Old Dude wrote:X,
I'm guessing that a Mt Hood ride is out of the question this weekend?
What in the Hell were those three "experienced climbers" thinking (smokin') when they decided that Dec would be a good time to go climb MT Hood?![]()
O.D.
That is most unfortunate! This will be the second disaster of this kind in just a few weeks. A California family lost their father when their vehicle got stuck. He went for help and died from exposure. He was a senior editor at C-Net.com, where I read reviews on electronics products. Mt. Hood has about 8 feet of snow, and can easily get a foot in one night. We had 1.5 inches of rain the other day, some of the coastal towns had up to 7 inches of rain in a 24 hour period... that would be a lot of snow in the mountains!! I have never understood the allure of purposely hiking off in the snow!