Mt. Baldy a year ago

Speaking of Ice House Canyon (see previous entry), this is a photo of Old Baldy I took last May from atop Mt. Timber. Notice the heavy accumulated snowfall? I was also standing in snow about 6 inches deep on Timber, which is only about 8,500 feet high.

I don't think Baldy ever got this inundated with snow at any point this winter, much less in May. I climbed Baldy early May this year and didn't see a trace of snow, not even the high-altitude crusty, brown type that manages to stick to the shady underside of rocks into the summer.