Cucamonga Peak Overnight - Snowing in May?!

Camped overnight on Cucamonga Peak and hiked up Bighorn Peak and Ontario Peak the next day. I woke up in the morning thinking I had been transported back in time to Canada in the winter. How lucky we were to experience this kind of beauty in Southern California in May. You have to see it to believe it.
**GEAR**
Packed Items (Baseweight): 19.4lbs
Worn Items: 3.1lbs
Carried Items: 1.8lbs
Consumables: 8.1lbs
Total Pack Weight: 27.5lbs
-Pack-
Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor pack
Outdoor Research 15L dry sack
Trash compactor bag
Daiso day pack / food bag
Plastic bag
Ziploc sandwich bag
-Clothing & Footwear-
Tops
Sierra Designs Long Sleeve Pack Polo
Sierra Designs Ultralight Trench
Patagonia Nano Air puffy jacket
Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer puffy jacket
Uniqlo down jacket
Bottoms
Mountain Hardwear Mesa II pants
ExOfficio Give-N-Go boxers
SmartWool Merino NTS 250 baselayer bottoms
Marmot Precip rain pants
Footwear
Altra Lone Peak 3.0 trail runners
Outdoor Research Sparkplug gaiters
Darn Tough Ultra Light Crew socks
Darn Tough Ultra Light 1/4 socks
Black Diamond Contact Strap Crampons
DIY Crampon bag (2x plastic pouches, 1x transparent bag)
Thermal insoles
Defeet Wool-e-ator socks
Puma grey crew socks
Glasses, Hats, & Gloves
Contact lenses
Rewetting drops
Scattante bliss sunglasses
Ultimate Direction Desert Hat
Louis Garneau long cycling gloves
Trekmates Mountain Lite mittens
Canadian buff
SmartWool Merino NTS 250 beanie
Trekking Poles
Leki Micro Vario Ti COR-TEC poles
-Shelter & Weather Protection-
Sierra Designs High Route tent fly
Sierra Designs Night Glow
Sierra Designs tent stuff sack
MSR Groundhog 7.5" Y-stakes
DAC 6" J-stakes
Sierra Designs stake stuff sack
Polycryo 9'x3.5' groundsheet
-Sleep System-
Enlightened Equipment Revelation 10F quilt
Enlightened Equipment Hoodlum 0-20F
Enlightened Equipment quilt straps
Enlightened Equipment stuff sack
Therm-a-rest Neoair XTherm pad & pump sack
MEC Air Pillow & stuff sack
Ear plugs
-Cooking Gear-
Storage
Soto mesh bag
Pots
Soto 1L hard-anodized aluminum pot
Soto 500mL hard-anodized aluminum pot
Stoves
Soto Amicus canister stove
Fuel Containers
Isobutane canister, 8 fl oz MSR
Other
Snow Peak titanium spork
Scrubbing sponge
Aluminum windscreen
-Hydration-
Smart Water 1L bottle
Platypus Soft Bottle 1L
Nalgene On The Fly 650mL bottle
Aquatabs water purification tablets, 20L
-Essentials-
Navigation & Safety
Garmin Fenix 3 GPS watch
ACR ResQLink+ PLB
CAMP Corsa Nanotech ice axe
Blue carabiner
Victorinox swiss army knife
FOX 40 whistle
UST 7 stormproof matches & striker
Sun & Bug Protection
Neutrogena SPF 100 sunscreen
Lip balm
Electronics & Photography
iPhone 7 Plus
Energizer Vision HD+ Focus (incl. 3 AAA)
Spare AAAs, alkaline
GoPro Hero 4 Silver
GoPro tripod adapter
GoPro blue screw
GoPro spare batteries
Pedco Ultrapod
First Aid & Repair
Leukotape + Sharpie
Bandaids
Tegaderm
Ibuprofen, 200mg
Acetaminophen, 325mg
Diphenhydramine 25mg
Imodium (Loperamide HCl)
Antibiotics, 0.9g bacitracin zinc
Alcohol swabs
Kinesio tape
Petroleum jelly
Vaseline lotion
Salt
Sewing needle + thread
Nitrile gloves
Duct tape
Tenacious tape
Tear Aid, Type A
CELOX 2g clotting powder
Hygiene
Long handle toothbrush
Mini toothpaste
Toilet paper squares
Purell
Multipurpose Utility
Paracord, 40'
Friendly Swede white ditty sack
Velcro strips
Therm-a-rest Z-Seat
Ziploc bag with ID, credit card, cash, keys

[@lopezexplora]

That’s the coolest video of Cucamonga Peak!! Thank you for sharing 🥾🥾

[@TubaSolotheHiker]

Dude! What an insanely cool adventure..good stuff!

[@johnprisk]

I must have watched this one a dozen times over the course of the last couple of years, and it just keeps getting more beautiful every time I see it. The scenery is stunning and the snow, clouds and fog are spectacular. Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍

[@HikingNerd]

FigBoot29 Thanks for being a long time viewer!

[@elvay6847]

So they climbed up the mountain at 2am in the snow. That means they had to have had a flashlights and/or headlamps. So how in the hell did they manage to step on your tent? Were they blind? I mean the top of Cucamonga is pretty huge and they made it a point to come right to where you were and ruin your tent. Even if the corners were covered in the snow, they would still see the tent and common sense should have said "walk around the tent and guy lines". I'm sorry, but I would have lost my shit. /rant. Great video man. Such a cool journey, and in May to boot! Subscribed.

[@HikingNerd]

Instant replay at 8:57 I didn't find out until I hung up the tent to dry, and I will confess that my initial reaction was disbelief. After giving it some thought, I figured the damage was in a non-critical area and could've been worse. You never know what will happen up on the mountains, huh?

[@elvay6847]

Perhaps it was a small price to pay for an otherwise amazing adventure I guess :-)

[@Frenchylikeshikes]

I'm considering doing this one maybe next April...Unless there is indeed snow, in which case I'll wait.

[@vinnie9762]

Cool meeting you and your friends Jimmy. Very informative videos for beginners like me.

[@dominicwhite6218]

This video should be called "Why it's Better to Hike Alone."

[@monaliza8559]

Winter Wonderland. Wow!, Great video. Thank you for sharing.

[@Sharethastory]

What time Did you arrive and how long did it take you to get up there?

[@leenagreyson3259]

The view when you opened your tent in the morning - magical!! Your footage is stunning.

[@freedriss1237]

Wonderful video! How long did it take to hike both peaks?

[@HikingNerd]

It took us about 4 hours to get up to Cucamonga Peak, then we left camp around 9:15am and summited Bighorn around noon. We got to Ontario peak at 2pm and then got back to the trailhead at about 4:30pm.

[@freedriss1237]

Keep posting these inspiring videos. Great job!

[@monaliza8559]

Wow!. So magical.

[@choykwan]

When is the hiking dates? May 6(Sat.) & 7(Sun.)? What a precious video! At least, once in a decade weather condition.

[@chingona322]

Thanks for the awesome video. Looks beautiful there with snow. You guys are very brave.

[@bornagainluis]

Nice!

[@joshuaguzman2168]

Great Video!!! Thanks for sharing! 👍

[@martinpugh9700]

How's the pack holding up? Ordered mine but they've lost it in their system! Over a week and still hasn't shipped! Oh well.

[@HikingNerd]

That's too bad! Hopefully you get it soon. The pack is holding up just fine -- nothing interesting to report yet. The top lid zipper still worked despite all the frozen rain (I forgot to lower the storm flap...oops).

[@shupingyin8082]

this is absolutely beautiful vid. I watched it a couple of times. I'm going up there tomorrow, camp for the first time. hope all is good though

[@HikingNerd]

Have fun!

[@busmalo82]

nice meeting you on trail. sweet video too. its mauricio here... we chatted for a lil bit towards the end of trail

[@HikingNerd]

busmalo82 Glad you found this video, Mauricio! It was nice meeting you on the trail

[@stevievgoku]

Badass video tripod jimmy 🤗🤗❄️🏔☃️

[@HikingNerd]

That is catchy, I must say...

[@sonofamountain2862]

awesome video!

[@kingssolarcleaning8680]

great video

[@shupingyin8082]

Were you cooking inside of the tent? Does that give you condensation? I won't cook outside when it is that cold. No choice i guess.

[@HikingNerd]

I was cooking inside of the tent because it was windy and there were all types of precipitation. No lingering condensation because the wind helps keep the tent well ventilated (I unzipped part of the wall to add more airflow). If it weren't windy and just rainy, I would porch my tent door and cook under that.

[@louisehiker9246]

Hiking Nerd, do you worry about catching your tent on fire?

[@HikingNerd]

Not at all. The flame is well controlled and the windy/cold conditions reduce the likelihood of combustion. I also feel the fabric nearest the stove from time to time just to check on the temperatures, and on this trip it was cooler than if the fabric was exposed to sunlight. Also, the tent adheres to a flame retardant standard (CPAI-84) where a flame is put under the fabric and they measure how well it resists becoming a big flaming sheet of fabric. It's an old standard and the chemicals added for flame retardancy are being studied for health effects. Even if this tent didn't pass any FR standard, I'm not concerned. I'm very cognizant that there's an open flame in my tent and I make sure I don't knock my stove over. The same way that when I'm walking on a ledge near a steep drop off, I make sure I don't fall off the ledge.

[@developingdaddy]

Great video, it was nice to meet you on the summit!

[@HikingNerd]

You too!