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SNOW CONDITIONS AT ONION VALLEY AND BIG PINE LAKES #80517 10/09/10 05:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 104 los angeles hitrek Member
hitrek Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 104 los angeles	Anybody know what snow conditions are like at OV and big pine creek trailhead(south fork trail)...Is the snow deep?Snowshoeing options? Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.

Re: SNOW CONDITIONS AT ONION VALLEY AND BIG PINE L hitrek #80522 10/09/10 11:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 499 Bishop/Aspendell, CA Scott M. Member
Scott M. Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 499 Bishop/Aspendell, CA	All clear at the North Fork Big Pine Creek this morning. Ran up by lakes today. No snow and it was an exceptional morning.

Re: SNOW CONDITIONS AT ONION VALLEY AND BIG PINE L Scott M. #80526 10/10/10 07:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 LA, CA labgloves Member
labgloves Member Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 LA, CA	The trail from Onion Valley was clear to Kearsarge Pass when we went over yesterday.

Re: SNOW CONDITIONS AT ONION VALLEY AND BIG PINE L labgloves #80744 10/21/10 12:46 AM
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hitrek Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 104 los angeles	BUMP.... How about this week?thx Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.

Re: SNOW CONDITIONS AT ONION VALLEY AND BIG PINE L hitrek #80749 10/21/10 03:31 AM
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Scott M. Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 499 Bishop/Aspendell, CA	Still clear up to the lakes in Big Pine (N. Fork Big Pine Creek)as of today. Went up out of OV earlier this week (Monday)and ran into snow at about 10k" below Gilbert Lake. About two inches at 10,400 but some probably melted off by now. I turned around there since I was wearing shorts and it was snowing ;-)

Re: SNOW CONDITIONS AT ONION VALLEY AND BIG PINE L Scott M. #80751 10/21/10 04:04 AM
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hitrek Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 104 los angeles	thx for that...im thinking of going up south fork trail to willow lake...gotta do this one last summer trip before halloween.Thinking of bringing snowshoes. Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.

Re: SNOW CONDITIONS AT ONION VALLEY AND BIG PINE L hitrek #80752 10/21/10 04:14 AM
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Scott M. Member Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 499 Bishop/Aspendell, CA	No need for snowshoes to Willow Lake unless there is a big dump in the next few days - doubtful. There is no snow there unless it is hiding in some very shady place.

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