Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board 2025

Here's Bob's paper on Whitney avalanche areas.

And the original thread is here. (Oh, look, Jim---you were supposed to save a copy! )

No avalanches along the Owens River.

Here's one example of what they're talking about...from 2005...Inyo had already started plowing it away...



I have plenty of others, but don't have the time to search for them now...(planning the Fall Nepal Trip...)

Jeff,

Thanks for retrieving Bob's May 18, 2005 article and the original thread.

Tonight I looked through some old paper folders and found the 2005 article, as well as his update of it on April 10, 2006. The update involves a few word changes and pictures he added for red numbered zones 1 through 7. To see the 2006 update online, refer to the Climbing Articles link on the website of the California Mountaineering Club.

Jim

Thanks Jeff, Jim and Richard for the research . Bob's detail puts the topic on the map and history supports these locations Bob's first climb 1952 so what you are seeing is a very long history for the local area

Up date the Portal Road will be closed just above Lone Pine Campground to Hogback Rd for a culvert repair starting next Monday MARCH 17 and will be closed for several weeks



THE ONLY access is Hogback Rd to the Portal road then about 1/4 mile up to the parking lot at the road closed signs


The road will be closed don't drive up the Portal road to the road closed K rails .
You can take Movie Rd to Hogback or drive north of Lone Pine on 395 and take Moffet Ranch Rd to Hogback


Notice Whitney Portal Rd will be closed , only access is ....


Where is Hogback RD. ?


The depth of the cut will be about 35 feet to get the culvert in and out so massive dirt removal and work activity.