arghman
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Any hike leaders out there with advice on whether to proceed with a hike under poor weather conditions?
I had publicized a hike our town is conducting this Saturday, but the weather forecast looks pretty bad. The best-case scenario appears to be if there is a small amount of snow. The worst-case scenario looks like a lot of rain/sleet/snow with some freeze/thaw cycles between now and Saturday morning. This was meant to be an easy hike up Mt. Uncanoonuc.
Here are a few options I've got:
(a) proceed as planned but let people know the footing is likely to be nasty/hazardous in spots. My guess is more than half of people will bail; driving to the trailhead may be hazardous.
(b) delay until Sunday. Weather looks good, but trail footing may still be hazardous; see who's still interested & could change their schedule. I won't be able to inform people who show up unannounced.
(c) delay until next weekend, see who's still interested & could change their schedule. Who knows what the weather will be like.
(d) cancel all together.
Any suggestions?
I had publicized a hike our town is conducting this Saturday, but the weather forecast looks pretty bad. The best-case scenario appears to be if there is a small amount of snow. The worst-case scenario looks like a lot of rain/sleet/snow with some freeze/thaw cycles between now and Saturday morning. This was meant to be an easy hike up Mt. Uncanoonuc.
Here are a few options I've got:
(a) proceed as planned but let people know the footing is likely to be nasty/hazardous in spots. My guess is more than half of people will bail; driving to the trailhead may be hazardous.
(b) delay until Sunday. Weather looks good, but trail footing may still be hazardous; see who's still interested & could change their schedule. I won't be able to inform people who show up unannounced.
(c) delay until next weekend, see who's still interested & could change their schedule. Who knows what the weather will be like.
(d) cancel all together.
Any suggestions?