We arrived in Mammoth on Friday night at about 1130pm. We slept on the gym floor of the Mammoth High School. Woke at 6:00am to get started. We were taken to the main ski lift area and put on our packs and snow shoes and headed off. Windy and cold with a 100% chance of snow (they were correct). We hiked for over an hour then settled on a spot that looked like it offered some shelter from the 30-50 mph winds. We built a snow kitchen (pictures in the morning) and a walled crapper (try that in 50mph winds and snow).
Then the snow started falling. A lot of snow. In several hours I would guess a foot fell. It is still snowing as I type. I'm laying in my tent on top of my bag. It's cold but not all that bad.
Everyone sought shelter in their tents from the wind and snow. So much for cooking outside and having a camp fire. I cooked in the vestibule of my tent. It was not as hard as I expected and I was remarkably warm.
It's 6:45pm and I am in for the night. Pictures and how I weathered the night tomorrow.
4/1/12 Sunday morning after a night of snow and wind
Morning breakfast in the snow kitchen. We made this before the snow began last night.
My tent after a night of snow. 12-15" of white fluffy snow.
My snow shoes. They were set on top of the snow last night.
Morning peace as the sun rises.
My poles show 16" of fresh stuff.
My shoes are frozen solid.
This is what I faced this morning when I opened my tent fly.
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Morning beauty
Yes, I survived the night of temps in the teens, winds as high as 35 mph and over a foot of snow.
Hiking out in beautiful weather and deep snow.
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