Snow in every state in the US

[HateCarolina]

I was watching the local Atlanta news this evening and they mentioned that every state (and yes this includes Hawaii...which I don't understand) in the US currently has snow which has never happened before in recorded history.

Now that is just nifty if I do say so myself.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Here's my current contribution!

[DukieInKansas]

I was watching the local Atlanta news this evening and they mentioned that every state (and yes this includes Hawaii...which I don't understand) in the US currently has snow which has never happened before in recorded history.

Now that is just nifty if I do say so myself.

I heard this as I was returning to the office this evening. Someone in OK is trying to collect pictures from each state. If his info becomes too public, I bet he is inundated with pix.

[blazindw]

It is actually every state EXCEPT for Hawaii. 49/50 states. The news was incorrect.

[hurleyfor3]

Hawaii definitely gets snow on Mauna Kea (13,798 feet) and Mauna Loa (~100 feet lower). However, I can vouch that it was snow-free last week.

Mobile, Alabama got snow today. My mom sent a photo.

[Acymetric]

Yeah, Hawaii definitely gets snow...no idea if it had any recently though. For the sake of making history lets pretend its a yes.

[devildeac]

It is actually every state EXCEPT for Hawaii. 49/50 states. The news was incorrect.

One of the meteorologists on The Weather Channel also made this statement yesterday. 49/50. Still pretty darned impressive.

[OZZIE4DUKE]

Here's my current contribution!
Same view this morning about 8:30 a.m.

[CameronBornAndBred]

939

Here is a photo I took of the beach snow this morning. (6")
Check out the funky whatever it is in the middle. Everything else is stationary.

[DukieInKansas]

Hawaii definitely gets snow on Mauna Kea (13,798 feet) and Mauna Loa (~100 feet lower). However, I can vouch that it was snow-free last week.

Mobile, Alabama got snow today. My mom sent a photo.

There's snow in that picture? Time for a trip to the eye doctor. :-D

[Jarhead]

I was watching the local Atlanta news this evening and they mentioned that every state (and yes this includes Hawaii...which I don't understand) in the US currently has snow which has never happened before in recorded history.

Now that is just nifty if I do say so myself.

I believe that the news wire has said that 49 of the 50 states currently have snow on the ground, but in Hawaii, on the big island (http://www.bestplaceshawaii.com/island_insights/bigisland/skiing.html), the volcanic Mauna Kea mountain rises to 14,000 feet. There are actually guided ski tours there. At that altitude it is quite likely that there is snow up there now, so that makes it all 50 states.

[hurleyfor3]

I believe that the news wire has said that 49 of the 50 states currently have snow on the ground, but in Hawaii, on the big island (http://www.bestplaceshawaii.com/island_insights/bigisland/skiing.html), the volcanic Mauna Kea mountain rises to 14,000 feet. There are actually guided ski tours there. At that altitude it is quite likely that there is snow up there now, so that makes it all 50 states.

Didn't you read my post? I hiked Mauna Kea about a week ago (Friday, February 5). There was no snow, and none at least through that Sunday. It's not a fourteener either; it falls a couple hundred feet short.

[Jarhead]

Didn't you read my post? I hiked Mauna Kea about a week ago (Friday, February 5). There was no snow, and none at least through that Sunday. It's not a fourteener either; it falls a couple hundred feet short.
Yeah, 13,779.53 feet, to be precise. I made a hasty calculation between keystrokes and came up with the 14,000 feet number. My recollection was that it is higher than the 13,388 feet of Mount Fuji in Japan, so my fingers hit the 14,000 keys. It wasn't my fault.

Mauna Kea was a place that I've had on my bucket list, but at a low priority. The big island is one of my favorite places on Earth. Mrs. Jarhead and I have spent time there often, mostly in December or January. From other parts of the island snow was often visible, and skiing guided tours were advertised. At an earlier time I had hiked up Mount Fuji in Japan, also a dormant volcano. That was quite an experience. I cherished the branded hiking staff they gave me, but somebody cut it in half when my personal stuff was shipped from Japan to Quantico. In those days the approach was on horseback to the fifth station. Now they take you there by bus. From there on it's on your own two feet.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/FujiSunriseKawaguchiko2025WP.jpg/288px-FujiSunriseKawaguchiko2025WP.jpg

[hurleyfor3]

Mauna Kea is an unusual hike because you wake up at sea level so don't get a chance to acclimatize, unless you camp up there. The trail starts at 9200'. I ripped off the first couple thousand feet in barely an hour and then the altitude hit me. But it's all class 1/easy 2.

It doesn't lend itself well to photography, either. It's all red volcanic rock and cinders with telescopes dotting the summit.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/frequentfreak/volcanoes/mauna_kea.jpg

Here are some real 14ers: Crestone Needle (14,295)...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/frequentfreak/colorado/c_needle-1.jpg

...and Crestone Peak (14,197). Both shot October 3, 2009. I hiked the Needle that day and the Peak the following day.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/frequentfreak/colorado/c_peak-1.jpg

Grand Teton isn't a 14er (13,370 IIRC) but boasts some awfully scenic comfort facilities.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f19/frequentfreak/2009/crapper.jpg

[YmoBeThere]

I hiked up the hill from our office to my hotel in downtown Seattle this week. Does that count for anything?

[Indoor66]

I hiked up the hill from our office to my hotel in downtown Seattle this week. Does that count for anything?

Only if it was uphill if you hiked in either direction! ;)

[DevilAlumna]

I hiked up the hill from our office to my hotel in downtown Seattle this week. Does that count for anything?

You were in Seattle this week?? Ahem...

[hurleyfor3]

I hiked up the hill from our office to my hotel in downtown Seattle this week. Does that count for anything?

If it were summer you could go play in the Cascades (http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16785), which I do a couple times a year. (OK, last year it was one trip to the Cascades and one to the Olympics.)

I just bought a ticket to SEA for April, but that's still to early to hike, unless it's in the San Juan Islands. My 401k vests this week, so I really should quit and move there.

[HateCarolina]

I hiked up the hill from our office to my hotel in downtown Seattle this week. Does that count for anything?


Only if it was uphill if you hiked in either direction! ;)

I think this depends on the location of your office and the hotel. If you're office is on 1st and your hotel is on 5th or higher than you did indeed have a bit of a "task" in front of you. It would have been more impressive in a driving rain storm.

[Peterson]

Actually, the best time of the year to do Mt. St. Helens is March/April/May (IMHO), although it is more of a snowshoe/climb at that time. And there is plenty of snowshoeing to be had up at Snoqualmie Pass (or Stevens if you want to avoid the crowds). Of course, I guess that doesn't technically count as hiking, but you have to take what you can get in the winter/spring.

[HateCarolina]

Actually, the best time of the year to do Mt. St. Helens is March/April/May (IMHO), although it is more of a snowshoe/climb at that time. And there is plenty of snowshoeing to be had up at Snoqualmie Pass (or Stevens if you want to avoid the crowds). Of course, I guess that doesn't technically count as hiking, but you have to take what you can get in the winter/spring.

I was living out in Seattle for a summer a few years ago and me and one of my roommates at the time drove up to check out Mt. St. Helens. We did not even think about the date, but when we got up there we realized it was the eruption anniversary (May 18th). With that said I would probably not recommend heading up there on that date for any hikes as the place was an absolute mob scene; however it was neat to see all of the additional exhibits due to the anniversary date.

[hurleyfor3]

I hiked Mt. St. Helens on June 7, 2001. All snow above treeline but no snow below it. I didn't need any equipment, but it would have been nice to have snow pants for glissading down. The conditions on the summit were about what they are today in Chicago in mid-February.

There is some hiking news today: Permits will now be required to do Half Dome (Yosemite) on weekends. (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/02/09/BAE11BUUF9.DTL)

[HateCarolina]

I just saw this out on CNN.com:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/16/washington.hiker.volcano/index.html?hpt=T2

[Peterson]

Saw it this morning as well...those cornices can be nasty (especially with the warm weather we've had).