Mt Whitney Zone Forums General Discussion Conditions on Big Pine Lakes trail

I'm planning on doing the seven lakes hike above Big Pine this weekend. Can anyone tell me what the current conditions are like? I have microspikes but hope there's not much snow till the upper lakes. Thank you in advance.

FDR, I just checked the map of that area, and I see that those lakes are in the 10-11k elevation range.

Comparing that to other areas, the main Mt Whitney trail is pretty much free of snow to Trail Camp, 12,000', and the snow-depth gauge at Cottonwood Lakes (at elevation 10,150) shows zero snow since mid-April.

I think you should enjoy a great hike... except maybe for the weather. Here's the NOAA link for that area.

Steve, many thanks for the link and the info. I was so upset last year not being to hike snow free till mid-July and am itching to make up for the lost time. Thank you!