On: Hiking the 2,650-Mile Pacific Crest Trail

[GigabyteCoin]

>and those who do must maintain a 20-25 mile per day pace to beat the early snowfall in Northern Washington.

Why not hike north to south, starting in Washington in early spring?

[bjwbell → GigabyteCoin]

You won't get very far in spring. The PCT in Washington goes through the north cascades, which has one of the deepest snowpacks in north america.

[GigabyteCoin → bjwbell]

Alright, leave in Summertime then. I don't think the winters in southern cali are too tough..

[rconti → GigabyteCoin]

You might find the Forester Pass in the Sierra Nevada (13,153ft) difficult to deal with in the snow.

In fact, the many 10k+ft sections of the PCT in California are likely the reason not to start EARLIER than April.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forester_Pass