OT: lovethatgreen, I did a lot of mountain climbing in the Northwest back in my college years. I climbed Mt. Hood in May when the weather generally was around 80 deg and blue skies, but as we climbed near the top an unpredicted storm cloud was formed and we had a radical drop in temperature, heavy snowing, and whiteout conditions. We has an experienced leader and made it to the summit and back down, but it was scarry. I stopped doing the mountain climbing after I got married. I have never understood folks that intentionally went out climbing when the weather was working against them. Late winter or early spring is usually best because the cravases have not opened up yet. Later in the summer the melting snow can cause many safety problems, but going in the winter when the forcast is for terrible weather just doesn't make sense to me.
Mike
