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Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 1:07 pm
by ejh
We are looking at a backpack into the Trinity Alps July 15-19.
For those that have been in July, should I be concerned about snow still melting out, or will it all be gone?
I have been to Marble Mountains a bit later in July a couple years ago, and there was no snow anywhere.
Thank you!
Re: Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 1:27 pm
by retired jerry
I went there mid June in 2016 and 2017 - snow at the passes like Deer Creek, but I got through
Mid July should be fine
http://adamschneider.net/hiking/snow_depth.html says no snow right now. But when it says that there's still probably snow at passes
Re: Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 1:37 pm
by ejh
Thanks Jerry. You confirmed what I suspected, based on my Marble trip in 2018.
Re: Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 1:52 pm
by retired jerry
hmmm...
that would be pretty good right now
the shasta trinity NFS website says it's open
I could take everything I needed with me except gas
I'll have to ponder whether I want to go that far away, so far I've stayed within half a tank of gas from home
Re: Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 2:01 pm
by ejh
Yeah. It is a within a day's drive (from Portland area at least). Like you said, only need a stop for gas along the way. Everything else goes with you from home.
Last time we were in the Marbles, we pretty much had the place to ourselves. I don't expect this to be much different, crowd-wise.
Re: Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 2:03 pm
by retired jerry
I've been to Trinity Alps quite a few times, never busy
Re: Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 11th, 2020, 8:39 pm
by mjirving
Should be fine. I’m doing Etna to Castle Crags in 2 weeks.
Re: Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 12th, 2020, 3:56 pm
by Double Tree
There is a Trinity Alps Facebook site. People have been reporting conditions for a while now. Its a forest service site. You can search for it that way.
Kelly
Re: Trinity Alps mid July - snow ok?
Posted: June 18th, 2020, 7:47 am
by drm
retired jerry wrote: ↑June 11th, 2020, 2:03 pm
I've been to Trinity Alps quite a few times, never busy
The White Trinities are extremely crowded in the summer. I'm talking about Sapphire and Emerald Lakes. Tough to find campsites. The Red Trinities not so much - people like those granite-bound lakes. Go to the reds to avoid the crowds.