Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Late May Summit via John Muir Trail

I think if you want to hike in snow on the west side of Whitney, you better get up there ASAP.

Looking around at snow survey stations, Crabtree is dry. Best I can find is Charlotte Lake, which went snow-free on the 2nd. Of note, when the max day temps were in the low 40's, it was melting at better than an average of an inch a day, and that's the temp now at trail camp.

But the west side is blasted by the sun. In ten days, I'd be surprised if you find snow except the summit snowfield on the west.

East will be different.