Mt. Thielsen ?

[chris54]

What would the snow pack be like around June 9. Thinking about taking a group of friends up and don't want to be camping on snow.

Thanks

[luvshaker]

This year it looks like there will be quite a bit of snow in June. Are you planning to bivy on the way in? If you are bivying for fun-cool, but I don't think it is very common on that route since it's one of the easiest mountains in the cascades to climb in a day.

 

Positives to snow-always a flat spot available with a little work-and NO mosquitoes, as they follow the snow line as it melts that time of year.

 

[chris54]

This will be an overnight trip. The guys I'm taking have never done any real climbing and want a good entry level climb. I want to camp at those tree line sites close to the PCT trail. Thanks for the info.

[Sanchez]

Snow is great because in addition to the bug protection you can keep beers and cheese cold in the snow. Plus you can camp anywhere, not just near a water source. June camping below snow line is an unpleasant experience, think amazon river-levels of bugs.