Snow in western North Carolina
Up to 18” of snow is forecast in western North Carolina over the next few days. I hope no one is out hiking.
Id wager we see a trip report from one stalwart soul that revels in it.Originally Posted by gpburdelljr
Not an issue if you are prepared for it. Could even be fun.
I had to postpone some planned hiking in Arkansas on Buffalo River , insertion was gonna be issue with expected 3-6" of snow and ice accumulation. Hopefully it thaws if get it and a week later will work.
Im done working for this year.
Last edited by MuddyWaters; 12-08-2018 at 11:29.
Last I looked, Mount Mitchell was slated for about 40 inches.
I will be!
I've been craving a winter hike (for some unknown reason). But I'll have to do a little more planning, so hopefully next year I can get on trail in the winter time. The snow pics people post up are absolutely amazing.
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Sounds like it will be quite the mess down there. Mean while all we get up here is subzero temps for the next week. Was -3 at my place this morning. At least the sun is shinning and it's warmed up to 15
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I am an hour or so south. Just a lot of wintry mix so far, but stayed warm enough from freezing on the roads. Looking to start actually snowing soon.Id wager we see a trip report from one stalwart soul that revels in it.
Not an issue if you are prepared for it. Could even be fun.
I had to postpone some planned hiking in Arkansas on Buffalo River , insertion was gonna be issue with expected 3-6" of snow and ice accumulation. Hopefully it thaws if get it and a week later will work.
Im done working for this year
Weather may change from forecast but I believe you could head out Monday/Tuesday and be fine.
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If I wasn't worried about my truck getting stuck somewhere, I would be out hiking in it!
I've been wondering about all the southbounders I saw heading to GA when I was passing through NH and ME in Sept/Oct.... and there was a lot of them still heading all the way south. Even at the fast pace most thru hikers go at, I think most of them were in for a surprise, winter weather wise.... some maybe even by the time they hit the Whites.
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I'm just one too many mornings and 1,000 miles behind
They backed off forecast a bit. Monday night was gonna also be around 15F . With high only near freezing . Wasnt looking forward to that anyway. Late in week lookin much better. Sun, 30 or so at night, 40-45 day
Id wager we see a trip report from one stalwart soul that revels in it.
what's the over/under on a report from Tipi?
100% guarantee he is out for this...
If hes not hes kicking himself...
I bet. He might have even made last minute plans seeing the forecast.
For southbounders its been tough down south. I've lived in north Georgia for 40 years. Typically, November is about the finest hiking month of the year - cool, not frigid, dry, low humidity. That may tail off towards the end of the month, but it's almost as regular as clockwork. This year, the heat didn't break until around October 7. Then came a steady step downwards, mixed in with frequent rain and/or wind. This has been by far the gnarliest November that I've seen. Pretty similar to most Januaries here. We've had over 62 inches of rain this year, with probably 12-15 inches since about the middle of October. During the Great Drought of 2016, we had less than a quarter inch of rain from late August through early December. Just wildly different.
I was headed up to Franklin, NC this morning and had to turn around near Anderson, SC due to the icy roads. I have family in Brevard, NC that said they had 12+ inches early this morning with plenty more coming.
Almost a foot in Roan Mountain.
I did an overnight in the GSMNP last weekend Saturday to Sunday. Went up the Sugarland Mountain trail from Fighting Creek Gap to MT Collins Shelter and during the evening the snow drifted up knee-deep around the shelter site and in the trench of the SM trail. Was a bit worried about making it to work on time today at first, as it was really slow going, but of course as I descended the snow level did too.
I'm not sure if it's pride or what the psychology is, but I've never brought snow shoes into the Smokies. I've post-holed for miles when snow shoes would have been really nice. But I guess it's the value proposition. You'd wind up carrying them on your pack a lot too around here.
Got 16" here in Morganton. I am about 30 minutes from the gorge.
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Finish the Art Loeb about just after noon today, snowshoed a lot of the way, icy crust on top of snow today, in Brevard now for hot food. We had a blast!
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