last 2 weekends!
February 08, 2009 08:11AM |
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