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King_Leonidas
02-26-2009, 16:29
I am leaving from Springer Mountain on March 1st, beginning my trek of the Appalachian Trail. There is now a possibility of snow, which would be an awesome way to leave springer.

any other thru's starting on the 1st?

Slo-go'en
02-26-2009, 17:36
I'm not, but am going up to the Carter notch Hut on the 1st, where there is 6-7 feet of snow! (and maybe snowing on the way up).

Good luck to all you starting next week, hope you make it past Neels gap and well beyond.

Kirby
02-26-2009, 18:03
Big difference from my March 1st start last year, where it was 65 degrees and clear skies.

Tilly
02-26-2009, 18:29
Tons of people are starting on the 1st. I'd wager that it's the most popular day to start. You'll have lots of company.

Egads
02-26-2009, 20:00
Not going to be any snow accumulation at Springer. Have a great hike.

Pedaling Fool
02-26-2009, 20:09
You may or may not see snow on March 1st, but you will see snow. You can see snow in Georgia from 3 different years (2006-2008) in my gallery. In 2007 I departed in April and still got snow.

Blissful
02-26-2009, 20:43
There's snow possibilities here in VA for Sunday through Tuesday.

Welcome to weather on the AT!

Blissful
02-26-2009, 20:44
I departed in April and still got snow.

Yep we were out in that too. At Erwin and over Roan Mtn, yeah.

It's the AT in springtime!

Kirby
02-27-2009, 15:54
This has been an odd winter on the coast of Maine. It gets cold enough to get an 8 inch snow storm, that it goes above 35 degrees for a few days, then gets colder just in time for another snow storm.

Currently, it's 46 degrees in downtown Portland. We are due to get Sunday. Go figure.

q-tip
02-27-2009, 18:50
Starting on Monday the 2nd, see you!!

RememberYourZen
02-27-2009, 23:24
March 3rd for me! See you guys out there!

Tinker
02-27-2009, 23:40
The favorite starting date used to be April 1st (April Fool's Day). If you dropped off the trail you could say "April fool, I was just kidding about the thruhike". :D

March 4th seems to be gaining in popularity lately as people like to "March forth" on March 4th. Because of scheduling problems, I started at Springer on March 7th. it just happened to be my late father's birthday, so I dedicated it to him. I was only doing the Ga. section, however.

squeeze
02-28-2009, 11:45
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Amicalola&state=GA&site=FFC&textField1=34.5547&textField2=-84.2525&e=0