Super snowpack could be deadly summer hazard
By Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette-Journal
Summer is when Sierra Nevada hikers and bikers transform dreams of warm days and magical mountain vistas into reality.
This year an extra helping of snow survival skills might keep those dreamy, high country trips from turning into nightmares.
That’s because the many thousands of vacationers who surge onto Sierra Nevada trails in the coming months will need to cope with the biggest snowpack in decades.
Creeks they remember as a mere hop, skip and jump to cross could require serious strategy to survive.