[AK-VHF] Snow on the Kenai

[Edward R Cole]

Brandon,

Your original announcement had me wondering what kind of access there 
was to the mountain:  Do you have to drive part of Skilak Loop?  Is 
there a side road up (part way)?  Or are you looking at a 
hike?   I've seen predictions of 4-6 inches snow for 
tomorrow-Wednesday down here.  When we get 2-inches with wind the 
drifts are 2to3-foot deep.

I am 135 foot above sea level and have 30 inches of snow on my yard 
(waste deep).  Where I have dug a path (trench) its piled near to 
shoulder deep.  I've hand shoveled them three times this week (2-3 
hours shoveling each time).  That is a path of 70-foot length.

Proabably deeper at higher elevation.  I would guess its snowshoe 
country, if not too steep.  Also, avalanche probable in the wrong 
areas.   I doubt there is a trail at this time of year (not like 
trail to flat-top above Anchorage).  Certainly not solo hiking conditions.

Have you contacted the Chugach Nat'l Forest for info?

On the topic of radio contact its probable that we could work (25-miles?).

73, Ed - KL7UW

At 03:01 PM 3/8/2021, Brandon Clark via ak-vhf wrote:
>To the Kenai members,
>
>Could everyone keep an eye on the weather later this week? NOAA is 
>predicting a pretty sizeable snowstorm and I may have to cancel the 
>SOTA-POTA peak and do something else if the Kenai gets too much snow.
>
>The peak I want to go up is not terribly high, and the slopes are 
>manageable, but if as much snow falls as is predicted then even 
>there the avalanche danger will be too high. I'm in Anchorage so I 
>won't be able to gauge what is happening on the peninsula.
>
>I'll have a backup activation plan in place in case I get snowed 
>out, so we will be on for Saturday morning regardless.
>Brandon
>
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73, Ed - KL7UW
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