Fresfren here, where do you usually go? I got a buddy who occasionally rucks around Kaiser Pass and as of recently in and around the Wishon Reservoir area within the National Forest.
I do not really go anywhere off 168 unless there's snow on the ground, and out of season. Too busy.
My staples are in Madera county. I might give the area you're talking about a shot this year, given the ridiculous snowpack scaring people off, but my wilderness permits I got already are for Madera.
What industry is your buddy in? Might know him, though it's a big area, and there's lots of people interested in the mountain now.
Not even close to being true just look at what all of northern Canada or Siberia look like in Winter. There are massive mountain ranges throughout the world, I'm sure the Himalayas is a contender too
The snowiest location in Siberia gets less than 400" of average snowfall. The snowiest range in Russia is Mt Elbrus and the mountains around Lake Baikal, both of which again average less than 400" (often less than 300" in a typical year, similar to the European Alps). The arctic does not actually get as much snow as the mid latitudes, due to the jet stream activity. The Himalayas don't get as much snow due to its jet streams coming from the tropics and its northern and eastern flanks being deserts and blocking the Siberian stream. However, isolated sections of the windward side of the Himalayas get more snow than Siberia and can be in the top 5 (eg Gulmarg, although the climate averages there are poorly/if ever documented, whereas in the US, Canada, and Japan they are meticulously documented), albeit the documented max snowfalls (average and record) are still lower than the US (both the lower 48 and separately also Alaska), Japan, and Canada. Japan and western North America get the most snow in the world, both due to the Siberian and North Pacific jet streams. The pacific jet stream is actually the most dominant one in influencing weather systems in North America, not the Atlantic jetstreams, it sends snow storms as far east as Maine and Quebec.
That's normal. In any given year there are only 3 (really only 2) general areas on Earth that can get an average of 600+ inches (15.24m+) of snowfall in a season. Those are; Japan, the western United States (5 or 6 states), western Canada (2 provinces). The western US and Japan also have all time records of over 1,000 inches (25.4m+) in a single season. Lower the bar to 250 inches (6.35m+) of average yearly snowfall, and that number grows to 19 US states. morons can't into geography, mountains, jet streams, and long term averages and fluctuations. The North Pacific is the undisputed king. There is a *measured* 7ft (78-86 inches) of snow depth on the ground right now in parts of AZ which usually scores mid to low in snow metrics for the western US, 17-18ft in CA, 12-14ft in UT, 9ft in CO, and 6ft in NM. All of which is right around normal or even below normal.
MI is technically included in the 18 or 19 states that can get 250 inches of average snowfall a year. The southern hemisphere snowfalls and snowpacks don't compare to northern hemisphere ones. IIRC the snowiest resorts and places in the southern hemisphere get less than the European Alps or the mountains of Turkey and Iran (>300 inches on average), all of which are beaten out by Utah or California. The highest recorded snowfall in Alaska was beaten out by WA state in measured totals, and parts of the mountains in CA near Tahoe are estimated to get 600-700 inches on average. Some estimates from Japan that aren't confirmed by direct measurements put their maximum average snowfalls at around 1500 inches, however in measured totals they are beat by the US in both any given year and overall. As for Alaska, the Chugach mountains are the snowiest along with the mountains of the Kenai facing Prince William Sound. There it is possible to get 300 inches of snow in a week or two.
>California Snowpack Reaches 250% above normal ,Sierra Nevada is crushing records >More than 300 inch of snow has fallen in many Sierra towns and cities, and residents have to carve out paths into their homes.
it's not fricking fair. California gets everything. the river here is likely going to dry up this summer because we have such pisspoor snowpack this year
man california is such a cool state, going through the sierra nevadas was so aesthetic and such a cool experience, hiking through the hills and mountains. I would visit my old relatives who lived in the middle of nowhere and they would go hunting I could see so much cool stuff, the most incredible scenery, no roads or telephone poles or anything. But you drive two minutes away from all that and it's just a bunch of mcdonalds and dispensaries and obnoxiously loud people blasting music from their shitboxes. What a time to be alive
fricking mutts coping all the European geographic names, i was like what the frick, there is not that much snow there
Original sierra nevada is in spain, kek
Most of the geography of the new world was named by Europeans, only a tiny share (>10%) is from non-European sources or influences. California itself is actually derived from an Arabic word (which made its way into the Spanish tongue from the Moorish conquest of Spain and from which 5-10% of Spanish vocabulary now comes from). Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (a born and raised European) is thought to have named the Sierra (even though the ranges he named were actually the coast ranges and not the high Sierra). It is a generic name for mountains just like "white mountain" is in many tongues, there are at least a half dozen ranges named such in the US in English.
>Most of the geography of the new world was named by Europeans
You don't really expect a modern Yuropoor to know that the Americas spent centuries as a series of European colonies and continued to accept huge numbers of European immigrants for another century post-1776, do you?
The thing that we Americans must keep in mind is that European countries despise, disdain, and look down their noses at each other even more so than they look down on us, and they forget their mutual history twice as quickly as they forget ours. In a sense, the Yuropoor you're responding to is treating us as family, as neighbors, the way they treat each other over there.
planning to visit yosemite in late may/early june, looks like higher elevation hikes might be tricky or out of the question. the waterfalls should be great though
also planning to visit lassen, shasta and redwoods. how hard is climbing lassen and shasta with crampons and ice axe, never used them before, will I be fine renting them over there or is it something I need to train first?
Fresnochad here.
This snowpack might just frick up my summer. I went through snow high 8ks last may.
It's fun for now headin up there. was a little chilly this morning
This has been going on for awhile. Not exactly news at this point...
>Fresnochad
>Fresno
Nope
Fresfren here, where do you usually go? I got a buddy who occasionally rucks around Kaiser Pass and as of recently in and around the Wishon Reservoir area within the National Forest.
I do not really go anywhere off 168 unless there's snow on the ground, and out of season. Too busy.
My staples are in Madera county. I might give the area you're talking about a shot this year, given the ridiculous snowpack scaring people off, but my wilderness permits I got already are for Madera.
What industry is your buddy in? Might know him, though it's a big area, and there's lots of people interested in the mountain now.
He worked tow, recently quit because the new company insurance contractor decided not to let him drive the trucks.
Lol wow. These Black folk are going to get completed reked when all that starts melting.
It’s melting now, dummy. That’s how the hydrological cycle works.
Post skin, beaner
Sorry Gomez, I'm not from California.
Silence valley trash
The waterfalls at Yosemite are going to be insane this spring
and sequoia and kings canyon.
Grizzly Falls in 2017 pic related
that's badass.
too bad generals highway is closed. we were gonna go up there this weekend.
Boy am I hoping I can save up for my America trip this summer, in that case
>Biggest snowpack on the planet
There's no way that's true is it?
They are obviously lying for attention. Modern times.
That's Californians for you. Look at the gif and notice how it included a bunch of Nevada to look more dramatic.
Not even close to being true just look at what all of northern Canada or Siberia look like in Winter. There are massive mountain ranges throughout the world, I'm sure the Himalayas is a contender too
The snowiest location in Siberia gets less than 400" of average snowfall. The snowiest range in Russia is Mt Elbrus and the mountains around Lake Baikal, both of which again average less than 400" (often less than 300" in a typical year, similar to the European Alps). The arctic does not actually get as much snow as the mid latitudes, due to the jet stream activity. The Himalayas don't get as much snow due to its jet streams coming from the tropics and its northern and eastern flanks being deserts and blocking the Siberian stream. However, isolated sections of the windward side of the Himalayas get more snow than Siberia and can be in the top 5 (eg Gulmarg, although the climate averages there are poorly/if ever documented, whereas in the US, Canada, and Japan they are meticulously documented), albeit the documented max snowfalls (average and record) are still lower than the US (both the lower 48 and separately also Alaska), Japan, and Canada. Japan and western North America get the most snow in the world, both due to the Siberian and North Pacific jet streams. The pacific jet stream is actually the most dominant one in influencing weather systems in North America, not the Atlantic jetstreams, it sends snow storms as far east as Maine and Quebec.
Is Forest Anon okay?
He's survived much worse.
Excellent question. I hope so. He seems like a good dude.
>most snow on the planet Earth
The average garden in Fennoscandia has more snow than that
That's normal. In any given year there are only 3 (really only 2) general areas on Earth that can get an average of 600+ inches (15.24m+) of snowfall in a season. Those are; Japan, the western United States (5 or 6 states), western Canada (2 provinces). The western US and Japan also have all time records of over 1,000 inches (25.4m+) in a single season. Lower the bar to 250 inches (6.35m+) of average yearly snowfall, and that number grows to 19 US states. morons can't into geography, mountains, jet streams, and long term averages and fluctuations. The North Pacific is the undisputed king. There is a *measured* 7ft (78-86 inches) of snow depth on the ground right now in parts of AZ which usually scores mid to low in snow metrics for the western US, 17-18ft in CA, 12-14ft in UT, 9ft in CO, and 6ft in NM. All of which is right around normal or even below normal.
Upper Peninsula and Patagonian Chile also get some pretty incredible snowpacks
I know he said western US but southern Alaska as well
MI is technically included in the 18 or 19 states that can get 250 inches of average snowfall a year. The southern hemisphere snowfalls and snowpacks don't compare to northern hemisphere ones. IIRC the snowiest resorts and places in the southern hemisphere get less than the European Alps or the mountains of Turkey and Iran (>300 inches on average), all of which are beaten out by Utah or California. The highest recorded snowfall in Alaska was beaten out by WA state in measured totals, and parts of the mountains in CA near Tahoe are estimated to get 600-700 inches on average. Some estimates from Japan that aren't confirmed by direct measurements put their maximum average snowfalls at around 1500 inches, however in measured totals they are beat by the US in both any given year and overall. As for Alaska, the Chugach mountains are the snowiest along with the mountains of the Kenai facing Prince William Sound. There it is possible to get 300 inches of snow in a week or two.
>Those are; Japan, the western United States
my 2 favorite things
based snowchads
Anyone bend to Banff this winter? Me and my wife are talking about going there and skiing in a few weeks.
This is the Sierra Nevada right now:
>California Snowpack Reaches 250% above normal ,Sierra Nevada is crushing records
>More than 300 inch of snow has fallen in many Sierra towns and cities, and residents have to carve out paths into their homes.
>likely currently hold the biggest snowpack on the planet
holy shit amerimutts are so fricking moronic lmao
Cry more yuropoor
Not an argument, stupid homosexual.
it's not fricking fair. California gets everything. the river here is likely going to dry up this summer because we have such pisspoor snowpack this year
man california is such a cool state, going through the sierra nevadas was so aesthetic and such a cool experience, hiking through the hills and mountains. I would visit my old relatives who lived in the middle of nowhere and they would go hunting I could see so much cool stuff, the most incredible scenery, no roads or telephone poles or anything. But you drive two minutes away from all that and it's just a bunch of mcdonalds and dispensaries and obnoxiously loud people blasting music from their shitboxes. What a time to be alive
very depressing posts. i can't wait until the NWO is done slaughtering the masses
>i can't wait
You'll be culled with the rest
God I hate Carl's Jr.
God damn it.
I was gonna JMT in June.
>not enjoying summer snowpack
>just deal with postholing for 100 miles bro
Craft some snowshoes before you leave the treeline
snow comes from moisture and cold comes from lack of moisture. If it's too cold it typically snows less.
fricking mutts coping all the European geographic names, i was like what the frick, there is not that much snow there
Original sierra nevada is in spain, kek
Most of the geography of the new world was named by Europeans, only a tiny share (>10%) is from non-European sources or influences. California itself is actually derived from an Arabic word (which made its way into the Spanish tongue from the Moorish conquest of Spain and from which 5-10% of Spanish vocabulary now comes from). Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (a born and raised European) is thought to have named the Sierra (even though the ranges he named were actually the coast ranges and not the high Sierra). It is a generic name for mountains just like "white mountain" is in many tongues, there are at least a half dozen ranges named such in the US in English.
>Most of the geography of the new world was named by Europeans
You don't really expect a modern Yuropoor to know that the Americas spent centuries as a series of European colonies and continued to accept huge numbers of European immigrants for another century post-1776, do you?
The thing that we Americans must keep in mind is that European countries despise, disdain, and look down their noses at each other even more so than they look down on us, and they forget their mutual history twice as quickly as they forget ours. In a sense, the Yuropoor you're responding to is treating us as family, as neighbors, the way they treat each other over there.
planning to visit yosemite in late may/early june, looks like higher elevation hikes might be tricky or out of the question. the waterfalls should be great though
also planning to visit lassen, shasta and redwoods. how hard is climbing lassen and shasta with crampons and ice axe, never used them before, will I be fine renting them over there or is it something I need to train first?
Sierra nevada is indeed nevada.
Who would tell.