Originally Posted by
HooKooDooKu
As hinted at by the above post, you need to wait until April 1st to determine what the snow pack is going to be like this year.
However, should the snow pack stay on the current track...
...if you want to see some of the practical aspects to hiking the Sierras in a high snow year, watch the movie "Mile... Mile & A Half".
The movie is well worth watching on its own merits.
But for those planning to hike the Sierras during a high snow year, they started their hike July 10, 2011... a high snow year.
BTW: the movie will make mention that they carried micro-spikes, I've since learned that they never used them.