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Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic
We did a hike near S. Lake Tahoe in late May and the occasional patches of snow on the ground became waist-deep drifts taking up most of the trail and passable ground as we gained elevation. We were wearing shorts and t-shirts, and, yeah, it was great fun.
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The El Cap hike was unintended in that snow had not been in the forecast. The same unexpected storm killed a couple mountain climbers who froze to death when they got trapped halway up.
But another time a friend and I did a day-long snow hike at Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains wearing just shorts and t-shirts again. You definitely keep moving. But it was late spring so while the snow was still there the air temperature wasn't too bad. But you definitely keep moving.