The snow on the high peaks is going be there for a long time this year. There is a lot of it and the spring has been relatively cool.
I was on Baden-Powell 4/4/09 and 5/1/10, the difference was palpable. Whereas the summit ridge was melting and summit balding in '09, there was over 3' of solid snow on the summit and ridge was not close to exposing dirt. I hiked B-P on 5/23 last year...I know I will not in 2010.
Clearing by the end of May in 2010 on SoCal high peaks north slopes is a wish. Conditions are similar to 2005 and 2006 up high...everything depends on the melt.
